Life after International Studies: Even Higher Education

Many International Studies majors continue their education in Graduate or Professional School. The diversity of our students is reflected in the range of fields of graduate study. These include:

 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (PhD Political Science)  Florida International University (PhD International Relations)  Louisiana State University (PhD Geography)  University of Southern California (Masters of Public Policy)  Tulane University (Masters in Public Health)  University of New Orleans (MS Hospitality and Tourism Management)  Middle East Technical University (MA Anthropology)  Georgetown University (MA Development Management)  University of Pennsylvania (MA Sociology)  Virginia Tech (Masters in Public/International Affairs)  And many others … Some intriguing educational trajectories have taken students to the following:

 Great Lakes Maritime Academy  Moscow Art Theater School  School of Oriental and African Studies London UK  Institut de Sciences Politiques (Sciences Po) Strasbourg France  National Taiwan Normal University And several alumni have gone on to law schools including:

 LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center  Loyola University New Orleans  Tulane University  Rutgers University School of Law  Stanford Law School  American University College of Law

Life after International Studies: Where do they go? What do they do?

International Studies alumni have followed their passions and interests to a wide range of locations. Many remain in Louisiana, some never leaving LSU, where they now work as administrators, librarians, or instructors. Primary education and healthcare are also popular careers for our alums who have stayed in Louisiana. Washington DC is a very popular destination for INTL alumni who often find work there in the public sector or in non profit agencies. Graduates can be found across the United States from Honolulu to Boston in various private sector jobs such as legal services, hotel management, translation services, shipping, etc.

It is not surprising that we have a number of former students who have found careers abroad. Some of our notable expats have worked for the UN in Italy, for the US Foreign Service in Mexico, as a medical doctor in Cuba, as executive recruiters in Argentina, as military contractors in Kuwait. And several INTL alumni are teaching English abroad in Japan, France, China, Korea, and Taiwan.