International Studies

Richard Finnegan, Political Science Program Director:

Richard B. Finnegan

Political Science



A major in International Studies is offered.

International Studies is an interdisciplinary program based in the Political Science department. Though the core courses are in political science, the major draws on business, social sciences and humanities. The major provides the student with educational preparation for careers in government, media, business, education and in the international sphere of governmental and non-governmental international organizations.

The program of each student, their choice of language preparation, study abroad and internship as well as their choice of minor or subject concentrations, is designed to meet their particular interests and goals.

 Major

The minimum requirement for the major consists of eight courses; five of these eight are core courses in political science and include:

Remaining courses are selected from a list of courses offered by the Economics, Political Science, History, Philosophy, Sociology, Business and Fine Arts departments.

In addition to the course requirements, majors must complete these requirements: 

  • Mastery of a foreign language to the level of advanced
  • Study abroad
  • An internship

Students may fulfill the study abroad requirement and the internship requirement through the Stonehill international internship program that provides internship opportunities in Dublin, London, Paris, Brussels and Madrid. Or students may choose to study abroad and then complete a domestic internship through the Stonehill internship program with opportunities in Boston, New York and Washington.