Careers
Discover Career Opportunities
Sample Career Options
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
- international development
- refugee settlement and support
- humanitarian aid
- international affairs and trade
- communications, public relations and outreach
- community economic development
- corporate social responsibility
- law (fields such as human rights, migration, trade)
- ESL teaching
- negotiation and dispute resolution
- event coordination
- global business development
- program coordination and project management
- sustainable development
- counselling/social work
- sales and marketing
- tourism management
- social entrepreneurship
- volunteer coordination
- fundraising management
- interpretation/translation
- urban planning
- journalism
Sample Industries / Types of Employers
- community agencies
- community-based enterprises
- cultural industry
- educational institutions
- government (federal, provincial, municipal)
- non-profit organizations
- peace and human rights organizations
- philanthropic foundations
- relief/development organizations
- research organizations
- social policy consulting firms
- think tanks
- United Nations
- hospitality industry
- import/export businesses
- international businesses
Career Resources
- International Development Research Centre
- Global Affairs Canada
- Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
- Canadian Centre for International Studies and Cooperation
- Cooperation Canada
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- Peace and Conflict Studies Association of Canada
- International Job Centre
Check out more resources available in the Career Centre and through Navigator.
Laurier Grads are Successful
Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation
- community outreach worker
- digital marketing specialist
- international development project coordinator
- multinational underwriting associate
- resource development coordinator
Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation
- Master’s degree: International Relations, Public Policy, Sustainability Management, Canadian American Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies.
- College program: International Development, Paralegal, Government Relations, Human Resources, Public Relations.
- Bachelor’s degree: Education.
- JD: Law.
Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation
- business technology analyst
- director, international programs
- founder, Future of Africa
- reconciliation education project coordinator
- refugee sponsorship and settlement associate
- senior policy advisor
Develop Your Knowledge and Skills
At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.
Functional Knowledge
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge in each of our three fields of study: Culture and Globalization, International Development, Peace and Conflict.
- Identify multiple perspectives on local, national and global issues, while also being aware of how your own worldview is formed.
- Distinguish the key theoretical and methodological approaches employed in researching global issues, and employ them to conduct research into particular problems and questions.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of how power shapes relationships between self and others, including social, economic, political and religious dimensions.
- Display an awareness of the similarities and differences in cultural, social, and political life around the world, and the role of globalization in generating different kinds of cultural change.
- Critically engage with some of the big ideas – such as equality, justice and peace – that shape global institutions, policies and social movements.
- Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.
Collaboration & Teamwork
- Lead and/or contribute to projects, including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
- Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and collaborating with others for team success.
- Engage in collective action aimed at addressing social, environmental or political challenges.
- Demonstrate professional behaviour, including sensitivity to individual perspectives and diversity.
Communication
- Explain information, ideas and opinions effectively, both verbally and in writing, with approaches suitable to a variety of audiences.
- Present information in multiple kinds of media, using current technology, for maximum reach and impact.
- Apply practices of listening, critical reflection and argument to engage in productive dialogue across social and cultural difference.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Use a variety of sources to prepare informative reports and presentations that address specific questions.
- Critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
- Set priorities and meet deadlines by managing time, data and resources.
- Make well-reasoned decisions by identifying and considering all sides of an issue.
- Tackle problems with creative approaches that turn challenges into opportunities.