[ID:0231]By choosing an international studies program at university, you’re greatly enhancing your international career prospects. You might even choose to undertake your internationally-focused program of study at a foreign post-secondary institution for added cross-cultural value. Within the broad discipline of "international studies”, there are a wide array of possible focus areas, such as area studies, development studies, intercultural studies, international business, international education, international health, international law, international sciences, international relations and peace/conflict studies. Any one of these focus areas can lead to a rewarding, fruitful international career.

There are hardly any colleges or universities in North America that don’t offer some kind of international study program, whether it’s a diploma, degree or a coordinated area of specialization.

Whether you’re choosing your major, switching between programs, or preparing to apply for graduate programs, consider the benefit that international studies can have on your...