Careers in International Studies

The job market of the future is tied indissolubly to an education that includes knowledge of different cultures and languages. We no longer live in isolation, and dependency upon the American market for success in business is a formula for limited growth. The concerns of employers, from businesses to government agencies, are focused on international relations and global markets, and the training that they are looking for, aside from specific skills relating to a particular field, are understanding of foreign cultures and languages. The careers that the degrees in International Studies at Texas State prepare an individual for include foreign service, international salesperson, homeland security, immigration and customs, international intelligence analysts, international news reporting, international management, transportation specialists, export businesses, international communications, armed forces, humanitarian and refugee assistance, and many other exciting jobs.

Examples of Job Titles of Recent Alumni

Account Manager
Aerospace Service Administrator
Army Analyst
Assistant Secretary of State (Texas)
Attorney
Bank Examiner
Case Coordinator
Computer Sales Associate
Customer Service Manager
Customs Broker (Imports)
Deputy Director for Joint Operations
ESL & Spanish Teacher
Executive Assistant
Expatriate Associate
Expatriate Representative
Financial Analyst
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Recruiter
Foreign Service Officer
Geo-Political Analyst
Humanitarian Affairs Advocate
International Human Resource Specialist
International Data Processing
International Lawyer
International Sales Administrator    
International Sales Specialist
International Trade Specialist
Linguist Supervisor
Litigation Manager
Management Analyst
Managing Director
Marketing Director
Membership Director
Marketing Director
Online Education Coordinator
Project Coordinator
Sales Manager
Secretary of State (Texas)
Senior Sales Support Specialist
Senior Study Abroad Advisor
Teacher
Technical Engineer
Third Secretary & Vice Consul
Trade Assistant
Trade Specialist
Travel Industry Coordinator
United States Diplomat
Writer

Companies and Agencies Where Recent Alumni are Employed

Access USA
Advanced Micro-Devices, Dresden, Germany
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Haur and Feld Law Firm
Air Security International, Houston, TX
Alaska Airlines, Seattle
American Cancer Society, Austin
American Embassy, Gabon
American Embassy, Sophia, Bulgaria
Apple Computing, Austin
The Baltic Times, Lithuania
BE & K, Houston, TX
CIA, Washington, D.C.
Dell Computer Corporation
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Ecologic, Cambridge, MA
Ernst and Young, Dallas
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Fina Oil Corporation
Global Marine Sales & Marketing, Corpus Christi, TX
Heno & Hinders, L.L.C., San Antonio
Hyatt Regency, DFW Airport
Imaging Spectrum, New Braunfels
International Data Processing, Acuna, Mexico
International Revenue Service
ManTech International Corporation
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Austin, TX
MCI Worldcom
Meridian Mercantile Company
Mining Technologies International, Denver, CO
Micromain Corporation, Austin
National Instruments, Sweden
Office of the U.S. Vice-President, Washington, D.C.
Oswego State University, Oswego, N.Y.
Paule Friedland Agency, Paris, France
Phelps Dodge Corp., Phoenix, AZ
Public Strategies, Inc., Austin, TX
Refugees International, Washington, D.C.
Royal & Sunalliance, Charlotte, N.C.
Save the Children, Washington, D.C.
State of Texas
STL Logistics, Elgin, TX
Texas Bar Association, Austin, TX
Texas Department of Economic Development
Texas Department of Mental Health
Texas Department of State, Austin
Texas Governor’s Office, Austin
Texas Travel Industry Association, Austin
Tower Group International, Atlanta
Trimble Aerospace, Austin
TRW
US Airforce
US Army
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
USAA, San Antonio
USA Managed Care Organization, Inc., Austin
Walt Disney World
The White House Office, Washington, D.C.
Wonderland Schools, Seoul, Korea
World Affairs Council of San Antonio
World Bank Group, Washington, D.C.
World Cancer Research Fund, London, England