Sample Courses

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

Engineering Cohort

• Each summer term, SAS offers a special cohort of classes for engineering students who wish to enhance their education with a cross-cultural, comparative studies experience. These engineering courses, which integrate classroom and international fieldwork, are taught by pre-eminent faculty and the academic credit is granted by our academic sponsor, the University of Virginia.

Anthropology

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Introduction to Archaeology
Myth, Symbol, and Ritual
Religion and Culture

Biological Sciences

Environmental Biology
Global Ecology
Marine Biology
The Natural World

Africana Studies

Introduction to African Literature
Caribbean Literature

Business

Decision-Making in International Business
Human Resource Management
Introduction to Business in an International Context
International Marketing

Communications

Contemporary International Film
Freedom of Speech and Press
History of Mass Communication
Intercultural Communications
Political Communication
Television and Society

Economics

Comparative Economic Systems
Development Economics
International Economics
Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory
Money and Banking

English

Literature of the Sea
Topics in Non-Fiction Writing
World Literature
Writers' Journals

Environmental Studies

Global Ecology
Environmental Ethics
Environmental Geology
Environmental Influences on Business
Population Ecology

Fine Arts

Introduction to Architecture
Introduction to Non-Western Art
World Art

Geography

Economic Geography
Introduction to Cultural Geography
Modern Asia: Development Issues
Urban Geography

Geology

Oceanography
Our Restless Earth

History

Comparative Asian Civilizations
Comparative Revolutions
Introduction to Islamic Civilization
Modern Asia
Russia Since 1855
The West and the World
U.S. Foreign Relations
World War II

Music

Gamelan Angklung of Indonesia
Introduction to World Music
Music in the Middle East and India
Music in Society
Music of East Asia

Philosophy

Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy East and West
Philosophy of Religion

Political Science

Comparative Politics
East Asia in World Politics
Foreign Policies in a Changing World
Government/Politics of the Middle East
International Law and Problems of World Order
Modern Diplomacy
World Politics

Psychology

Cross-Cultural Psychology
Psychological Aspects of Human Sexuality
Psychology of Personality
Social Psychology

Religious Studies

Buddhist Civilization
Comparative Ethics
Religion in Asia
Religion and Culture
Varieties of Religious Experience

Sociology

Comparative Perspectives on Women
Ethnicity and American Social Policy
Sociology of Aging
Sociology of the Family
Sociology of Sex Roles

Theatre Arts

Acting
Modern Theatre
Survey of World Theatre

Women's Studies

Psychology of Gender
Women and Film
Women and Literature
Women in Politics
Women in Religion

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