The college sponsors a team each year to the Midwest Model United Nations. Students regularly intern in Washington, D.C., working for members of Congress, the White House, the European Union, The Christian Science Monitor, think tank organizations, and so forth. Principia regularly offers coursework overseas, allowing students to gain firsthand experience in a region of their choice. A student graduating with a major in International Relations will be prepared to begin a multidimensional career in the international arena. Graduates in this area can expect careers in the foreign service, business, government, international organizations, journalism, finance, law, the armed forces, national intelligence, and so forth.
Graduates have a strong track record in leading graduate schools in international affairs.
The foreign language requirement may be met by testing out at the required level of proficiency. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from the foreign language requirement. Soc 340, Peace and Conflict, may be substituted for one of the three history electives or one of the three political science electives. However, one 300 level history elective and one 300 level political science elective must still be taken. This page contains information from the 1998 - 1999 Principia College Catalog.