I would like to combine psychology, political science, and international relations into a bachelors degree. What are the career prospects?

Political science is a foundation of many, but not all international relations programs. So as you investigate your options, be sure to learn more about the faculty research to see if your interests are represented.

Psychology is a great complement for studies in international relations. There are a number of career opportunities that would utilize your background in these disciplines. Everything from working in the intelligence community as an analyst, to managing monitoring and evaluation programs in development, to conducting field work in research for a thesis or doctoral dissertation.

Elements of psychology would be useful in navigating relationships, strategic planning, training and leadership development, and other aspects of managing international relations on any level. You can begin learning and implementing the skills of psychology while still in college, both inside and outside the classroom.

That's a good question. Since you want to involve psychology with political science and international relations, I'm sure if you studied political science and international relations, there would naturally be some psychology involved. I was not sure if you were planning to double-major, or only major in one area.

Either way, it is good to get a graduate degree, and you could think of creative ways to incorporate it----getting into campaigns, government, being an ambassador, or a professor.

My sister was only a political science major and she decided to get her Ph.D. with it and decided to become a professor. She is able to travel however, and study international relations and psychology when she did her dissertation on Taiwanese government and the psychology of the leader's mentality of having the trait charisma to influence others.

If you have a passion for what you study, I believe that you could find a way of combining your interests and make it work for you.

Hi Jake,
I'd say
- the human resource path requires also multiple skills and can lead to very inetresting careers -have a look at Linkedin and search for HR Partners profiles
- have a look at the federal roles in the official websites -some departements make business with embassies and require people with various skills
- project manager/logistics in Humanitarian organisations (unfortunately very political),
One advice: be clear with your definition of "international" and what it means for you.
Good luck, and don't be afraid to think big
Regards,
Elisabeth