URI continues its history of making important investments in the training of the
next generation of marine scientists, engineers, economists and policy makers. Marine-related
academic programs are found throughout the University in the Colleges of Arts and
Sciences, Environment and Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Engineering and the Graduate
School of Oceanography.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

• College of the Environment and Life Sciences

  1. BS in Marine Biology
  2. Minor in Marine Biology
  3. BS in Aquaculture
     & Fisheries Technology
  4. B.S. in Environmentaland Natural Resource Economics
  5. BA in Marine Affairs
  6. BS in Marine Affairs
  7. BS in Geology&Geological Oceanography

• College of Arts and Sciences

  1. BS in Chemistry
     & Chemical Oceanography
  2. BS in Physics
     & Physical Oceanography
  3. Minor in Marine
     Archaeology

• College of Engineering

  1. BS in Ocean Engineering
  2. BS Ocean Engineering & BS Marine Biology (Double Major, 5 years)

• Graduate School of Oceanography

  1. Minor in Oceanography

Graduate Degree Programs

• Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

  1. MBA/Master of Oceanography – “Blue MBA”s
  2. Diseases of Marine Organisms Graduate Program (DIMO)
  3. MA History/PhD Oceanography (Archaeological Oceanography)
  4. MMA/JD (URI & Roger Williams Univ. Law School)

• College of the Environment and Life Sciences

  (CELS Graduate programs have undergone a major reorganization)

  1. Master of Arts
     in Marine Affairs (MAMA)
  2. Master of Marine
     Affairs (MMA)
  3. MMA/JD (URI &
     Roger Williams Univ. Law School)
  4. M.S. in Environmental and
     Natural Resource Economics
  5. MS in Animal Health and Disease
  6. MS in Aquaculture
  7. MS in Fisheries
  8. MS in Aquatic Pathology
  9. PhD in Marine Affairs
  10. Ph.D. in Environmental and
      Natural Resource Economics
  11. MS/PhD in Biological and Environmental Sciences (with programs in CMB, IEB, ESS,
      EVES)

• College of Arts and Sciences

  1. MA History/PhD Oceanography (Archaeological Oceanography)

• College of Business

  1. MBA/Master of Oceanography –
     “Blue MBA”

• College of Engineering

  1. PhD in Ocean Engineering

• Graduate School of Oceanography

  1. MBA/Master of
     Oceanography – “Blue MBA”
  2. Master of Oceanography
  3. MS/PhD in Oceanography