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Intro to the IS Major Worskhops
Schedule for Fall 2022 coming soon – please contact the IS Major office/advisors directly in the meantime.
IS Major Newsletters
IS Major Newsletter
The IS Major Newsletter is a weekly update that contains information on scholarships, advising, internships, campus events, career services, and much more.
You can subscribe to our weekly IS Major newsletter here.
Where do IS Majors end up?
Learn from UW-Madison alumni who are employed in various industries and employment sectors within Wisconsin and throughout the nation about how they have used their International Studies Major. The IS major has contacted over 2500 alumni, and the data below contains the following information:
- List of employers
- Employment status overview
- Employment by sector
IS Major Graduates Profile
Sector Employment
Private Sector:
Public Sector:
Third Sector:
The 2015 Graduates Profile
Alumni Q&A
- What were the resources that were helpful in your transition to graduate school or career?
- Career Center
- Careers in Political Science Class
- L&S Career Services
- Fulbright app
- Pre-law advising
- Internship and Career Planning Course on campus
- School of Journalism and Mass Communication career services
- BuckyNet
- Career Fair
- Resume help
- Networks made through student organizations
- Connections with professors
- Law School Counselor
- UW in DC internship program
- Center for Pre-Health Advising
2. What were the areas of your IS Major that were valuable in your post- graduation transition and career path?
- Advisors
- Writing and critical thinking skills developed in classes
- Cultural understanding
- Ability to speak another language
- Internships
- Events and career panels put on by the IS Major
- Study abroad experience
IS Major News
Finding Common Ground Across Borders
“Human rights issues do not discriminate based on continent, nor do they halt in the face of a pandemic – in fact, they are global matters that magnify in times of disaster. Through participation in …
Faculty Research Spotlight: Erica Simmons
Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies Erica Simmons had her research about the links between identity and social movements in Latin America featured in the College of Letters and Science magazine. For the …
2019 Early Career Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
On Monday May 6th, the campus advising community gathered in Varsity Hall in Union South for its Spring Celebration and Award Ceremony. Over 160 undergraduate and career services advisors attended the end of year event …
IS Majors & the Undergraduate Research Symposium
Two of our IS Majors presented their research at the 21st Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 12th. They have kindly offered to share some of their research with our IS community. Natalie Schmidt has …
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International Events
- March
- March 26Design for Civil Society: Fostering Dialogue for Completely Human Agents How can we understand the relationships among place, history, nation, and identity?12:00 PM, Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Nancy Nicholas Hall
- March 27
- March 28“Opportunity and Inequality in Cuba’s Changing Economy: Housing as a Means or Barrier to Social Mobility”As part of the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program's Lunchtime Lecture Series12:00 PM, 206 Ingraham Hall
Also offered online - March 28
- March 28PEACEPracticing English And Cultural Exchange5:30 PM, South Mezzanine (M), Armory and Gymnasium (Red Gym)