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General – The World Wide Web is a great tool for finding information on any country or any topic. On this page you will find links to several helpful sites that may be useful for your research: general sites where you can find great information on just about any country or a specific region.

Forms – These forms provide the Global Studies Major with helpful tools for guidance through the major. The forms (available below in PDF format) are to be filled out, printed, and placed in the “In” box outside  Professor Raza’s office, Diamond 308.

Citation Guideline– A how-to guideline on different citation styles for the major.

Professional Opportunities

Online Internship Resources

  • Amigos de las Americas – Volunteer opportunities in public health in Central and South America.
  • CIHE – A Boston College listing of web sites for domestic and international jobs in education, education-related publications with job listings, and 14 other job search resources.
  • Idealist – Search a database of NGOs by country and topic for links to web pages; information on volunteer opportunities, internships, non-profit jobs and publications.
  • United Nations Volunteers – Information about overseas volunteer opportunities with the UN.

Job Opportunities

Career Resources for Global Studies Students

Things to Remember when applying to Grad School or starting the Job Search

When Requesting Letters from Professors:

  1. Give plenty of time to write
  2. Provide forms, self-addressed, and a stamped envelope
  3. Provide supporting material to write a good letter, including a cover sheet explaining your program, your goals, a reminder of classes taken with them, projects completed transcript, resume, research paper, and a copy of your application essay
  4. Ask your adviser to critique your application essay
  5. Always follow up with a thank you note

Below is a list of International Organizations Offering Jobs and/or Internships:

Professor Franko’s Latin American Economic Policy course Skypes alum Colin McKee ‘01, an Environmental Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC on approaches to sustainable financing.