ˌʌndɚɡɹˈædʒuːəts ɪn juːɡˈɑːmi ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl kˈoːɹsᵻz lˈaɪv ænd wˈɜːk ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːts fˈækəlti ænd ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈuːdənt ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz, wˌaɪl tˈeɪkɪŋ kˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn tˈɑːpɪks sˈʌtʃ ɐz mɚɹˈiːn sˈaɪənsᵻz, ɛkˈɑːlədʒi, ænd kˈoʊstəl dʒɪˈɑːɡɹəfi.
Undergraduates in UGAMI's residential courses live and work alongside the institute's faculty and graduate student researchers, while taking courses in topics such as marine sciences, ecology, and coastal geography.