<p>D is very interested in Elon and will decide soon about applying ED. We know that Elon has a lot of opportunities for study abroad and internships, but how strong is the department and the program? Of course a larger school will offer a greater variety of classes but is it worth the trade off? Any feedback is appreciated.</p>
<p>I’m not personally familiar with the program - have you tried contacting anyone from the department?</p>
<p>[Elon</a> University - International Studies](<a href=“Elon University - America’s Top-Ranked Teaching University”>Elon University / International & Global Studies)</p>
<p>Brian Digre
Coordinator
International Studies
E-mail: <a href=“mailto:digreb@elon.edu”>digreb@elon.edu</a>
Phone: (336) 278-6419</p>
<p>S is double major in international relations and political science. He went to Elon undecided and became interested in international studies from attending some of the guest lecturers at Elon. He is currently studying abroad in Dakar , Senegal. He has friends studying abroad in Copanhagen, England, China and South Africa. Hard to say how strong the department is but he has enjoyed his studies . He was able to attend the Model UN in Washington, Dc. There is an International Studies Honor Society which he is a member of. He has been able to network with form Elon students who now work for the state department. My s also mentioned a local internship his was hoping to get in the spring related to international studies.</p>
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<p>To what end?</p>
<p>Golfdad, right now she sees herself working for the Peace Corp or a NGO in a developing country after graduation but that may change when she is in college. In fact, it probably will change as most kids refine their life goals when they are exposed to the possibilities and realities that await them. A strong international studies program could prepare her for a career in many fields from business to government and the non-profit world. The culture at Elon seems like a good fit but it is hard to judge the relative strength of the academic program it offers.</p>
<p>D1 is not IR (and not Elon,) but we judged based on the courses offered, who taught them- were they subject specialists or borrowed from sister fields? (In your case, IR is interdisciplinary, but we were looking for cases where schools had stretched to cover a topic- too many times- or offered course credit to multiple majors, just to get seats filled.)</p>
<p>We looked at the profs’ own backgrounds and whether they were actively engaged in their own research (in the specialty D1 was interested in.) That actually brought one non-top-40 school into her pool. We also checked the actual study abroad opps, whether they included semesters led by profs in her area, and how the school supported internships. Good luck.</p>
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