The 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 University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), “Building International Competence,” provides for integration and coordination of international education efforts. A key aspect of this endeavor is the improved integration and coordination of the international education curriculum and initiatives.

The QEP allows the University 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.