International Relations
Available as a major
International relations trains you to examine complex global issues from a variety of perspectives, including political science, business, history, sociology and literature.
The international relations program at Roanoke offers you one-on-one career coaching to help you define your goals and pursue them effectively. Roanoke's special arrangement with colleges across the globe gives you extensive world travel opportunities. Through Roanoke's distinctive Lutheran College Washington Semester program, international relations students have interned on Capitol Hill, at the State Department and at non-profit organizations in the nation's capital.

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International Relations
International relations allows you to examine complex global issues from a variety of perspectives, including political science, business, history, sociology and literature.
The international relations program at Roanoke offers you one-on-one career coaching to help you define your goals and pursue them effectively at every stage of your academic career.
Roanoke's special arrangement with colleges across the globe gives you extensive world travel opportunities. Recently, international relations students traveled to Japan, South Korea, the Czech Republic, China, Romania, Morocco, India, Denmark and Israel.
Through Roanoke's distinctive Lutheran College Washington Semester program, international relations students have interned on Capitol Hill, at the State Department and at non-profit organizations in the nation's capital. Students have also volunteered or completed internships in the Roanoke Valley with immigration lawyers, refugee resettlement services, Feeding America, ESL programs and more.
We offer a major in international relations.