Are You Interested in Global Issues?
 Are you Looking for Challenges and Opportunities?

The Croft Institute's International Studies major combines

• the study of history, politics, economics, society & culture
• area studies and global studies
• study abroad
• proficiency in a language other than English

All of these combine to create a multidisciplinary B.A. degree that will prepare you for a future in international affairs or international business, whether in the private sector, government service, the not-for-profit sector, teaching, or research.

Each year, forty-five students are selected to enter the International Studies major, some as freshmen and some as sophomores. Entering freshmen take INST 101, Introduction to International Studies in their first fall semester, followed by the Institute's three core courses on East Asia , Europe, and Latin America over the course of the next three semesters. Also required are courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics, usually taken in the sophomore year, as well as intensive preparation in the foreign language of their choice.

 In addition, students majoring in International Studies choose a regional concentration (on East Asia, Europe, or Latin America) consisting of a minimum of four upper division courses, as well as a global issues concentration (on international peace & security, global economics & business, social & cultural identity, politics & economics in transition, or ecology & environmental policy) that also consists of a minimum four courses. The major requires that students study for at least one academic semester abroad, and the degree program is topped off by a senior research paper written in the context of INST 401 Research Colloquium.

 The Institute offers ten Croft Scholarships worth $8,000 a year for each of four years to incoming freshmen, as well as one Academic Excellence Scholarship worth $8,000 a year for each of three years to the outstanding student in the entering class of International Studies students who does not already hold a major scholarship. The Academic Excellence Scholarship is awarded at the outset of the student's second year in the major.

 Students are encouraged to study Chinese, Japanese, Russian, French, German, Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese while majoring in International Studies. The first three of these languages are learned by relatively few Americans, thus giving those who do learn them well a marked advantage in many businesses and professions. French, German, and Spanish are each offered in the new Supertrack format.

 The Supertrack functions as follows (Student A studied French for 2 years in high school while Student B did not):

 Careers open to International Studies majors include, but are not limited to, the following:

• U.S. Government (Foreign Service, Department of the Treasure, Justice Department, Commerce Department, CIA, National Security Agency, etc.)
• Multinational and mid-size companies (risk analysis, market analysis, management, cross-cultural affairs, etc.)
• Law firms, investment banks, and consulting firms
• Research (or research and university teaching) careers following Ph.D. -level in economics, geography, history, international relations, political science, or sociology
• NGO organizations such as Amnesty International, Save the Children, Greenpeace, etc.
• Teaching in community colleges or high schools
• Journalism and broadcast journalism


 All applications received or postmarked by February 1 will be given priority consideration. Applications received or postmarked after February 1 will be considered, but cannot be guaranteed full consideration

For more information, call Dr. Kees Gispen, Executive Director of the Croft Institute for International Studies, at (662) 915-1500 or 1-800-660-5162 or Ms. Glenn Schove, the Institute's Administrative Coordinator, at (662) 915-1500.

The Croft Institute is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.