International Engineering Program

See the world from another perspective

Spanish IEP student, Michael Logar hikes in the Torres del Paine, Patagonia during a year abroad in Chile

Photograph courtesy Michael Logar

When you connect meaningfully across cultures, you begin to see the world from a perspective that is different from your own. Taking on the world’s challenges requires the type of thinker who can look at a problem from multiple vantage points and find solutions others can’t see.

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The International Engineering Program, or IEP, offers an unparalleled experience for students looking to become truly global engineers. You’ll earn two degrees simultaneously: a B.S. in an engineering discipline and a B.A. in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Global Language Area Studies with a concentration in Japanese. By combining the power of a world-class engineering program, immersion in a foreign language and culture and a year studying and interning abroad, the five-year program prepares engineers who can work collaboratively and efficiently on international teams.

Students practice Spanish with native-speaking exchange students.

Curriculum

Find out how our unique dual degree program works.

Year Abroad

This transformative experience is a highlight for IEP students.

The Heidi Kirk Duffy Center for International Engineering Education

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The University of Rhode Island's groundbreaking International Engineering Program (IEP) serves as a model for engineering and language educators across the entire country.

The Institute of International Education

100%IEP graduates study study abroad for 1 calendar year (compared to .1% EGR students nationally)

~950Students placed in internships abroad (to date)

33%Female IEP students (compared to 22% national average)

25%IEP students from underrepresented populations

News

38 URI community members honored with Demers Fellowships to support foreign language study abroad - About half of the 38 recipients are IEP/ICSP students going abroad in summer/fall 2024 for their signature year abroad.
First-generation graduate Anna Cetera pursues advanced degree - In high school, Anna Cetera knew she wanted to make an impact in the health field, however, as a first-generation college student, she was unaware of the broad array of options available to her. Knowing that she had a passion for biology, mathematics, and physics she put those keywords in a search engine and […]

Ten URI undergraduates selected for 2024 Gilman Scholarships to travel abroad - Ten undergraduate students at the University of Rhode Island have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, including Spanish IEP student Sara Hamada Mohamed.
Mycarthy Newton is fueled by dream to work in aerospace - One trip to the Kennedy Space Center was all it took for Mycarthy Newton to decide she wanted to be an engineer and work on rockets. It is that dream that has kept her motivated through a very challenging undergraduate career, which she successfully traversed leading to the prestigious Edison Engineering Development Program GE Aerospace […]

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