{"id":190574,"date":"2025-07-11T12:51:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T16:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=190574"},"modified":"2025-07-16T10:42:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:42:16","slug":"masters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/masters\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<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-190628\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-190628\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/\">Academics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-190583\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-190583\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/admission\/\">Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-190579\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-190579\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/masters\/\">Masters<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-190578\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-190578\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/doctorate\/\">Doctorate<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-190582\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-190582\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/professional-degrees\/\">Professional<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-190587\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-190587\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/certificates\/\">Certificate<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-190591\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-190591\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/for-students\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Graduate School of Oceanography offers a suite of masters programs, both on-campus and online, with various thesis requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Sam-Katz-in-mudflats-GOPR0639-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Featured photo for GSO profiles of Sam Katz.\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Science (M.S.)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On-campus thesis program focused on biological, chemical, geological, or physical oceanography<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/master-of-science\/\" title=\"\">Explore M.S. program<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/card-Nautilus-deploys-herc.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Oceanography (M.O.)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An online or on-campus, non-thesis masters degree to apply ocean science and technology to solving real-world problems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracks: Fisheries science, coastal systems, ocean data\/technology, general oceanography<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/professional\/\" title=\"\">Explore on-campus M.O.<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/online\/programs\/graduate\/master-of-oceanography\/\" title=\"\">Explore Online M.O.<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/FKt230812-Dive564SamplesAndLabs-20230822-Ingle-9783-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5th-Year Masters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;5<sup>th<\/sup>-Year Master of Oceanography&nbsp;program is designed for URI students who want to enter GSO\u2019s M.O. program while still an undergraduate and complete the degree in the year following completion of the Bachelor of Science.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/professional\/5th-year-master-of-oceanography\/\" title=\"\">Explore 5th-year masters<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graduate School of Oceanography offers a suite of masters programs, both on-campus and online, with various thesis 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