- THE IECA PROGRAM AT VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY
IECA is an interdisciplinary major in which students gain breadth of knowledge in international affairs as they learn in depth about a chosen region of the world (Europe, East Asia, or Latin America) and the language spoken in that region. Advanced coursework in a foreign language and culture as well as economics is supplemented by classes in political science, history, and geography. IECA majors go on to a variety of careers, from international business to policy development to international education.
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Susan Van Dyke, '08
(Political Science)
"As both an IECA and a Political Science major, I have always been thoroughly interested in many different areas of politics and interpersonal relations. This semester, I have been fortunate enough to be able to intern at the campaign headquarters for Indiana Congressman Pete Visclosky. Through the Crusader Connection Program at VU, I have been given the opportunity..." (Read more about internships.)
Blain Keller, '08
(Chinese & Japanese Studies)
The IECA program this year recognized Blain Keller as its Outstanding Senior. Blain was invited to become a scholar at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii where he will be attending graduate school in Japanese Studies. Other IECA graduates will be serving in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Atlanta, law school at the University of Iowa, and serving in the Teach for America program on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. (Read more about IECA graduates.)
Upcoming event:
January Lecture: A presentation by IU Northwest Professor Ruth Needleman on "From Domination to Liberation: Latin America Has Proven a New World is Possible"
Details TBA