Certificate of International Studies

The Certificate of International Studies (CIS) prepares UT graduates to be global-ready. Students within all majors at UT have the opportunity to build their credentials through this program.

The CIS program facilitates integration and coordination of inter-disciplinary course work and skill building activities to enhance global enrichment.

Specifically the CIS program aims to:

• Bring University programs and services in international and intercultural education experiences together.
• Serve domestic and international students in international and intercultural education experiences.
• Graduate internationally competent students with enhanced skills, knowledge, attitudes and values in international and intercultural matters.

Student learning outcomes include the following:

• Skills — such as secondary languages, the ability to travel, study and live outside the United States and the ability to access information about the world.
• Knowledge — the uniqueness of cultures, the appreciation of the historical contexts of different peoples and an appreciation of global affairs, including international labor, refugees, environmental degradation and women’s and children’s issues.
• Attitudes — a recognition and appreciation of cultural differences including intercultural sensitivity and awareness, self-awareness about their own culture and its ethnic diversity and openness to learning about the world.