{"id":193328,"date":"2026-07-14T16:02:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=193328"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:24:41","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/master-of-oceanography-online\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Oceanography (Online)<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"Master of Oceanography\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-master-of-oceanography\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-193330\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-193330\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/master-of-oceanography-online\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-193331\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-193331\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/master-of-oceanography-online\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-193336\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-193336\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/master-of-oceanography-online\/admission-and-fees\/\">Admission and Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-193341\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-193341\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/master-of-oceanography-online\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Required Courses:<\/strong> At least 3 of the following 4 core courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OCG 501:&nbsp;<\/strong>Physical Oceanography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 521:&nbsp;<\/strong>Chemical Oceanography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 540:&nbsp;<\/strong>Geological Oceanography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 561:&nbsp;<\/strong>Biological Oceanography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 591:<\/strong>&nbsp;Independent Study<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 592:<\/strong>&nbsp;Independent Study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elective Courses:<\/strong> At least 5 of the following courses<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OCG Core Course<\/strong>&nbsp;(from the list above)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 506:&nbsp;<\/strong>Numerical Models and Data Analysis in Ocean Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 533:<\/strong>&nbsp;Graduate Writing in Marine and Environmental Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 555:<\/strong>&nbsp;Modern Oceanographic Imaging and Mapping Techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OGC 560\/AFS560:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Science and Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OCG 601:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ocean Resilience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AFS 515:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fisheries Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AFS 531:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fisheries Stock Assesment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EVS 505:<\/strong>&nbsp;Environmental Leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EVS 509:<\/strong>&nbsp;Web-Based Mapping I&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EVS 514:<\/strong>&nbsp;Environmental Data Management and Visualization&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EVS 518:<\/strong>&nbsp;Sustainable Natural Resource Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>EVS 519:<\/strong>&nbsp;Natural Resource Management Planning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DSP 552:<\/strong>&nbsp;Computer-Based Data Exploration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DSP 553:<\/strong>&nbsp;Mathematical Methods for Data Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DSP 555:<\/strong>&nbsp;Multivariate Statistical Learning for Data Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NRS 570:<\/strong>&nbsp;Geospatial Data Acquisition and Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>NRS 571:<\/strong>&nbsp;Techniques 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