{"id":189225,"date":"2025-04-07T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T19:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?p=189225"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:27:37","slug":"from-ship-to-shore-students-navigate-uri-onlines-oceanography-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/news\/from-ship-to-shore-students-navigate-uri-onlines-oceanography-program\/","title":{"rendered":"From ship to shore: students navigate URI Online’s oceanography program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you’re already working in the field or charting a new course, URI Online\u2019s Master of Oceanography<\/a> program offers the opportunity to deepen your understanding, advance your career, and explore critical issues facing our ocean\u2014without stepping foot on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taught by world-renowned scientists from the University of Rhode Island\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography, this fully online program equips students with a strong foundation across biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography\u2014paired with the freedom to focus on the topics that matter most to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduates emerge with the skills to analyze ocean issues, connect science to policy, and communicate their findings to a wide range of audiences. It\u2019s ocean science for the real world\u2014flexible, rigorous, and built for impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet some of our students and recent grads to see where this program can take you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Teresa Kennedy, <\/h1>\n\n\n\n

M.O. ’24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kennedy, a professor of International STEM and Bilingual\/ELL Education, credits URI\u2019s online oceanography program with transforming her career. While earning her M.O, she collaborated with UNESCO\u2019s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, published work that began in a graduate writing course, and spent 52 days at sea with GO-SHIP A13.5\u2014all while taking classes remotely. \u201cThe asynchronous format allowed me to stay engaged, even from the middle of the ocean,\u201d she said. \u201cThe support I received opened doors I never imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nMeet Teresa<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Julian Race<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

M.O. ’24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Julian Race has been working on research vessels like EV Nautilus<\/em> as a data engineer for a decade. Earning an online M.O. from GSO, he was able to take several classes at sea, even while working with the United States Antarctic Program in especially chilly waters.<\/p>\n\n\nMeet Julian<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n

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Gabriela Espino<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Projected graduation: Spring 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Gaby Espino, a full-time active duty military service member stationed at the Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Harbor, flexibility wasn\u2019t a perk\u2014it was essential. That\u2019s what drew her to URI\u2019s fully online M.O. program. Between 12-hour shifts, Espino completed coursework at her own pace, engaging deeply in class discussions and finding a renewed purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a Naval Academy background and a passion for environmental advocacy, she\u2019s now transitioning out of the military and into a new career path\u2014oceanography, where she hopes to tackle urgent climate and ocean issues.<\/p>\n\n\nMeet GABY<\/a>\n<\/article><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n

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