{"id":4330,"date":"2026-06-12T11:54:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/?page_id=4330"},"modified":"2026-06-24T14:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:06:36","slug":"graduate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/graduate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academics<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Academics\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-academics\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-4337\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4338\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4338\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/graduate-programs\/\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/bes\/environmental-and-earth-sciences\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/BES-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Biological and Environmental Sciences, M.S. and Ph.D.<\/h2><p>The Environmental and Earth Sciences specialization within the BES graduate programs focuses on understanding Earth through time, to sustain healthy environments, remediate and restore damaged environments, and share science with the public.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Certificates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/community-planning-certificate\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/card-accent-green.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Graduate Certificate in Community Planning<\/h2><p>The certificate focuses on the principles and practices of community planning and development, specifically in areas of land use, environmental planning and urban design.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/graduate-certificate-in-hydrology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Graduate Certificate in Hydrology<\/h2><p>Specialized education and advanced training in the practice and processes that affect the availability and quality of groundwater and surface water resources<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/community-planning-graduate-certificate-online\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/card-accent-green.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Graduate Certificate in Community Planning (Online)<\/h2><p>This fully online program is designed to equip you with core competencies in sustainable community planning, with a focus on land use, environmental planning, and urban design.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/academics\/graduate-certificate-in-community-development-and-planning\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/espd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2336\/card-accent-green.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Graduate Certificate in Community Development and Planning (Online)<\/h2><p>This fully online graduate certificate focuses on the social, legal, analytical, and community development dimensions of planning practice.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academics Graduate Programs Graduate Degrees Graduate 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