Fall 2023 | European and Asian Adventure

Course Offerings & Field Work

Courses will be posted as they are approved by our academic partner, Colorado State University.

Course Curriculum Overview

Course Offering Information:

  • All Semester at Sea students take 4 courses, including the required core course, IE 200 Global Studies, for a total full-time load of 12 credits.
  • 70-72 courses will be offered on the Fall 2023 voyage.
  • Lower-division courses are designated with 100-299 numbers; upper-division courses are 300-499 numbers.
  • Each course has an experiential Field Class in one of the ports.

Timeline:

  • Fall 2023 courses are posted as they are approved by our academic partner, Colorado State University.
  • Courses are listed between 9-12 months prior to the voyage.
  • Syllabi are available between 6-9 months prior to the voyage.
  • Course registration opens 3-4 months prior to the voyage.

Field Programs & Field Work

When Semester at Sea arrives in each country, student voyagers will either explore via required Field Work for their classes, participate in optional Semester at Sea-designed Field Programs, or they can plan their own travel experiences.

Fall 2023 Courses & Field Work

Course Offerings
Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | December 5, 2023 B 8:10—9:30 Ingram 3.0
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 6 | September 21, 2023 A 8:10—9:30 Dineen 3.0
Art Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1) Focus: Architecture and Urban Planning of Europe and Asia
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 2 | October 16, 2023
B 11:10—12:30 Vincent 3.0
(Section 2) Focus: Architecture and Urban Planning of Europe and Asia
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | November 13, 2023
B 9:40—11:00 Vincent 3.0
Business Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 13, 2023 B 5:10—6:30 Savitskie 3.0
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 3 | November 15, 2023 B 12:40—2:00 Leopold 3.0
Chemistry Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 1 | September 27, 2023 A 11:10—12:30 Zimmer 3.0
Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 2 | October 16, 2023 A 5:10—6:30 Brinson 3.0
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 2 | December 6, 2023 A 12:40—2:00 Adams 3.0
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 25, 2023 B 3:40—5:00 Adams 3.0
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 13, 2023 B 8:10—9:30 Brinson 3.0
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 1 | September 27, 2023 A 11:10—12:30 Grasso 3.0
Economics Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | November 14, 2023 A 5:10—6:30 Colla 3.0
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 2 | September 17, 2023 A 8:10—9:30 Colla 3.0
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 1 | October 4, 2023 B 8:10—9:30 Colla 3.0
English Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 1 | September 27, 2023 A 11:10—12:30 Arnett 3.0
Focus: The World as Drama: From Tragedy to Comedy
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 2 | October 16, 2023
B 11:10—12:30 Suarez Garcia 3.0
Focus: Travel Writing
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 25, 2023
A 11:10—12:30 Glover 3.0
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | December 5, 2023 B 12:40—2:00 Arnett 3.0
Focus: International Noir
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 5 | November 17, 2023
A 2:10—3:30 Arnett 3.0
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 5 | October 1, 2023 B 5:10—6:30 Glover 3.0
Ethnic Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 13, 2023 B 5:10—6:30 Gates-Crandall 3.0
Food Science and Human Nutrition Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 25, 2023 B 12:40—2:00 Butki 3.0
Geology Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 2 | October 16, 2023 B 3:40—5:00 Anderson 3.0
Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 2 | October 5, 2023 B 2:10—3:30 McCubbin 3.0
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 5 | November 17, 2023 A 2:10—3:30 Butki 3.0
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 3 | November 15, 2023 A 8:10—9:30 Butki 3.0
History Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 25, 2023 B 3:40—5:00 Homayounvash 3.0
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 2 | December 6, 2023 A 5:10—6:30 Homayounvash 3.0
Hospitality and Event Management Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 4 | October 7, 2023 B 2:10—3:30 Vannucci 3.0
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 2 | October 16, 2023 B 11:10—12:30 Vannucci 3.0
Human Development and Family Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | November 14, 2023 A 5:10—6:30 Daunhauer 3.0
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 2 | October 5, 2023 B 9:40—11:00 Daunhauer 3.0
