Examples of Careers of Past International Studies Students Listed by Their Concentrations:
Note that students who graduated with one concentration have at times gotten jobs in other concentrations.
Peace and Conflict
This specialized concentration prepares graduates for careers in:
- Department of State
- Department of Defense
- Intelligence Agencies
- International Relief Agencies
Muhlenberg International Studies Graduates:
- Jennifer Hoffman (Deputy Political Officer US embassy, France, Deputy Director National Intelligence for Western Europe)
- Jennifer Melis (Fulbright Recipient [Egypt-during the Arab spring], now US Department of State officer)
- Michael Arbittier (Federal Bureau of Investigation-national security unit)
Global Environmental Policy
This specialized concentration graduates for careers in:
- general public policy
- environmental management
- environmental law
Muhlenberg International Studies Graduates:
- Jacob Glass (Truman scholar, MA degree from Harvard, US Office of Management and Budget)
Global Trade and International Commerce
This specialized concentration prepares graduates for careers in:
- government agencies (federal and local)
- international business
- domestic business
Muhlenberg International Studies Graduates:
- Gaspar Pizzo (Deputy Director, Sanctions Office, US Treasury Department)
- Patrick Kabagema (CEO of StoCout and currently serving on the contract commission of Rwanda Social Security Board. He is also co-founder and Non-Executive Director of Axiom Network. He was the chairman of the ICT Chamber (Private Sector Federation of Rwanda) and K-Lab (Innovation and entrepreneurship Lab))
- Luis Campos (city manager, Easton Pennsylvania)
Global Interdependence
This more generalized concentration graduates for careers in a wide variety of areas.
Muhlenberg International Studies Graduates:
- Abra Evensky, (Program Specialist at American Hospital Association)
- Nicholas Farmer (Program Management Coordinator, Public-Private Engagement - USAID/OFDA)
- Tara Pistilli, (Cardozo Law School, Agency Attorney at NYC Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services)
Development Studies (established in 2012)
This specialized concentration prepares graduates for careers in:
- national (USAID) and international governmental agencies
- nongovernmental organizations (for example, Lutheran World Services)
Muhlenberg International Studies Graduates:
- Lauren Gilbert (Rabin Martin, global health security programs)
- Nicholas Farmer (Program Management Coordinator, Public-Private Engagement - USAID/OFDA) (originally Global Interdependence concentration)
Global Public Health (established in 2012)
This concentration includes a required study abroad experience at one of several specialized sites. This specialized concentration prepares graduates for careers in:
- local, national, and international public health departments, nongovernmental organizations
Muhlenberg International Studies Graduates:
- Lauren Gilbert (Rabin Martin, global health security programs) (originally Development Studies concentration)
Area Studies (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, Latin America)
This concentration strongly encourages students to incorporate one or more semesters of study abroad at one of Muhlenberg’s numerous approved sites in their target geographic area with an emphasis upon cultural immersion.
This specialized concentration prepares graduates for careers in:
- academics, business, government, etc.
Self-Designed Concentration
Past students have developed concentrations in areas such as development studies (which eventually became a full concentration due to its popularity), international gender studies, global political psychology, etc.
Graduate Programs That Have Accepted Multiple International Studies Graduates:
- American University
- Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- Georgetown University
- George Washington University
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins School of Advance International Studies
- Monterey Institute of International Studies
- The University of London
- London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
- Thunderbird School (University of Arizona)
- University of Denver
