Spring 2024 | Asia, Africa, and Europe Exploration

Course Offerings & Field Work

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

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 Spring 2024 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:

Spring 2024 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.

View Spring 2024 Voyage Academic Calendar

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.

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Spring 2024 Courses & Field Work

Course Offerings

Agricultural Sciences Meets Instructor Credits

AGRI 116 Plants and Civilizations [CRN 22324 and 22325] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Bousselot 3.0

AGRI 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food [CRN 20988] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 B 9:40—11:00 Seidl 3.0

Agricultural and Resource Economics Meets Instructor Credits

AREC 340 Introduction-Economics of Natural Resources [CRN 22331] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 2, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Seidl 3.0

Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits

ANTH 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice [CRN 22326] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Strand 3.0

Art Meets Instructor Credits

ART 100 Introduction to the Visual Arts [CRN 19431] (Section 1)
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Goeltzenleuchter 3.0

ART 237 Drawing for Non-Art Majors [CRN 22394] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 8:10—9:30 Goeltzenleuchter 3.0

ART 492A Seminar: Art History [CRN 22333] Focus: Contemporary African Art in Dialog
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Goeltzenleuchter 3.0

Biology Meets Instructor Credits

BZ 381A4 Ecology of Marine Megafaunas [CRN 22965] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 A 9:40—11:00 McConnico 3.0

Business Meets Instructor Credits

BUS 479 Strategic Management [CRN 20991] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 6 | January 30, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Shi 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

SPCM 100 Communication and Popular Culture [CRN 22380] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 5:10—6:30 Bowman 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 21080] (Section 1)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 1 | February 9, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Lewis 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 21082] (Section 2)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 14, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Lewis 3.0

SPCM 331 Nonverbal Communication [CRN 22382] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 11, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Bowman 3.0

SPCM 357 Film and Social Change [CRN 22383 and 22384] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | January 25, 2024 A 8:10—9:30 Lewis 3.0

SPCM 432 Interpersonal Communication [CRN 22385] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | January 25, 2024 B 9:40—11:00 Bowman 3.0

Economics Meets Instructor Credits

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics [CRN 22345 and 22346] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 1 | April 2, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Seidl 3.0

ECON 340 Introduction-Economics of Natural Resources [CRN 22332] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 2, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Seidl 3.0

ECON 370 Comparative Economic Systems [CRN 21021] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | January 25, 2024 A 8:10—9:30 Kling 3.0

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders [CRN 19717] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 2, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Billingslea 3.0

E 236 Short Fiction [CRN 22334] Focus: Dimensions, Form, and Meaning
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 6 | January 30, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Billingslea 3.0

E 311A Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction [CRN 22335 and 22336] Field Work: Maputo, Mozambique | Day 1 | February 24, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Granoff 3.0

E 330 Gender in World Literature [CRN 22337] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 2, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Gray 3.0

E 332 Modern Women Writers [CRN 20994] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Billingslea 3.0

Ethnic Studies Meets Instructor Credits

ETST 354 Black Cinema and Media [CRN 22356] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Euell 3.0

Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits

HES 145 Health and Wellness [CRN 22360] (Section 1)
Field Work: Porto, Portugal | Day 1 | April 10, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Chávez 3.0

HES 145 Health and Wellness [CRN 22759] (Section 2)
Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 1 | April 2, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Chávez 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present [CRN 19442] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Keller-Lapp 3.0

HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 [CRN 21030] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 11, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Shive 3.0

Horticulture Meets Instructor Credits

HORT 180A2 The Importance of Plants [CRN 22450] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | March 3, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Bousselot 3.0

Hospitality and Event Management Meets Instructor Credits

RRM 355 Culinary Tourism & Hospitality Management [CRN 22374] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Shmuel 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

IE 116 Plants and Civilizations [CRN 22327 and 22329] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Bousselot 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 19446] (Section 1)
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies B 8:30—9:30 Cushner 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 19447] (Section 2)
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies B 10:00—11:00 Cushner 3.0

