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Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS)

International Security, Norms and Cooperation (ISNC)

Political Economy and Development (PED)

Comparative Culture and Identity (CCI)

Global Environment and Health (GEH)

Past International Studies Honors Theses

Transfer Credit Policy

International Studies 399

Frequently Asked Questions

How to Graduate

PICS Career Insights

Student Organizations

Student Spotlight

2024-25 Student Spotlights

October 2024 - Sara Hollingshead

November 2024 - Abigail Goodman

2023-24 Student Spotlights

September 2023 – Martha Lewand

October 2023 - Dora Meng

November 2023 – Skyla Park

December 2023 – Hasan Zai

January 2024 - Ella Mannino

February 2024 - Ashley Smith

March 2024 - Ellen Drejza

2022-23 Student Spotlights

September 2022 - Vaishvi Salvi

October 2022 - Thea Kendall-Green

November 2022 – Nina Naffziger

December 2022 - Habeeb El-amir

January 2023 - Andres Velasco

February 2023 - Ryann Halland

March 2023 - Camila Chicaiza

May 2023 - Ian Gutierrez

2021-22 Student Spotlights

September 2021 - Claire Brady

October 2021 - Alec Anderson

November 2021 - Emmanuel Orozco Castellanos

December 2021 - Hawine Eticha

February 2022 – Sharonda Chiangong

March 2022 - Tala Alahmar

May 2022 - Emily Kopp

2020-21 Student Spotlights

September 2020 - William Overland

October 2020 - Damaris Stroker

November 2020 - Alexandra Pejas

December 2020 - Georgia Wood

January 2021 - Faith Williams

February 2021 - Glennie Webster

March 2021 - Karuna Nandkumar

April 2021 - Arianna Brangman

May 2021 - Fatema Saifuddin

2019-20 Student Spotlights

September 2019 - Anahera Nin

2018-19 Student Spotlights

2017-18 Student Spotlights

2016-17 Student Spotlights

Alumni and Friends

Alumni Spotlight

2024-25 Alumni Spotlights

October 2024 - Matt Harmon

November 2024 – Megan Zabik

2023-24 Alumni Spotlights

September 2023 – Casey Chmura

October 2023 - Atlee Chait

November 2023 - Bryna Worner

January 2024 – Scarlett Aylsworth

February 2024 - Ally Stavros

March 2024 - Jackie Choe

2022-23 Alumni Spotlights

September 2022 - Khari Thorpe

October 2022 - Nessma Bashi

November 2022 - Lilian Varner-Bostedor

December 2022 - Armando R. Otero IV

January 2023 – Brandon Bond

February 2023 - Gabriella Hassan

March 2023 - Sarah Fisher

May 2023 - Cheryl Gordon

2021-22 Alumni Spotlights

September 2021 - Tsukumo Niwa

October 2021 - Mira Ruder-Hook

November 2021 - Max Brawer

December 2021 - Nathaniel Maekawa

May 2022 - Alexandra Pejas

2020-21 Alumni Spotlights

September 2020 - Leah Granzotto

October 2020 - Fadel Nabilsi

November 2020 - Isabella Jabra

December 2020 - Audrey Sharp

January 2021 - Anne Canavati

February 2021 - Shefali Sood

March 2021 - Ryan Pavel

April 2021 - Chinemelu Okafor

May 2021 - Louis Albertini

2019-20 Alumni Spotlights

May 2020 - Elise Vocke

2018-19 Alumni Spotlights

2017-18 Alumni Spotlights

2016-17 Alumni Spotlights

Alumni Insights

News and Events

IS Honors Plan: Thesis Defense Schedule

INTLSTD 301 Registration Information

Congratulations International Studies Class of 2016!

Where PICS students spent their summer 2016 abroad

Where PICS students spent their summer 2016 abroad, part II

Approved WN17 PICS Course List Coming Nov. 14

Students Waiting to Enroll in INTLSTD 301

DHRC/PICS/Perseus Strategies International Human Rights Fellowship

International Studies Honors Plan Information Session - Jan. 25

International Studies Alumni Career Panel

Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

International Studies Honors Plan: 2017 Thesis Defense Schedule

Congratulations International Studies Class of 2017!

First DHRC/PICS/Perseus Strategies International Human Rights Fellowship Awarded

International Studies Honors Plan Information Session - Nov. 13

Approved WN18 PICS Course List Coming Nov. 13

Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 301 Upon Receiving INTLSTD 101 Grade

Core INTLSTD Courses Being Offered in SP and SU 2018

International Studies Alumni Career Panel

PICS Summer Research and Internship Grants

Approved FA18 PICS Course List Coming March 20 and Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

International Studies Honors Plan: 2018 Thesis Defense Schedule

Congratulations International Studies Class of 2018!

