I originally thought I would study international human rights law, perhaps with a focus on North Korea, but I couldn't articulate the "why" and "how." As a result, my interest waned. I had some interest in international politics at the beginning of high school. Advanced language skills will open up opportunities to do internships abroad, which will prove to employers and graduate schools that you are (a) committed to working in South America, and (b) able to do cross-cultural work.Īs /u/ProfAbroad said, knowing exactly why and how you want to study IR (beyond "I want to work for " and "I just think public service is great") will set you up for success. Take your language classes seriously! I assume that you will study/have already studied Spanish and/or Portuguese. If not, New York is fine too, especially if you're serious about the UN. This way, you have prime access to internships, networking events, and professors with top-level connections. The Foreign Service was my goal as a kid, until my interests shifted. Georgetown SFS, Ivy League uni, etc.) will help immensely, but it won't get you a job by itself. You will need a stellar network, skill set, and CV attending an elite university (i.e. You could say that I am not so much a student of IR as an "international studies" student, so keep that in mind when reading the rest of this comment.īe aware that getting a job at the UN or as a Foreign Service Officer is extremely difficult. As a result, the classes I take are more along the lines of sociology, anthropology, and political science, though I am required to take some IR, economics, and history courses (among others) as part of the program's core. Mine is what can best be described as the "DIY" major, in which I study immigration and education. our actual majors) ranging from international politics to economics to history. My situation is quite different from most because everyone in my program is technically an "international affairs" major, with sub-divisions (i.e. It's fine–I don't have much to say about IR in particular. If your post has been caught up in the spam filter please message the moderators and please INCLUDE A LINK to your post We're trying something new! Please join our discussion of the secrets of academia! r/science /r/physics /r/chemistry /r/hardscience /r/softscience /r/Answers /r/AskReddit Other Subreddits that might be relevant to academics General School Related Sub-reddits: Higher Education Questions about history: /r/AskHistoriansĭirectory of Scientific Sub-reddits: /r/MethodHub Specific questions about scientific phenomena may be better suited for AskScience. Avoid ad hominem attacks, treat people online broadly as a reasonable person would treat a relative stranger in person, and help us out by reporting any posts which fall foul of this policy. If an idea is a bad one, please do tell someone that it is in no uncertain terms. This includes off-topic and unproductive discussion as well as rudeness.ĭisagreement is completely fine, encouraged even, when there are different perspectives to share. If a reasonable person wouldn't say it to a professor/colleague/conference speaker they don't know well, it's probably over the line. Both are better resources on those subjects. And questions about graduate admissions will be referred to /r/gradadmissions. Questions about what university you should attend will be referred to /r/college. Your university probably has confidential counseling make use of it. You know it's inappropriate, and we're not going to tell you any different.
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