International Studies @ Glendon

Develop a systematic understanding of the problems and potentialities of international society

The International Studies program at Glendon is designed to develop a systematic understanding of the problems and potentialities of international society with special reference to its theoretical, strategic, legal, economic and cultural dimensions.

The program takes an innovative three-pillar approach, giving students the option to concentrate on a specific aspect of international studies: Culture & International Civil Society, Resources & Well-Being, or Order & Society. When combined, they greatly strengthen the student’s capacity for a more genuine interdisciplinary and multicultural analysis of international relations and global issues.

A Unique Program

Choice

Glendon's International Studies program is available as a bilingual or trilingual International Bachelor of Arts (iBA). An iBA degree program reflects York's commitment to internationalization and includes advanced-level language training and an international experience on exchange at one of our partner institutions abroad.

Recognition

To stimulate research activities at the undergraduate level, the best student essays are selected each year and assembled as “Glendon Papers”.

 

Events

The Glendon Student Annual International Studies Symposium is a project entirely conceived and managed by students. It was initiated during the 1995-1996 academic year by a group of highly motivated students eager to deepen their knowledge and experience of foreign countries or regions and the relations between Canada and those countries or regions.

Travel

In your fourth year, you’ll have the opportunity of embarking on an internship to experience an international environment and the practical functioning of the relations between countries. The internship can be done in Canada or abroad, in the public or private sector, and it can deal with any major dimension (strategic, economic, legal, diplomatic and cultural) of international study.

 

A Career in International Studies

A selection of careers available to those with an International Studies degree includes:

  • Cross-Cultural Relations Consultant
  • Travel Consultant
  • Human Rights Officer
  • Foreign Affairs Advisor
  • Economic/Community Development Officer
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • International Aid Officer
  • Development Project Officer
  • Export or Import Sales Manager
  • International Banker
  • International Trade Analyst
  • Policy Analyst
 

Intenational Studies is also a popular stepping stone to law school.

Learn more about careers from the International Studies Association or the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development.