<p>I am thinking about International Relations with a Business minor concentrating on Marketing. Currently a 2nd year at University and my freshmen year I changed my major twice...from Kinesiology to education. So I wasted a year basically. I realized I want to have an "adventurous" career. Where I can work with new people, cultures, I want to work in an international business or company, or maybe the embassy or something abroad in Korea for sure.</p>
<p>Right now I am learning Korean and on the path of becoming a proficient Korean Language speaker. I'll be studying abroad in S. Korea as well this spring (2015) for a year as well. This will certainly give me an edge because I'll know another language + I have a 6 year background in learning Spanish. I am really interested in Korea and would like to work in an international company that hires Koreans and Americans. I know a friend who is a Japanese major and he works for a Japanese recruiting company in Chicago that hires Americans too. I'd like to work in a company like that except it will be Korean oriented. Idc what I do as long as I will enjoy it and get to utilize my language skills.</p>
<p>Am I on the correct path and will I have an ideal future with a good job to major and minor in these things? </p>
<p>If you simply want to work for an international company, then dont waste your time with IR. It’s more applicable to ambassadorial work. If working in a korean company is your dream, then get a degree in whatever you’re good at (engineering, math, etc.) And then a minor in international business, which I think might be more relevant. If you really like something in the school of business, take that and concentrate in international business. Take korean while you do that of course!</p>
<p>Amen (or true dat, for the more secular) @ turnupforwhat. An I.R. degree is most suited to working for the federal government - State, DoD, &c. Get your undergraduate degree in something you love (like a lot?)/are good at and add to that (even if not to the level of a minor) the language(s) you want. Between formal classes, time abroad programs and volunteer activities, you CAN get your language skills to high proficiency. </p>
<p>Then, find a job in a company, or a field, that is close to what you think you want to do and “work” your way towards your avocation. It can be done. There are still way too few Americans who are actually language proficient, culturally adept and willing to work like a [fill in the blank]. You do those things, you can craft a career that’s interesting and financially rewarding. [speaks from direct experience] </p>
<p>I’m going to disagree with the posts above, one of the best things about getting an IR degree is you can use it for just about everything. It’s a common misconception that everyone with an IR degree wants to go into government, it can just as easily be applied to business and the media. An IR degree can help give you global perspective and that may be a valuable asset to have entering the world of business.</p>