University of Virginia

Sample Courses

Semester at Sea offers approximately 75 upper- and lower-division courses each fall and spring term, and 35-40 each summer term.

ANTHROPOLOGY

Intro to Anthropology
Anthropology of Tourism
Globalization and Development
Food and Culture
Aging and Culture

ANTHROPOLOGY / LINGUISTICS

Language and Culture

ART

Intro to Drawing

ART AND ARCHITECTURE HIST

World Art History
World Architecture
East Meets West in Art History
Art and Architecture in the Mediterranean

BIOLOGY

Marine Biology
People and Plants
Nature and Society

BUSINESS

International Management
International Marketing
International Finance
Foundations of International Business
Emerging Markets
Organizational Behavior

DRAMA

World Theater and Performance
Acting I

ECONOMICS

Development Economics
International Trade

ENGINEERING

Water for the World
Energy for the World

ENGLISH LITERATURE

World Literature
World Poetry or World Short Story
Women's Lit of the World

ENGLISH WRITING

Travel Writing
Poetry Writing
Academic Writing Workshop

ENVI SCI / GEOLOGY

Introduction to Oceanography
Geohazards and Natural Disasters
Earth's Weather and Climate
Human Effects on Coastal Systems
Global Ecology
Intro to Environmental Science

GEOGRAPHY

Geography of Development
Geography of Cities

HISTORY

The West and the World
Mediterranean Civilization
East Asia in the Modern World
History of Modern China
Mod Africa & Hist of African Diaspora

MEDIA STUDIES

International Mass Media
Newswriting
Intercultural Communication

MUSIC

Global Music
Popular Music in World Cultures
Music in East and SE Asia

PHILOSOPHY

Global Ethics

POLITICS

Intro to Comparative Politics
Theories of International Rel.
Int Law and Human Rights
Global Environmental Politics
US-China Relations
Middle East Politics
Chinese Politics
African Politics

PSYCHOLOGY

Cross-Cultural Psychology
Intro to Social Psychology
Adolescence
Cognitive Psychology

PUBLIC HEALTH

Intro to International Public Health

RELIGION

World Religions
Religion in the Modern Mediterranean
Intro to Islamic Culture

SOCIOLOGY / ANTH / SWAG

Gender and Society
Race, Class, and Gender

SOCIOLOGY / ANTH

Race and Ethnicity

SOCIOLOGY

Marriage and Family

SPANISH

Conversational Spanish
Intermediate Spanish

This list is provided as a rough sample and should not be construed as a course listing.