International Education Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1) A and B Days 0830-0930
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies.
B 8:30—9:30 Nalbach 3.0
(Section 2) A and B Days 1000-1100
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies.
B 10:00—11:00 Nalbach 3.0
(Section 1) Focus: Diseases without Borders
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | December 5, 2023
B 5:10—6:30 Zimmer 3.0
(Section 2) Focus: A Cleaner, Greener World
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 3 | November 15, 2023
B 12:40—2:00 Zimmer 3.0
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 1 | September 16, 2023 A 9:40—11:00 Daunhauer 3.0
International Studies Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Days 3 – 5 | November 15 – 17, 2023
A 9:40—11:00 Ingram 3.0
(Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Days 3 – 5 | November 15 – 17, 2023
A 12:40—2:00 Ingram 3.0
Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1)
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 1 | September 16, 2023
A 9:40—11:00 Gates-Crandall 1.0
(Section 2)
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 3 | September 18, 2023
A 2:10—3:30 Gates-Crandall 1.0
(Section 3)
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 2 | September 17, 2023
B 3:40—5:00 Gates-Crandall 1.0
Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 5 | November 17, 2023
A 12:40—2:00 Brinson 3.0
(Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | November 16, 2023
A 5:10—6:30 Adams 3.0
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | December 5, 2023 A 2:10—3:30 Austin 3.0
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 1 | September 27, 2023 A 11:10—12:30 Austin 3.0
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 13, 2023 B 11:10—12:30 Austin 3.0
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 1 | October 4, 2023 A 12:40—2:00 Suarez Garcia 3.0
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 4 | October 7, 2023 A 3:40—5:00 Suarez Garcia 3.0
Management Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | November 16, 2023 A 12:40—2:00 Savitskie 3.0
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 2 | December 6, 2023 A 12:40—2:00 Leopold 3.0
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 5 | November 17, 2023 A 2:10—3:30 Duran 3.0
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 1 | October 4, 2023 A 3:40—5:00 Leopold 3.0
Marketing Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 6 | September 21, 2023 A 3:40—5:00 Savitskie 3.0
(Section 1)
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 5 | October 19, 2023
B 3:40—5:00 Duran 3.0
(Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | November 16, 2023
B 5:10—6:30 Duran 3.0
Music Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | November 13, 2023
B 2:10—3:30 Dineen 3.0
(Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | November 16, 2023
B 12:40—2:00 Dineen 3.0
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 6 | September 21, 2023 A 8:10—9:30 Dineen 3.0
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 2 | December 6, 2023 A 11:10—12:30 Vannucci 3.0
Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1)
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 5 | October 1, 2023
B 2:10—3:30 Hiebert 3.0
(Section 2)
Field Work: Gibraltar, United Kingdom | Day 1 | October 27, 2023
B 11:10—12:30 Hiebert 3.0
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 2 | December 6, 2023 A 11:10—12:30 Hiebert 3.0
Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 6 | September 21, 2023 A 2:10—3:30 Hahn Tapper 3.0
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 5 | October 1, 2023 A 3:40—5:00 Hahn Tapper 3.0
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 13, 2023 B 5:10—6:30 Hahn Tapper 3.0
Political Science Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 1 | October 4, 2023 A 3:40—5:00 Spiegel 3.0
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 6 | September 21, 2023 B 2:10—3:30 Spiegel 3.0
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 5 | October 19, 2023 B 3:40—5:00 Spiegel 3.0
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 3 | November 15, 2023 B 12:40—2:00 Homayounvash 3.0
Psychology Meets Instructor Credits
(Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | November 14, 2023
B 9:40—11:00 Haddock 3.0
(Section 2)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 13, 2023
B 11:10—12:30 Haddock 3.0
Field Work: Las Palmas, Canary Islands | Day 2 | October 31, 2023 A 5:10—6:30 Haddock 3.0
Sociology Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Barcelona, Spain | Day 1 | October 4, 2023 A 3:40—5:00 Batnitzky 3.0
Field Work: Valletta, Malta | Day 1 | September 27, 2023 B 2:10—3:30 Batnitzky 3.0
Field Work: Piraeus, Greece | Day 5 | October 19, 2023 B 3:40—5:00 Batnitzky 3.0

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