Poli/Sci + Econ major/minor or International Relations major at JHU

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<p>I will attend Johns Hopkins University this fall, and am thinking about possible majors already as a result of possible scheduling issues. My interests are in political science, international relations, and economics, but I'm not sure as to which combination of these three I should take. With JHU's strong reputation in IR, I feel pressured to major in IR(which has components of econ, poli sci, foreign language, and history), but I really don't want to take any more foreign language after 5 years in high school. How would my job/grad school prospects be hurt if I majored in political science with a concentration in International Relations and possibly minored/majored in economics, instead of the straight IR major? I am looking to work in some type of international policy field(not foreign service) and hopefully grad school or law school. From what I hear, investment banking would be terrible for me, but some other type of financial/economics related field might also be interesting. </p>

<p>Basically, is foreign language THAT important? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Knowing most Americans, you'll probably be able to do just fine with only English if you're sticking to foreign policy.</p>

<p>What interests you so much about international relations? It seems strange to me that you are considering a career in dealing with other nations but won't bother to learn another language.</p>