Bachelor of Arts in International Studies - Global Strategic Studies (GSS)

University of Nebraska at Omaha

This concentration is designed for individuals interested in careers in government, national security and intelligence, in teaching in secondary and higher education, and in graduate school studies in any of these areas. The foreign language requirement for this concentration will be two years of one foreign language (16 hours) or one year of foreign language (10 hours) supplemented with 6 hours of language credits in the same language from studying abroad.The International Studies (INST) Major at UNO is an interdisciplinary program that provides an international focus and foundation for professional careers in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors, as well as graduate studies. Among these careers and further studies are international management and business, diplomacy and foreign service, national security and intelligence, international law and policy, conflict mediation, humanitarian aid, international development, non-profit organizations, international education, and public affairs. The members of the International Studies Faculty encourage students majoring in International Studies to place significant emphasis on the study of foreign language and other cultures. Many INST majors have a double major or a minor in a foreign language.