2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog
International Studies
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Department Chair: Laura Ceia
Department Office: LA3-100
Telephone: (562) 985‑5236
Website: International Studies Department
Administrative Support Assistant: Naomi Rangel
Faculty: Yousef Baker, Laura Ceia, Caitlin E. Fouratt, Barbara Grossman-Thompson, Richard R. Marcus, Jolene McCall, Kimberly Walters; see International Studies Department Faculty
Undergraduate advisor: Yousef Baker
Education-abroad advisor: Laura Ceia
Internship advisor: Jolene McCall
MAIA (graduate) advisor: Richard R. Marcus
College: College of Liberal Arts
Courses: I/ST
Career Possibilities
International Development Officer • Foreign Service Officer • Researcher • Teacher • Intelligence Analyst • Community Organizer • Journalist • Administrator • Trade and International Business • Immigration Specialist • Non-profit Management • International Program Manager • Communication Strategist • Public Policy Officer • Development Officer • Grant Writer • Podcast Writer and Producer • Study-Abroad Advisor • Peace Corps • Americorps (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see the International Studies website, the CSULB Careers website, the M.A. in International Affairs website, or an International Studies advisor.)
Introduction
International Studies students are curious global citizens who want to make their mark on the world. The Department of International Studies provides them with the tools and guidance to focus their interests and accomplish their goals. The Department prepares its graduates for jobs in fields like international trade and business, non-profit work, international development, international affairs, education, and law.
International Studies helps students develop strong analytical abilities by integrating a variety of interdisciplinary methods, as well as language and inter-cultural communication competencies, into the study of global issues. Advisors work closely with students to help guide them in a way that is sensitive to their personal constraints (economic, family, visa, AB540), while also pushing students to their maximum potential. As a result, International Studies graduates are successful in graduate school admissions and enter the workforce equipped with skill sets that employers value.
ProgramsGraduate and Professional DegreesUndergraduate DegreesMinorCoursesInternational Studies
General Education Foundation must be completed prior to taking any upper division course except upper-division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.
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