College of the Environment and Life Sciences
Skip Navigation LinksCELS > MAF > Undergraduate Program
spacer

Academic Roadmap

Academic Roadmap
Explore the Academic Roadmap website to learn more about your future in the Marine Affairs program at URI, including the educational and career options available to you.

spacer
Contact Information:
Department of
Marine Affairs
Washburn Hall
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881.
Phone: (401)874-2596.
Fax: (401)874-2156.
E-Mail: robert@uri.edu

Undergraduate Programs

The primary objective of the major is to educate students in the interdisciplinary analysis needed for effective marine and coastal management.

Students gain familiarity with issues confronting the policymaker and manager at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels. Students also develop an understanding of the socioeconomic, political, and legal effects of decisions and their implications.

Specialty areas in this major include: fisheries and marine ecosystems management, coastal management, maritime transportation and ports, and ocean policy.

The primary objective of the major in Coastal and Marine Policy Studies is to educate students in the interdisciplinary analysis needed for effective marine and coastal management.

Students gain familiarity with issues confronting the policymaker and manager at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels. In addition, students develop an understanding of the socio-economic, political, and legal effects of decisions and their implications.

Specialty areas in this major include: fisheries and marine ecosystems management, coastal management, maritime transportation and ports, and ocean policy.

[ Please click on the images for program information ]

Think Big. We Do.
e-Campus | Sakai | my.URI.edu | WebMail | Directory | Contact Us

University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA 1-401-874-1000
Copyright © 2011. All rights reserved. Disclaimer | Web feedback
URI is an equal opportunity employer committed to the principles of affirmative action.