Student Perspective
“I want my experience in Japan to enlighten me about new opportunities I could take. That’s what I am most excited for; I want to be inspired to do more things.”
Earl Simons, Jr. ’22
Government, Trumpet Performance, Japanese
Cambria Heights, New York
Unbagging First-Year Studies
Martyn Smith, director of First-Year Studies, unbags the 10 works being used in First-Year Studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.
IES Salamanca, Spain
IES Salamanca offers Spanish-taught courses focusing on Iberian culture, comparative studies of the Mediterranean Basin, and comparative studies of Spain and Latin America. The majority of students combine program courses with study at the Universidad de Salamanca. The program also offers education and political internships.
Have classroom, will travel
Sierra Leone, Hong Kong, and Jamaica are just a few of the places faculty have led field research expeditions to connect academic practice with real life in traveling classrooms.
Visiting views
You’ll learn directly from diplomats, including ambassadors and career foregin service officers. Each year, the Distinguished Visiting Scarff Professor guest lectures, works with students, and expands the campus’ understanding of international relations by providing a global perspective.
The Chandler Senior Experience
The Senior Experience in International Relations will allow you to pursue a capstone research project, an academic internship in international relations, or other culminating work chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor(s). You may pursue your research project through a senior seminar, in approved upper-level courses or independent studies, or through work toward an honors thesis.
Recent Senior Experience projects include:
- War and Politics: The Correlation Between the Vietnam War and U.S. Political Decision-Making
- China and the U.S. in Africa
- War and Politics: The Correlation Between the Vietnam War and U.S. Political Decision-Making
International Relations Outcomes
Developing an international perspective is valuable in our growing global world and prepares you for a wide variety of careers and future study.
Are you interested in the subfields of political science, such as political theory and public policy? Want to study American government, comparative politics, and international relations? You may also be interested in the Government major.