Student Affairs at Sea

Applications for admission to the Student Affairs at Sea program and internships are still being accepted. 

Sail Abroad in Summer 2010 

Semester at Sea offers a unique shipboard living/learning community where students, faculty, staff, and lifelong learners immerse themselves in the quest for multi-cultural understanding and global awareness. In Summer 2010, Student Affairs graduate students will have the opportunity to explore firsthand the area of student affairs in the contexts of higher education, undergraduate study abroad, and shipboard education while earning transferable graduate credits from the University of Virginia.

Program Description

This academically and experientially oriented course is designed to introduce students to international and comparative aspects of higher education and student affairs. The wide variety of approaches to internationalization and globalization of higher education will be examined and discussed in the context of the countries visited during the Summer 2010 Semester at Sea voyage. Dates of the voyage are June 15 - August 21, 2010.

This is a unique opportunity for students in higher education and student affairs graduate programs to study abroad and sail aboard the MV Explorer during the Summer 2010 voyage. The course and voyage will entail classroom work, field-based university visits, and internship experiences.

In-class and field experiences will combine to create a unique opportunity for students to learn about higher education and student affairs in three contexts: 

• student affairs and higher education in international contexts
• with the 700 undergraduate students onboard the MV Explorer and in the United States
• The course is designed such that students and instructors share equally and collaboratively with the institutions visited during the voyage. The course will be underscored with a social justice philosophy emphasizing reciprocity, respect, and international cooperation.

Course Title: International Perspectives on Student Affairs

Graduate credit (3) for the course "International Perspectives on Student Affairs" awarded through the University of Virginia.

Lead Instructor: Kathleen Manning, Professor, University of Vermont

Course Topics

• Internationalization and globalization
• Bologna Agreement
• History of Higher Education in Visited Countries
• Role of Developing Countries (e.g., China, India) in International Higher Education
• Student Affairs in an International Context
• Student Engagement and Study Abroad
• International Exchange
• English as the New Latin

Course Title: Global Studies

Graduate credit (3) for the course "Global Studies " awarded through the University of Virginia. A non-credit lab/seminar is also required.

Lead Instructor: Gerry Bowler, University of Manitoba

Internship

A limited number of paid internships are available to students enrolled in the Student Affairs at Sea program. The interns, called Program Assistants, are matched with the full-time student affairs voyage staff (known as "living-learning coordinators"). Interns need to demonstrate experience in one of nine specialized areas.

Participants

Limited to 18 graduate students in student affairs or related graduate programs.

Lifelong Learners

Current student affairs professionals are invited to participate in the program as non-credit "lifelong learner" participants. Classroom occupancy will allow up to six lifelong learners to join the 18 enrolled students in this capacity. To apply as a Lifelong Learner affiliated with the Student Affairs at Sea program, download and print this application (PDF). Applications and accompanying materials should be scanned and submitted electronically as attachments to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] or by postal mail .

Program costs for Summer 2010

• outside cabin: $10,995 (per person based on double occupancy)
  single occupancy possible-inquire after May 1, 2010
• inside cabin: $9,999 (per person based on double occupancy)
  single occupancy possible-inquire after May 1, 2010

Applying for Admission

Download and print this application (PDF) . Applications and accompanying materials should be scanned and submitted electronically as attachments to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] or by postal mail. Applications will be accepted until program capacity is reached; applying early is recommended.

Applying for the Internship

Download and print this application (PDF). Application materials should be scanned and submitted electronically as attachments to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] or by postal mail . Deadline to submit all application materials is March 12.