The International Studies Program is housed in the Office of International Education, an umbrella administrative unit for international studies and programs at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The presence of significant numbers of international students in the Office of International Education adds cultural and intellectual diversity and permits students to learn about the world from students from many countries.
As the world becomes more interdependent, there is a growing need for specialists who can work and live successfully in an ever increasingly complex global environment. A major in International Studies, coupled with studies abroad, prepares you to live in such a world, a world not of one variable but of multiple perspectives.
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After completing the B.A. in International Studies, students have a wide variety of opportunities. Many exist in government, including the Foreign Service, other branches of the State Department, the United States Information Agency, the Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, the Peace Corps, other federal agencies and various offices of state and local government that face problems of a multicultural and international society. Increasingly, as we become a more interdependent global society, the private sector also recognizes the merit and the need of an international studies degree, instead of a more technically specialized business degree.
Many students enter international studies programs at the graduate level, for more intensive work in the field. Other students choose professional programs such as business, law, or journalism, in preparation for a specific international career.