Approved WN19 PICS Course List Coming Nov. 12 and Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

International Studies Honors Plan Information Session - Nov. 13

Give to PICS this Holiday Season

Students Can Enroll in INTLTD 301 Upon Receiving INTLSTD 101 Grade

2019 International Studies Alumni Career Panel

Approved FA19 PICS Course List Coming March 27 and Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

International Studies Honors Plan: 2019 Thesis Defense Schedule

Congratulations International Studies Class of 2019!

Approved WN20 PICS Course List Coming Nov. 11 and Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

International Studies Honors Plan Information Session – Nov. 12

Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 301 Upon Receiving INTLSTD 101 Grade

Give to PICS this Holiday Season

Learning in the London Lab

CANCELLED: March 2020 International Studies Alumni Career Panel

February 2020 International Studies Alumni Spotlight – Rachael Hancock

January 2020 International Studies Alumni Spotlight – Melanie Askari

February 2020 International Studies Student Spotlight – Sarah Hussain

Approved FA20 PICS Course List is Now Available and Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

PICS Academic Advising Goes Virtual

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Alexandra Stavros

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Josh Nichols

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Samantha Ilagan

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Sarah Jacob

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Alexandra Lubczuk

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Hannah Katz

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Lucy Hall

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Megan Zabik

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Michael Fabatz

PICS Class of 2020 International Studies Senior Highlights

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Josefina Scriven

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Molly Isolte Beal

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Emily Barnes

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Leah Weinstein

PICS Class of 2020 Senior Story – Claire Dickerson

Studying Abroad When the COVID-19 Pandemic Spread Worldwide

PICS faculty member, Dr. Scott Stonington is set to release his new book "The Spirit Ambulance: Choreographing the End of Life in Thailand"

PICS lecturer, Howard Tsai releases his new book "Las Varas: Ritual and Ethnicity in the Ancient Andes"

PICS Director, Rob Franzese Welcomes Back PICS Students

PICS 2020 International Studies Virtual Alumni Career Panel

PICS Supports Virtual Experiential Learning Opportunities for Students in the Time of COVID-19

PICS Networking Course Helps Students Focus on International Career Building Skills

Approved WN21 PICS Course List Now Available and Students Can Enroll in 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

Please Consider Giving to PICS this Holiday Season

Congratulations PICS Class of Fall 2020!

PICS 2021 International Studies Virtual Alumni Career Panel

Approved FA21 PICS Course List Coming March 24 and Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Marley Duerst

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Melanie Ong

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Nicholas Daniel

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Julia Pascale

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Marie High

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Thomas McGowan

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Eleanor Hirschman

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Spotlight - Suma Kanuri

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Kelsie Johnston

PICS Class of 2021 International Studies Senior Highlights

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Arielle Sturr

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Erin Strauss

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Samantha Redlich

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Rani Mehta

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Nicole Carrieri

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Alana Porter

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Cristina Guytingco

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Karuna Nandkumar

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Jailene Acevedo

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Lauren Guido

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Clarice Lacey

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Samuel Rosenblum

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Vedika Aigalikar

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Jillian Drzinski

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Isabel Saville

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Annika Dhawan

PICS Class of 2021 Senior Story – Katherine Corbett

Professor Robert Franzese, Jr. has been reappointed as the Director of PICS

Developing a Global Perspective

PICS Director, Rob Franzese Welcomes Back PICS Students

Approved WN22 PICS Course List Coming Nov. 8 and Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

International Studies Honors Plan Information Session - Nov. 9, 2021

Meet the Seniors in the Program for International and Comparative Studies

Meet the Seniors in the Program for International and Comparative Studies

Meet the Seniors in the Program for International and Comparative Studies

Congratulations Class of Fall 2021!

Happy Holidays from PICS

Celebrating 10 Years at PICS

Meet the Seniors in the Program for International and Comparative Studies

New Podcast Features International Studies Professor, Dr. Scott Stonington

Celebrating Ten Years of the Arctic Internship Fellowship

Approved Spring, Summer, and Fall 2022 PICS Course Lists Coming March 21 and Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

PICS 6th Annual Alumni Career Panel

PICS Class of 2022 International Studies Senior Highlights

PICS Class of 2022 Senior Story – Paulina Buchta

PICS Class of 2022 Senior Story - Suzgo Gondwe

PICS Class of 2022 Senior Story - Gabriella Valderrama

International Studies Honors Plan: 2022 Thesis Defense Schedule

PICS Class of 2022 Senior Story – Liam Walsh

PICS Class of 2022 Senior Story – Tara Snapper

PICS Class of 2022 Senior Story – Ciara Nolan

Congratulations, Dr. Scott Stonington!

