Prospective Students

Welcome to GVSU International Relations

Are you ready to:

Study how terrorist networks are created and how they attract new members?
Examine the impact of climate change and how nations are cooperating to slow global warming?
Learn why so many of Michigan’s manufacturing jobs have been lost to China, Mexico, and other countries?
Read books by famous world leaders and diplomats?
Specialize in a region and learn intensely about its language, history, and culture?
Travel abroad and learn about international cultures and organizations first hand?

If you answered yes to these questions, then you should consider majoring in International Relations at GVSU. Our program will provide you with the education and skills you need to be successful in a variety of international fields!

The GVSU IR program is Interdisciplinary; to fulfill the major students need to earn credits in:

Political Science
History
Geography
Economics and Business
Foreign Language

Read more about us, or consult the popular pages below.

Spotlights

Shelly Greendyk

2018 Graduate Lands Job with DOD

Anne Marie Carson

Graduate of the Georgetown Law, Co-Chair of Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions at Miller Johnson in Grand Rapids

Madeline Vander Velde

2016 Graduate Working and Living in Brussels

Kaylin Klein

Kaylin Klein now working for Fidelity Investments

Sheila Garcia

Liaison Librarian, Wayne State University

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Popular Pages

Events

Global Language and Culture Festival

March 20, 2025 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Global Language and Culture Festival highlights the positive impact of languages, intercultural understanding, and cultural humility on our lives, education,...

Careers in the FBI

March 20, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

The presentation will be an overview of the FBI, what it takes to join, where the FBI is located, and what the future looks like in terms of what they are building. RSVP for this event

Post Card Craft Event

March 20, 2025 3:00 PM

The International Student Services Team is partnering with the GVSU Art Museum to host a crafty, mid-semester event! Come to the Padnos International Center to relax, have fun, and get...

Post Card Craft Event

March 20, 2025 5:30 PM

The International Student Services Team is partnering with the GVSU Art Museum to host a crafty, mid-semester event! Come to the Padnos International Center to relax, have fun, and get...

Multicultural Night! (APPROVED INT100/201)

March 20, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Come be a part of Multicultural Night, a vibrant tabling event inspired by Campus Life Night! Student organizations, GVSU faculty and staff, and various campus departments will offer an interactive...

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