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
Beyond the Case: How CCJ Students Are Redefining Criminal Justice Through Advocacy - Through an interdisciplinary education, hands-on experience and creative campus leadership, a senior in Criminal Justice and Criminology is discovering how prevention, representation and human understanding can shape the future of the field.
URI to honor veterans with ceremony, events on campus - Captain Michael McCarten, USN (ret.), to speak on his experience as an active-duty Navy physician.
URI’s Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program provides different finish line for degree-seeking students - Applications to enroll in fully online program in the spring being accepted
URI to launch new Interdisciplinary and Applied AI bachelor’s degree - New program, to be fully offered in fall 2027, will teach students how to ethically use and responsibly create AI applications
Odyssey marathon reading across Kingston Campus lets interdisciplinary learning shine - KINGSTON, R.I. – October 26 – What better way to experience a classic like The Odyssey than to go on a journey across the Kingston campus to hear the poem? While it may not have been a grueling ten year trip back home from Ithaca, the URI community spent a full day, from 8 a.m. […]
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