Program in International & Comparative Studies Faculty Highlight

Celebrating Ten Years with the Program in International & Comparative Studies

PICS student, Hannah Feng, receives the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service

Approved Winter 2023 PICS Course List Coming November 7 and Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 301 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

Global Career Insights with Ambassador (ret.) Luis C.deBaca

PICS Senior Story: Sharonda Chiangong

Approved Fall 2023 PICS course list coming March 15 and students can enroll in INTLSTD 301 upon receiving 101 grade

PICS Class of 2023 Senior Story - Mekulash Baron-Galbavi

PICS Class of 2023 Senior Story - Emmanuel Orozco Castellanos

International Studies Honors Plan: 2023 Thesis Defense Schedule

PICS Class of 2023 International Studies Senior Highlights

PICS Class of 2023 Senior Story - Elizabeth Tower

PICS Class of 2023 Senior Story - Alessandra Curry

2023-24 PICS Honors Plan: Call for Applications

Congratulations Dr. Uehling!

Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS) welcomes new director

2023 Longwoods Fellows Return to Campus and Share their Stories

Approved Winter 2025 PICS Course List Coming November 11 and Students Can Enroll in INTLSTD 300 Upon Receiving 101 Grade

Rose Silverman Fellowship Helps PICS Students Fund Prestigious Internships

PICS graduate named 2024 Rhodes Scholar

Approved Fall 2024 PICS course list coming March 18

International Studies Honors Plan: 2024 Thesis Defense Schedule

PICS Class of 2024 International Studies Senior Highlights

Congratulations to Greta Uehling, who was awarded the Davis Center Book Prize in Political and Social Studies!

A generous donation provides a boost to the PICS Arctic Internship Fellowship Fund

Students waiting to enroll in INTLSTD 301

PICS Students Summer Study, Internships, and Research Abroad Part III

PICS Students Summer Study, Internship, and Research Abroad

Where PICS Students Spent Their Summer Abroad

First Cohort from the Michigan Library Scholars Internship Program

Welcome Back, PICS Students!

International Studies Honors Program: Thesis Defense Schedule

PICS Student Heidi Terpstra Named One of 15 Innovative Female Students to Watch in 2015

IS Alumna One of Six Rhodes Scholar Nominees

Arctic Intern Shares Her Experience in Alaska

PICS Grad Fights for Healthier and Tastier Cuisine

PICS International Studies Senior Honors Thesis Defense

INTLSTD 301 Override Information

PICS Senior Picked by Boston Breakers in National Women's Soccer League Draft

Phi Kappa Phi Inducts New U-M Members

WN 2014 Registration for INTLSTD 301

International Studies alum nominated for Marshall and Rhodes Scholarships

Interested in the International Studies Honors Program?

PICS new office location

PICS Office will be closed on Wednesday, May 29, 2013

International Studies Graduation Ceremony - update

International Studies Honors Program: Thesis defense starting today

Announcing Class of 2013 Graduation

<i>Michigan Daily</i> article highlights the success of PICS

A Letter from the Director

International Studies winter orientation dates announced

Archived Events

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session: Thinking About Declaring an International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session: Thinking About Declaring an International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Honors Plan Info Session

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session: Thinking About Declaring an International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session: Thinking About Declaring an International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session:Thinking About Declaring and International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session:Thinking About Declaring and International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Career Event: International Rescue Committee

PICS Career Event. U.S. Department of State

PICS Career Event: The National Security Agency-Intelligence Analysis (IA) information session

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session: Thinking About Declaring and International Studies Major or Minor?

PICS Career Event. National Clandestine Services CIA

Fulbright Info Session for IS Students

PICS 2015 Graduation Ceremony and Reception (by Invitation Only)

International Studies Student Council (ISSC) "Whine and Cheese"

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session

PICS Career Event: How to Get a Job at a Think Tank

PICS Afternoon Discussion. "Human Rights in Guatemala, Columbia, and Ecuador"

PICS Career Event: How to Secure an International Internship

Teach-In +50: End the War Against the Planet

PICS Honors Program Info Session

LSA Major/Minor Expo

Culture of Medicine Club Lecture Series. "A Framework of Health"

Culture of Medicine Club Discussion Series. A Societal Tumor: Inequality in Cancer Care

PICS Orientation and Q&A Session

Global Health Symposium. "From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Achievements."

