{"id":2486,"date":"2021-05-05T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T19:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/?page_id=2486"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:02:48","slug":"formal-degree-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/education-and-outreach\/formal-degree-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate &amp; Graduate Degree Programs from OECI Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (URI-GSO)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4203\" style=\"width:450px;height:341px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-2000x1332.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-6-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Offers graduate instruction leading to a Ph.D., Master of Science, and Master of Oceanography<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70 students enrolled in oceanographic focus areas &#8211; biological, chemical, geological, and physical \u2013 as well as in interdisciplinary and related areas such as atmospheric chemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dual-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/blue-mba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blue MBA<\/a> with the College of Business Administration, leading to a Master of Business Administration plus a Master of Oceanography (MO)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dual-degree <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/academics\/mma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master of Marine Affairs (MMA) plus a Ph.D. in Oceanography<\/a> with the Department of Marine Affairs within the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-third_column is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-364x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1416\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/degree-program2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Partners with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the <a href=\"https:\/\/mit.whoi.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joint (graduate) Program in Oceanography\/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering<\/a> with 128 graduate students in residence as of 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An active post-doctoral program with about 65 post-docs in residence at any given time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unh.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of New Hampshire (UNH)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fully accredited public research university offering more than 200 degree programs through 11 schools and colleges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/ccom.unh.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM)<\/a> is a research center affiliated with the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and supports 30 graduate students each year, affiliated with one of a number of academic departments or programs (Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Earth Sciences, Oceanography, Computer Science, Natural Resources)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specialty field\/lab focused courses like Applied Tools in Ocean Mapping and the Hydrographic Field<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated Seabed Mapping Systems and Fundamentals of Ocean Mapping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gebco.net\/training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nippon Foundation\/GEBCO Bathymetric Training Program<\/a> since 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usm.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The University of Southern Mississippi (USM)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4202\" style=\"width:450px;height:192px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/OECI-4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>School of Ocean Science and Engineering (SOSE) offers programs at teaching and research sites located in Hattiesburg (main campus) as well as the coastal sites in Long Beach, Stennis Space Center, and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL; Ocean Springs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduate educational opportunities for about 80 enrolled students within USM\u2019s School of Ocean Science and Engineering include doctoral and masters programs in Coastal Sciences and in Marine Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are an additional 57 undergraduate students currently enrolled in SOSE programs in marine science and in ocean engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usm.edu\/marine-education-center\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marine Education Center (MEC)<\/a> operates a host of formal and informal education programs outside of the USM degree programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usm.edu\/graduate-programs\/hydrographic-science.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MSc in Hydrographic Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USM will introduce a Tier 2 curriculum intended to educate on operations of various systems such as powered AUVs used by the OECI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USM maintains an Education Partnership Agreement with Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command for the purpose of training in hydrographic science and in unmanned maritime systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USM maintains an Education Partnership Agreement with the US Army Corps of Engineers for similar educational needs by the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuskegee.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tuskegee University<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-third_column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuskegee.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/tuskeegee-cards-oeci-364x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/tuskeegee-cards-oeci-364x150.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/tuskeegee-cards-oeci-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/tuskeegee-cards-oeci-150x62.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/tuskeegee-cards-oeci-500x206.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1967\/tuskeegee-cards-oeci.png 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Responsible for educational opportunities involving the formal training and experiential learning of novel autonomous technologies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Of the 43 undergraduate degree programs offered at Tuskegee, OECI focuses on five for participation. These include Mechanical Engineering, Biology, and Environmental, Natural Resource and Plant Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of the Alabama Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab to provide supplemental degree-related courses to fulfill the Biology degree requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/usm.maine.edu\/environmental-science\/course-descriptions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Science Option in the Environmental, Natural Resource and Plant Sciences<\/a> complete an internship that applies coursework to practical career opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undergraduate &amp; Graduate Degree Programs from OECI Partners University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography (URI-GSO) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) University of New Hampshire (UNH) The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Tuskegee University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1726,"featured_media":0,"parent":97,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2486","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2486"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6163,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2486\/revisions\/6163"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}