Why just take language 101, when you can think, explore, study, work, and dream – make your mark – in another language?

Our students master their chosen fields as they acquire another language, often spending extended periods of time studying and serving on internships abroad.

Our programs feature language courses specific to many disciplines, internships with a foreign company in the fourth year of the program, and study abroad opportunities at partner universities in Taiwan, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

Signature International Programs

The Chinese Flagship Program

Earn a bachelor’s degree in your chosen field while working to achieve superior language proficiency and a B.A. in Mandarin Chinese.

The Chinese Flagship

The International Business Program

Gain a thorough grounding in business, an understanding of other cultures, fluency in a foreign language, and work experience abroad.

The IBP

The International Computer Science Program

Earn your B.S. or B.A. in Computer Science and a B.A. degree in Chinese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.

The ICSP

The International Engineering Program

Become a truly global engineer. Earn a B.S. in engineering and a B.A. in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, or Spanish.

The IEP

The International Studies and Diplomacy Program

Prepare for a career in Foreign Service, diplomacy, or NGOs with two degrees: International Studies and French, Chinese, Spanish, German, or Italian.

The ISD

International Pharmaceutical Sciences Program

Combine the power of a degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) with a B.A. in French, German, or Italian in our five-year program.

The IPSP

Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design

Prepare for a career in the world of global fashion by earning a dual degree in French or Italian and spending a semester abroad.

The TMD

In the News

• URI’s International Programs in the New York Times - Bénédicte de Montlaur, the cultural counselor of the French Embassy in the United States, mentioned URI's International Engineering Program in her New York Times opinion piece on the importance of language and international education.
• URI’s IEP in the Chronicle of Higher Education - Karin Fischer tells the story of how backyard fence conversation between two neighbors–a dean of arts and sciences and a dean of engineering–more than a quarter-century ago helped URI become a national model for interdisciplinary, international education.