PICS Career Event: National Clandestine Services, CIA (Open to PICS Students Only)

PICS Orientation and Q&A

Fall 2014 Graduation Luncheon (Invitation Only)

PICS Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

PICS Public Panel. "Contemporary Slavery: Legislating, Litigating, and Organizing to Combat Slavery and Human Trafficking"

PICS Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

PICS Info Session: Engaged Learning and Funding Opportunities at the International Institute

Human Rights Initiative Distinguished Lecture with Michael Ignatieff

PICS Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

PICS Career Event: Career and Internship Opportunities in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

PICS Career Event: Careers in Foreign Service

PICS Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

PICS Career Event: Graduate Programs in International and Public Affairs

PICS Career Event: Internship in India

PICS Career Event: Internships in India

PICS "Welcome Back" Celebration (PICS student only)

PICS Graduation Ceremony (Invitation Only)

Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

PICS Event: Q & A with Paul Rusesabagina, Founder of the Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation

Culture of Medicine Club Discussion Series: Polio in Nigeria: The Often Forgotten Reservoir of Endemic Poliovirus

The Politics of Health

Culture of Medicine Club Discussion Series: The Politics of Health

Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

Arctic Internships Information Session

Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

PICS Fellows Lecture: "Good and Bad Muslims, Good and Bad Citizens: Media Coverage of the French Veil Debates"

PICS Fellows Lecture: "The Ownership Society: Political Implications of Pension Reform."

Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

Arctic Internships Info Session

Human Rights Initiative Lecture. "The Indigenous Emergency"

Orientation and Q&A: International Studies

Career Opportunities for International Studies Students

CANCELLED: National Security Agency Info Session

PICS Student Convocation (By Invitation only)

Foreign Service Career Event with Kelly McCaleb, Consular Officer, U.S. Embassy Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

International Studies Graduation Ceremony (May 2, 2013) By Invitation Only

Orientation and Q&A for Students Considering a Major or Minor in International Studies

Lecture. "Egypt: Challenges to Transition."

Fault Lines of Faith: Reporting on International Conflict, Religion and Human Rights

Orientation and Q&A for Students Considering a Major or Minor in International Studies

2013 LSA Majors/Minors Expo

Arctic Internships: Information Session

Lecture. "The March of Humanitarianism: 'Clooneyal' Visibilities and the Fragmentation of the Sudan."

Orientation and Q&A for Students Considering a Concentration or Minor in International Studies

Rethinking Urban Theory: Transnational Urbanism at the Start of the 21st--International Security & Development Lecture

Why Good Bureaucracies Aren't Always Best--International Security & Development Lecture

Honors in International Studies

International Studies Peer Advising Program

International Studies Peer Advising Program

International Studies Students--Meet Your Major!

International Studies Peer Advising Program

International Studies Peer Advising Program

International Studies Peer Advising Program

International Studies Peer Advising Program

Orientation and Q&A for Students Considering a Concentration or Minor in International Studies

Orientation and Q&A for Students Considering a Concentration or Minor in International Studies

Law and Human Rights in Global History

Orientation and Q&A for Students Considering a Concentration or Minor in International Studies

Arctic Internship Information Session

The Legacy of American Eugenics: Buck v. Bell in the Supreme Court

International Studies Career Panel

Feminism, Human Rights, and War: The Case of Lebanon, 2006 to the Arab Spring

Unnatural Selection: The Causes and Consequences of Asia's Sex Ratio Imbalance<br>

Information Session for Students Considering a Concentration or Minor in International Studies

Gender Violence in the Context of War: The U.S. and the Middle East<br>Fall 2011--Date TBA

Anne Pitcher: CICS International Security and Development Fellow Lecture

Administration & Staff

Funding Resources

Study Abroad Resources

Year-round Study Abroad Funding

Arctic Internship Fellowship

Inuit Circumpolar Council-Alaska (ICC-AK)

Student-Designed Research

2016 Arctic Internship Fellows

2015 Arctic Internship Fellows

2014 Arctic Internship Fellows

2013 Arctic Internship Fellows

2012 Arctic Internship Fellows

2019 Arctic Internship Fellows

2021 Arctic Internship Fellows

2022 Arctic Internship Fellows

2023 Arctic Internship Fellows

2024 Arctic Internship Fellows

International Human Rights Fellowship

2019 International Human Rights Fellow

2020 International Human Rights Fellow

2021 International Human Rights Fellow

2022 International Human Rights Fellow

2023 International Human Rights Fellows

2024 International Human Rights Fellows

Human Trafficking Clinic Fellowship