The program also prepares students for graduate study in a variety of professions, including international business, international management, law, teaching, and public affairs.

The members of the International Studies Faculty (ISF) encourage students majoring in International Studies to place significant emphasis on foreign language and the study of other cultures. Many INST majors have a double major or a minor in a foreign language. At a minimum, in order to satisfy the INST foreign language requirement, majors must complete the equivalent of three years of one university-level foreign language study, or two years each of two foreign languages.