The international studies program at BJU is multidisciplinary, and you?ll have some flexibility to customize your program. Within international studies you?ll take courses such as Economics for the Professional, Cultural Anthropology, and Comparative Politics. The broad base of knowledge and the exercise of analytical and communications skills you?ll gain from classes like these ensure that you?ll be ready to contribute effectively in a variety of situations.

Acquiring the skills to communicate in a foreign language is an essential part of your education. Whether you choose Spanish, French, German or Chinese, you?ll find that adequate preparation in a foreign language is a definite advantage in cross-cultural interactions.

For the capstone project for your program, you?ll research and write a paper on an issue related to international studies. Recent papers by students have explored topics such as the role of women in the military and the problem of the loss of World War II memorabilia and graves in the South Pacific. This project is designed to challenge you to apply your research, analysis and communication skills to a significant real-world problem or question, perhaps laying the foundation for future research or action.