Business Minor
Advantages
Elevate your impact as a business-minded engineer with well-rounded business, accounting, and marketing skills.
Outcome
Engineering Consultant at Boeing
Undergraduate Dual Degree
International Engineering Dual Degree (BA/BS) Program
Gain the international perspective and real-world experience you need to launch a career in global engineering.
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Format
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Campus Location
- Chester, PA
Explore the International Engineering Major
The global engineering industry demands global engineers. Through Widener's international engineering program, you'll gain the hands-on experience needed to meet the demand.
Why Earn an International Engineering Degree?
With a dual degree in international engineering, you'll gain an array of skills that your future employers will be sure to notice. While learning abroad, your confidence will grow, you'll gain an understanding of different cultures and their practices, and, most importantly, your initiative to study abroad will demonstrate that you are open to a challenge and willing to leave your comfort zone.
In this program, you'll simultaneously study mechanical engineering and French with the ability to pair your classroom experience with a paid internship in French-speaking Quebec, Canada. This international perspective will put you on the inside track to a career in global engineering.
The mechanical engineering program is accredited by ABET. See recent enrollment and graduation data.
International Engineering Program Options
Year 1
- Fall and spring: Take courses at Widener University.
- Summer: Attend an optional language program at Université Laval in Quebec City, Quebec.
Year 2
- Fall and spring: Take courses at Widener University.
- Summer: Complete a flexible engineering internship in the Philadelphia area or near your home.
Year 3
- Fall and spring: Take courses at Widener University.
- Summer: Intern in the Philadelphia area with a company headquartered in Quebec (or a U.S. company that conducts business in Quebec).
Year 4
- Fall: Take courses at Widener University.
- Spring: Take courses at Université Laval in Quebec
- Summer: Intern in Quebec with the same company you interned with the year prior.
Year 5
- Fall and spring: Take courses at Widener University and complete your senior research engineering capstone project.
In addition to our honors program in general education, you may qualify to join an honors program in engineering and French to enrich your education with advanced honors courses, an honors seminar, and leadership development opportunities.
Learn more about our engineering and French honors programs.
Pair Your International Engineering Major with a Minor or Certificate
Career Outlook & Outcomes for International Engineers
Why Study International Engineering at Widener?
Pursue Three Paid Internships
As part of the curriculum, you’ll take on three summer internships, including two internships with the same multi-national company: one in a French speaking country, the other in the United States. You’ll walk away with an understanding of how an international company functions—and how different perspectives influence engineering business success.
Form Connections While Studying Abroad
Spend a semester abroad in Quebec City, Quebec at Université Laval, the oldest French-language university in North America. You’ll join a group of students known for conducting breakthrough research and solving community challenges.
While studying abroad, you’ll establish a network of industry insiders through a partnership with the Quebec Trade Office and the French American Chamber of Commerce. Along the way, you’ll build a French mechanical engineering portfolio that will prepare you for your first job and beyond.
Experience Mentorship & Support From Day One
Expand Your Network & Engage on Campus
The Engineering Living Learn Community (LLC) provides first-year engineering students a unique opportunity to live and learn together through a variety of co-curricular activities and social events. This peer support system eases the transition to college.
International engineering majors also have the opportunity to join various clubs and organizations across campus and beyond to expand their network, including the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Tau Beta Pi - Engineering Honor Society, and many more.
Bachelor's in International Engineering Program Highlights
Our Faculty
My goal is to provide students with the same tools, skills, professionalism, and academic integrity that was instilled upon me nearly a decade ago as a student at Widener. I want students to have the highest chance of success for both their current academic career and their future professional career.
"I believe that being a "teacher" is an integral part of my vocation. That is why I consider my contributions to the education of students not merely as a duty or a job to be done, but as a part of my life."
"I believe that studying French should not be an end in itself, but rather a means to connecting with others around the world. Studying language, literature, and culture requires a willingness to grow as both student and instructor seek to understand people from other countries and from other times."
Admissions & Aid
Our admissions and financial aid teams are here to support you every step of the way. Have a question? Ask away!
Admissions Information
Financial Aid
Submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the first step to getting you the financial assistance to make the cost of college—an investment in your future—affordable. This free, online application is the gateway to grants, loans, and other forms of financial aid. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education offers billions of dollars in financial aid to eligible students. Widener gets in on the action, too, annually awarding aid to students with need.
You and at least one parent or caregiver will need a separate FSA ID to access the Federal Student Aid's online system and serve as your legal signatures. Make sure to create your unique FSA IDs before you get started. Our school code is 003313.
Paths to Savings
Nearly 100% of Undergrad Students Receive Financial Aid
Nearly 100% of new full-time undergraduate students receive significant financial aid offers that reduce out-of-pocket costs and make a Widener education not only affordable, but well worth the investment. In fact, once your total financial aid is calculated, the cost of a Widener education is often equal to if not lower than other competitive universities–but with far superior outcomes for your career and earning potential.
The first step to see how much aid you qualify for is submitting the FAFSA.
Scholarships Start at $100,000 Over 4 Years
(including $20,000 per academic year for transfer students)
Funding you don't have to pay back after graduation? That's a win-win! Scholarships and grants are a way for the university and other organizations to honor the academic, merit, and talent-based achievements of our students.
4+1 Students Save Time & Tuition
In the Accelerated Advantage 4+1 program, you can save up to a year of tuition by pursuing a master's degree—resulting in thousands of dollars in savings. During your fifth year of study, you can also apply for graduate-level scholarships and assistantships to further reduce education costs. To learn more about graduate scholarships and assistantships, please speak with your academic advisor during the spring semester of your senior year.
Earn an Income with a Paid Co-Op & Still Graduate On-Time
Tap into our wide network of Philly-area employers and experience a full-time, paid co-op. In addition to earning an income, you do not pay tuition while on co-op. You can also choose to live on campus, at home, or even travel for your co-op.
ROTC Cadets Eligible for Up to 100% Tuition Coverage
Cadets in the ROTC program are given the opportunity to have a significant portion of their education paid for through scholarships—as high as 100% full-tuition coverage. If eligible, the scholarship program has numerous benefits for cadets including room and board, a monthly stipend, and more.
After graduation, cadets also have a direct pathway to a paid career with the option to advance into the military as a commissioned officer.
Undergraduate Admissions Office
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Muller Hall
University Pl
Chester, PA 19013
- 888-WIDENER
- admissions.office@widener.edu
Stephanie Schechner
Professor of French
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Freedom Hall
Room 221 - (610) 499-4346
- saschechner@widener.edu
Mark A. Nicosia
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Strategy
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Old Main
Room 8 - (610) 499-4192
- manicosia@widener.edu