Majors, etc.
The B.A. in Chinese allows students to major, minor, or enroll in dual degree programs, like the International Business or Engineering Program (IBP or IEP). URI also offers the Chinese Language Flagship Program, an honors program designed to help students from any major achieve superior fluency through a five-year plan.
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From implementing smart transit systems, to designing wind farm foundations, to ensuring water quality, to crafting evacuation models, to creating safer bridges, our civil engineers provide the backbone of the world’s infrastructure. We place an emphasis on global learning that bridges classroom knowledge with projects abroad.
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Choose from two tracks: Classical Civilization & Culture, or Classics
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Students selecting this major may pursue studies in business and professional communication, communication theory, oral interpretation, rhetoric and public address, or public relations.
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Communicative Disorders majors study the anatomical, physiological, neurological, linguistic, acoustic, cognitive, social and cultural bases of communication disorders. This undergraduate degree can help prepare students for further study as professional speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
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Our students learn to develop computer systems that drive the modern world. We develop better ways to route Internet traffic, improve data security and integrity, provide clear cell phone reception and even predict the weather. Our students learn to combine hardware concepts from electrical engineering with software concepts from computer science to design these systems and others.
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The Computer Science major is designed to provide broad introduction in the fundamentals of computer science including software and systems, programming languages, machine architecture, and theoretical foundations of computing. The required mathematics preparation provides a basis for advanced work.
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The Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum is a ‘zero to six’ program, which means you complete the program in six years, graduating with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. The program stresses critical thinking, active learning and clinical experience to prepare you for practice in a variety of professional settings.
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The Bachelor of Arts degree provides a deep knowledge of the world’s economy in the best traditions of the liberal arts. The Bachelor of Science degree has two options: Applied Economics or Theory & Methods.
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Electrical engineering lies at the heart of modern science. Our students develop the circuits that form the basis of computer and communication systems and provide the controls for large-scale systems. Our students are introduced to a wide range of applications from electronics and device fabrication, to computers, to control and communication, to electromagnetics and optics.
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