Placements for IR majors?

Uebermensch
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:28:01 +0000

I have heard good things about the IR program. Having looked through it’s components, I can say that it’s vastly superior to UVA’s “foreign affairs” major; which lacks cohesion/structure, a methods course, foreign language, and important courses like econ. Being someone who plans to either do graduate school or IR-related work after graduation, I was curious about how IR graduates fare in the job market and graduate school admissions. I’m aware that my post-graduation success will largely depend on my own performance, but it’d be interesting to know how others have done - especially given our rough economic times. It’d also be helpful if IR majors could offer some suggestions/advice in regards to internship opportunities and study-abroad.