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Lehigh University's Department of International Relations is distinguished by its excellence in teaching and research. We are a community of people who love to face big, complex challenges, together. Our undergraduate majors are prepared to understand a constantly changing world and the political, social, and economic forces shaping it.

Join a community that will help you develop perspective, think critically, and hone your communication and data analysis skills. You'll work with faculty to understand the diverse global forces—historical, political, economic, military, and social—that shape the world we live in. Our students leave here ready to build meaningful careers and make a real, measurable, and lasting difference in their communities and the world.

Our alumni work in a variety of fields, from national security to law, journalism, public affairs, public policy, nonprofits, business, and medicine. At Lehigh, you'll gain the skills to solve real-world challenges and shape the future.

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