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• As of 2021, IAFS has an incredibly high retention rate of 98% for majors. Despite having a challenging curriculum, including the high language requirement, the six year graduation rate for IAFS is 78%, well above 彩民宝典's average.
• As听of 2019, 9% of IAFS seniors graduated with honors, representing the highest percent of honors graduates among social science units in the College of Arts and Sciences, and 11th highest among all 彩民宝典 degree-granting units.
• In 2020, The IAFS program was one of the largest programs in the College of Arts and Sciences with over 574 students enrolled in the program, the 8th highest enrollment within the College of Arts and Sciences.听
• In 2021, the average length of time it took an IAFS student to听graduate was听3.67 years.听
• IAFS prioritizes study abroad and real life experience, while also providing grants and support to make study abroad and internships feasible for all students.听

(information gathered from the 2020 IAFS Academic Review and Planning Advisory Committee (ARPAC) report and Academic Review and Planning documentation.听

听IAFS majors begin their studies with a survey of the most compelling global issues of the day and then go on to perform a detailed analysis of international relations and economics. Courses also focus on issues of international development, the environment, political economy, political geography, international institutions, global gender issues, the problems of war and peace, and human rights, and United States foreign policy. Students analyze the effects of international trade, investment, world population, and the use of resources.

听The undergraduate degree in international affairs emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

• major political, economic, social and 颅cultural problems facing the international community, including international economic relations, world population and 颅resource utilization
• the international political system in the broadest global context, international organizations and alliances and foreign political systems and processes
• ethical issues involved in international relations
• patterns of conflict and 颅cooperation among nations and peoples
• chief historical factors that give rise to existing international institutions and processes
• problems and issues in United States foreign policy

In addition, students completing the degree in international affairs are expected to acquire the ability and skills to:

• analyze an international problem from a political, economic, historical and cultural perspective
• read, critically evaluate and synthesize information obtained from international affairs literature
• analyze international phenomena critically
• communicate, orally and in writing, findings to other students of international affairs and to a broader audience
• communicate in other cultural contexts through advanced foreign language study

"Our gen-ed curriculum reflects the old idea of听artes听liberales听as applied to the challenges of the future. College graduates today are expected to change jobs more frequently than in the past and adapt to a rapidly changing employment landscape. The liberal arts are designed to train students to听adapt,听think critically,听step out of their comfort zone听and听work well in trans-disciplinary teams. But perhaps most importantly,听artes听liberales听ignite an enduring passion to learn." - James W.C. White, Dean of Arts & Sciences (source)

• 93%听of employers say that candidates' demonstrated capacity to think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems is more important than their undergraduate major
• 55%听of employers want recent graduates to have both field-specific knowledge and skills as well as a broad range of knowledge and skills
• 4 of 5 employers agree that all students should acquire broad knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences
• 96% of employers want employees with ethical judgment, integrity, and intercultural skills
• 92% of liberal arts alumni report being satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs

"Today it is no longer sufficient, or satisfying, to study a single discipline in isolation. Just as the line between domestic and international has blurred, so too the lines between disciplines are disappearing. Historians must understand economics and science; political scientists must appreciate budgets and finance. Furthermore, educated individuals must be able to combine technical and cultural skills, not only to expand their knowledge, but also to apply it.听Cross-cultural competence is the critical new human resource requirement created by the global environment." Maria Pinto听Carland and Lisa A. Gihring (Careers in International Affairs, 7th edition).

• International Affairs is a comprehensive and flexible interdisciplinary program ileading to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree.
• The interdisciplinary approach means you will听take a diverse range of courses.听
• Our听major requirements听include courses from the Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History and Political Science departments, as well as other departments across the college and campus.
• Through your geographic concentration, you will deepen your knowledge about a selected region of the world and attain proficiency in a language of that region, as well as familiarity with its cultural and political activities.
  • Regions of听geographic concentration听include:听Africa/Middle East,听Asia,听Europe/Eurasia, and听Latin America.
• The program offers an听honors program,听off-campus experience听opportunities,听and an听internship class, as well as听certificate programs.