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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: Introductory Cultural Anthropology (Ingram) Ingram 3.0
Field Work: Soundscapes-Music as Human Practice (Dineen) Dineen 3.0
Art Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: (Section 2) Focus: Architecture and Urban Planning of Europe and Asia Vincent 3.0
Field Work: (Section 1) Focus: Architecture and Urban Planning of Europe and Asia Vincent 3.0
Business Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Strategic Management Leopold 3.0
Field Work: Ethics in Contemporary Organizations Savitskie 3.0
Chemistry Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Chemistry in Context Zimmer 3.0
Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Public Speaking (Brinson) Brinson 3.0
Field Work: Evaluating Contemporary Film (TBD) 3.0
Field Work: Political Communication (Brinson) Brinson 3.0
Field Work: Screenwriting as Communication Adams 3.0
Field Work: Film and Social Change (Adams) Adams 3.0
Field Work: Intercultural Communication Grasso 3.0
Field Work: Intercultural Communication (TBD) 3.0
Economics Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Economics of Social Issues Colla 3.0
Field Work: Principles of Microeconomics Colla 3.0
Field Work: Health Economics Colla 3.0
English Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Reading Without Borders (Arnett) Arnett 3.0
Field Work: Focus: The World as Drama: From Tragedy to Comedy Suárez-García 3.0
Field Work: Introduction to the Study of Language (Arnett) Arnett 3.0
Field Work: Critical Studies of Popular Texts (Focus: International Noir) (Arnett) Arnett 3.0
Field Work: Literature of the Earth (Glover) Glover 3.0
Field Work: Focus: Travel Writing Glover 3.0
Ethnic Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Introduction to Queer Studies Gates-Crandall 3.0
Food Science and Human Nutrition Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Survey of Human Nutrition (Butki) Butki 3.0
Geology Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: The Blue Planet – Geology of Our Environment Anderson 3.0
Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Health and Wellness McCubbin 3.0
Field Work: Population Health and Disease Prevention Butki 3.0
Field Work: Psychology and Sport Butki 3.0
History Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 (Homayounvas) Homayounvash 3.0
Field Work: The Islamic World Since 1500 (Homayounvas) Homayounvash 3.0
Human Development and Family Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Individual and Family Development (Daunhauer) Daunhauer 3.0
Field Work: Disability Across the Lifespan and Culture (Daunhauer) Daunhauer 3.0
International Education Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Children and Youth in the Global Context (Daunhauer) Daunhauer 3.0
Field Work: (Section 1) Focus: Diseases without Borders Zimmer 3.0
Field Work: (Section 2) Focus: A Cleaner, Greener World Zimmer 3.0
Field Work: Impact Field Class (Cohort 2) in Jordan Ingram 1.0
Field Work: Impact Field Class (Cohort 1) in Morocco Ingram 1.0
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies. Nalbach 3.0
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies. Nalbach 3.0
Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: New Student Seminar (Section 2) in Casablanca, Morocco Gates-Crandall 1.0
Field Work: New Student Seminar (Section 1) in Casablanca, Morocco Gates-Crandall 1.0
Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Video Production (Austin) Austin 3.0
Field Work: International Mass Communication (Austin) Austin 3.0
Field Work: Journalism, Peace, and War (Austin) Austin 3.0
Field Work: Media in Society (Section 2) (Adams) Adams 3.0
Field Work: Media in Society (Section 1) (Brinson) Brinson 3.0
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: First-Year Spanish Review (Suárez-García) Suárez-García 3.0
Field Work: Oral Communication-Spanish (Suárez-García) Suárez-García 3.0
Management Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Contemporary Management Principles/Practices (Leopold) Leopold 3.0
Field Work: Social and Sustainable Venturing (Duran) Duran 3.0
Field Work: International Business Management (Leopold) Leopold 3.0
Field Work: Supply Chain Management (Savitskie) Savitskie 3.0
Marketing Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Marketing (Savitskie) Savitskie 3.0
Field Work: International Marketing (Section 1) (Duran) Duran 3.0
Field Work: International Marketing (Section 2) (Duran) Duran 3.0
Music Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Soundscapes-Music as Human Practice (Dineen) Dineen 3.0
Field Work: Exploring World Music (Section 2) (Dineen) Dineen 3.0
Field Work: Exploring World Music (Section 1) (Dineen) Dineen 3.0
Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: International Issues-Recreation and Tourism (Vannucci) Vannucci 3.0
Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Global Environmental Systems 3.0
Field Work: Oceanography (Section 1) 3.0
Field Work: Oceanography (Section 2) 3.0
Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: World Religions (Hahn Tapper) Hahn Tapper 3.0
Field Work: Topics in Comparative Religions (Hahn Tapper) Hahn Tapper 3.0
Field Work: Philosophy of Traditional Judaism (Hahn Tapper) Hahn Tapper 3.0
Political Science Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: International Relations (Spiegel) Spiegel 3.0
Field Work: International Security (Spiegel) Spiegel 3.0
Field Work: Comparative Government and Politics (Spiegel) Spiegel 3.0
Field Work: Middle East Politics (Homayounvash) Homayounvash 3.0
Psychology Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Psychology of Human Sexuality (Haddock) Haddock 3.0
Field Work: Psychopathology (Section 1) (Haddock) Haddock 3.0
Field Work: Psychopathology (Section 2) (Haddock) Haddock 3.0
Restaurant and Resort Management Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Food and Society (Vannucci) Vannucci 3.0
Field Work: Culinary Tourism and Hospitality Management (Vannucci) Vannucci 3.0
Sociology Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Social Problems (Batnitzky) Batnitzy 3.0
Field Work: Gender and Society (Batnitzky) Batnitzy 3.0
Field Work: Health, Medicine, and Society (Batnitzky) Batnitzy 3.0
Women’s Studies Meets Instructor Credits
Field Work: Introduction to Women’s Studies (TBD) 3.0

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