International studies is a multi-disciplinary major as well as a discipline in itself. Students are given an education that enables them to gain a detailed understanding and knowledge of the increasingly interdependent world. The major incorporates a variety of subject fields which include international politics, sociology, economics, geography, international business, world history, world languages and literature. Through reading, writing and critical thought, students examine current global issues, world history, world governments, cultures, and international security that open a wide variety of career prospects to serve in an international capacity. Students are given the opportunity to enhance their academic learning with practical overseas experience in a regional geographical area of choice. There are also rewarding student internships available in various international organizations throughout the world.
Because students graduate with both a broad and detailed perspective of the world, they are prepared to work in numerous fields from international business to geographical information systems to public health or teaching. Students can pursue further study in graduate school, law school or MBA programs. Opportunities are also available in international governance, such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the CIA or the World Bank. Non-governmental agencies such as Amnesty International, the International Red Cross, the Peace Corps, and Doctors without Borders, Human Rights Watch, or Bread for the World offer a multiplicity of exciting career prospects.
The international studies program at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville is guided by an inter-disciplinary advisory council comprised of professors who are experts in their fields and who have had extensive oversees experience. The council has a rotating directorship that supports the multi-disciplinary nature of the degree and one student representative.
| Susan C. Morris, Director | International Studies & Political Science |
| John Rink | Political Science |
| Rosalyn Broussard | Political Science |
| Laura Anderson | World Languages and Literature |
| Patrick Hagen, Co-Director | World Languages |
| Nancy Turner | History |
| Michael Dalecki | Sociology |
| Adam Stanley | History |
| Louis Nzegwu | International Business |
| Susan Hansen | Business |
| Todd Stradford | Geography |
| Terrence Liska | Economics |
| Joong-Jae-Lee | History |
| Donna Anderson | Study Abroad |
| David Rowley | History |
| TBA | Student Representative |
For further information, please contact Susan C. Morris, 311 Warner Hall, morrissu@uwplatt.edu, ext. 1809, or Patrick Hagen, 215 Warner Hall, ahagenp@uwplatt.edu, ext. 1116.