{"id":1254,"date":"2026-07-15T11:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/?page_id=1254"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T15:48:45","slug":"graduate-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/graduate-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academics<\/h1>\n\n\n<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-1258\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1258\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/\">Undergraduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1259\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1259\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/graduate-programs\/\">Graduate Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The M.S. and Ph.D. in Natural Resources Science are interdisciplinary, interdepartmental graduate degrees that involve faculty from a diverse set of departments in URI\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences.<\/p>\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\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-gradprograms\/bes\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/feat_img_biology.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Biological and Environmental Sciences M.S., PhD.<\/h2><p>This interdisciplinary program offers five diverse areas of specialization, ranging from molecular biology to sustainable agriculture systems.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/MESM-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Master of Environmental Science and Management, MESM<\/h2><p>The MESM program is designed for practitioners who want to build expertise in the real-world application of environmental issues.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Certificate Programs<\/h2>\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\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/gis-and-geospatial-technologies-graduate-certificate\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/GIS-card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>GIS and Geospatial Technologies (Online)<\/h2><p>Offers expertise in geospatial technology skills including Geographic Information System (GIS), interactive map and data productions, and field data collection.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/graduate-certificate-in-gis-and-remote-sensing\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/On-Campus-GIS.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>GIS and Remote Sensing<\/h2><p>Offers advanced training in using geospatial technologies to address analytical problems where location is an essential parameter.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-gradprograms\/graduate-certificate-hydrology\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/feat_img_hydrology.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Hydrology<\/h2><p>Provides advanced training in the practice and processes that affect the availability and quality of groundwater and surface water resources.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns equal-height 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\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/academics\/natural-resources-and-the-environment-graduate-certificate\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/Natural-Resources-Environment.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Natural Resources and the Environment (Online)<\/h2><p>Provides a foundation in sustainable resource management, state-of-the-art technical skills in GIS, and frameworks for natural resource decision making.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-gradprograms\/sciwrite\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2064\/SciWrite-Card.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"A person writing at a keyboard\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Science Writing and Rhetoric<\/h2><p>Combines graduate-level training and an internship to give you the skills to communicate scientific research to both specialist and non-scientific audiences<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academics Graduate Programs The M.S. and Ph.D. in Natural Resources Science are interdisciplinary, interdepartmental graduate degrees that involve faculty from a diverse set of departments in URI\u2019s College of the Environment and Life Sciences. 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