At the College of Arts and Sciences, we invite you to discover your place in the world.
URI offers you choices that give you a competitive edge in the global marketplace. You can double major, add minors, choose an international focus, and acquire cross-disciplinary knowledge and experiences. Our programs include disciplines in the arts and design, communications and media, humanities, natural sciences and math, and social sciences. Whatever you choose, we’ll prepare you to succeed in a way that is as unique as you are. Our goal is to prepare you to become a well-informed global citizen with the knowledge, flexibility, and skills required to flourish in a rapidly evolving world.
News & Spotlights
URI to launch new computational social science doctoral program - New Ph.D. program will guide students in societal decision-making through advanced technology. 
URI Metcalf Institute’s fall lecture takes participants outside to experience the North Woods Field Guide with DWELL Lab - Immersive two-part walk and zine-making event on Oct. 14 wraps up Metcalf’s 2026 Annual Public Lecture Series
Pixel Rugs: Where does the screen end and the physical object begin? - Travess Smalley, Art and Art History, publishes a new book.
Abbey Gervasini - Physics
Nick Beauregard - Chemistry
Events
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