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A letter from the Program Director Dear Student, Welcome to the Johns Hopkins Website for the International Studies Program. Whether you are already a Hopkins student or are contemplating coming to Hopkins, I hope this letter will help you understand what we are about. The International Studies Program is one of the oldest--and best--programs of its kind in the country. It is also the largest major in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. International Studies (or IS) is a multi-disciplinary major drawing on courses dealing with international issues from the departments of political science, history, and economics. Students are also required to have achieved third year college level in a foreign language to meet the requirements of the major. The intellectual rationale for the major is that to understand any international event, more than one approach is necessary. By utilizing tools from political science, history and economics, one can understand what is happening far better than by simply relying on one discipline. The International Studies Program has several distinctive aspects to it. They include a five year BA-MA Program with the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, a similar program with Sciences Po in Paris, and a wide range of study abroad opportunities in such places as Argentina, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China. Students also pursue a large number of internships including a special scholarship program with the National Security Agency, working in the State Department, and interning in Congress (in a special residency program in Washington). The International Studies Program does not train students for a specific profession. Instead, it gives students the analytical tools by which they will do better in whichever field they choose. That said, many of our students pursue careers in government (especially the intelligence agencies), investment banking, law, business, and medicine. I hope you found this brief introduction useful. Feel free to e-mail me ( sdavid@jhu.edu) with any questions. Also, please let me know if you are visiting campus as I would be happy to meet with you in person. Best of luck in your college career.
Sincerely, Steven R. David |
