{"id":190611,"date":"2025-07-11T15:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=190611"},"modified":"2025-11-10T08:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:36:58","slug":"master-of-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/master-of-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science (M.S.)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Typically 2-2.5 years to complete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual stipend (~$40,000, depending on student level. See <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/graduate-assistantships\/\">&#8220;Stipend Rates &amp; Levels of Appointment&#8221;<\/a> for details), health benefits and tuition covered<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Involves course work, research credits, thesis proposal defense, research cruise (minimum 5 days at sea) and final thesis defense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/admission\/\" title=\"\">apply<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/catalog\/#\/programs\/Bkln0iYOF?bc=true&amp;amp;bcCurrent=Oceanography%20-%20MS&amp;amp;bcItemType=programs\" title=\"\">Program Requirements<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"phd\">M.S. Track<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Graduate School of Oceanography, students pursuing a Master of Science degree or Ph.D. focus on a specific area of oceanography \u2013 biological, chemical, geological, and physical \u2013 and explore interdisciplinary and related areas such as atmospheric chemistry. Students typically concentrate in one of the four tracks, and the courses and requirements differ among them:<\/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\/card-research-biological.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biological Oceanography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biological oceanographers study the relationship between living organisms in the ocean and their environment. Students may choose from a wide variety of courses specializing in specific organism groups such as microbes, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish, as well as courses in the ecology of organism groups or ecosystems.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/biological\/\" title=\"\">Biological oceanography Research<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel reverse  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/card-research-chemical.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemical oceanographers study the chemical composition of seawater and how it is affected by physical mixing processes and by interactions with the atmosphere, the biosphere, and the sediments and rocks that form the seafloor. The most basic courses include chemical oceanography and the distribution of chemical species in seawater. Students may also specialize in the organic chemistry of seawater and sediments, physical chemistry of seawater, geochemistry of natural and artificial radionuclides, photochemical reactions in seawater, air-sea chemical interactions, and the chemical cycling of elements important to biological systems such as carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/chemical\/\" title=\"\">Chemical oceanography Research<\/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-research-geological.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marine Geology and Geophysics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Geological oceanographers study the composition, structure and processes associated with sedimentation and rock-forming processes in the ocean basins and within the Earth\u2019s interior.<br>Research opportunities in marine geology and geophysics exist for students interested in marine geophysics, geodynamics, volcanology, geochemistry, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, environmental magnetism, and seismology.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/geological\/\" title=\"\">Geological oceanography Research<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-panel-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-panel reverse  \"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/card-research-physical.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><article>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical Oceanography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical oceanographers seek to understand the physical processes that govern the circulation of the ocean and the coupled atmosphere-ocean system. Research opportunities exist for students to apply state-of-the-art techniques in: satellite remote sensing; computer modeling of atmosphere and ocean processes; laboratory modeling of geophysical fluid dynamics; observational studies in air-sea interaction, mixing processes, or large-scale circulation \u2014 often using unique instruments developed at the University. We attempt to engage students in ongoing research as soon as they arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/physical\/\" title=\"\">Physical oceanography Research<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about the program, admissions and financial aid, contact:<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rob-pockalny\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-1000x999.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724-1280x1279.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/RPockalny_Jan2023-e1674845387724.jpg 1345w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rob-pockalny\/\">Rob Pockalny<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Acting Associate Dean of Academic &amp; Student Affairs; Associate Marine Research Scientist<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Marine Geology and Geophysics <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6926<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rpockalny@uri.edu\">rpockalny@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.S. 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