IE 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food [CRN 21031] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 B 9:40—11:00 Seidl 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 14754] Focus: Global Human Rights
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 14, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Gray 3.0

Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 22566] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 11, 2024 A 9:40—11:00 Granoff 3.0

Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits

JTC 100 Media in Society [CRN 22349] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 2, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Itaya 3.0

JTC 345 Video Production [CRN 21039 and 21043] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 1 | March 17, 2024 A 5:10—6:30 Itaya 3.0

JTC 430 Advanced Documentary Photography [CRN 22351 and 22352] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 1 | March 17, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Itaya 3.0

Landscape Architecture Meets Instructor Credits

LAND 220 Fundamentals of Ecology [CRN 22353] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Bousselot 3.0

Life Science Meets Instructor Credits

LIFE 220 Fundamentals of Ecology [CRN 22355] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Bousselot 3.0

Management Meets Instructor Credits

MGT 320 Contemporary Management Principles/Practices [CRN 21046] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 A 5:10—6:30 Shi 3.0

MGT 340 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship [CRN 22371] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Preece 3.0

MGT 360 Social and Sustainable Venturing [CRN 22373] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 1 | February 9, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Shi 3.0

MGT 435 Global Ethical Leadership & Stakeholder Management [CRN 22963] Field Work: Porto, Portugal | Day 2 | April 11, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Preece 3.0

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 14756] (Section 1)
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | January 25, 2024 A 8:10—9:30 Byrnes 3.0

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 21048] (Section 2)
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Byrnes 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing [CRN 15986] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | March 5, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Byrnes 3.0

Music Meets Instructor Credits

MU 132 Exploring World Music [CRN 15324] (Section 1)
Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Strand 3.0

MU 132 Exploring World Music [CRN 15325] (Section 2)
Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Strand 3.0

MU 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice [CRN 22330] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Strand 3.0

Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits

NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism [CRN 19457] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Shmuel 3.0

NRRT 470 Tourism Impacts [CRN 22350] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Shmuel 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 14759] (Section 1)
Field Work: Maputo, Mozambique | Day 2 | February 25, 2024 B 8:10—9:30 McConnico 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 14760] (Section 2)
Field Work: Maputo, Mozambique | Day 2 | February 25, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 McConnico 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 22375] (Section 3)
Field Work: Maputo, Mozambique | Day 2 | February 25, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Quillmann 3.0

NR 300 Biological Diversity [CRN 22338] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 14, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Bybee 3.0

NR 370 Coastal Environmental Ecology [CRN 17834] (Section 1)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 10, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Bybee 3.0

NR 370 Coastal Environmental Ecology [CRN 22347] (Section 2)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 14, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Bybee 3.0

Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits

PHIL 174 World Religions [CRN 17870] Field Work: Maputo, Mozambique | Day 1 | February 24, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Stewart 3.0

PHIL 270 Issues in the Study of Religion [CRN 22354] Focus: Women and World Religions
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 1 | February 9, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Stewart 3.0

PHIL 345 Environmental Ethics [CRN 21066] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 B 8:10—9:30 Stewart 3.0

Political Science Meets Instructor Credits

POLS 232 International Relations [CRN 17848] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Karlin 3.0

POLS 362 Global Environmental Politics [CRN 22359] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Shive 3.0

POLS 435 US Foreign Policy [CRN 22361] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 B 8:10—9:30 Karlin 3.0

POLS 437 International Security [CRN 22362] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 11, 2024 A 9:40—11:00 Karlin 3.0

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 100 General Psychology [CRN 22364] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 2, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Cronin 3.0

PSY 252 Mind, Brain, and Behavior [CRN 22368] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Cordoba Montoya 3.0

PSY 300 Positive Psychology [CRN 17866] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 A 5:10—6:30 Cronin 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 21071] (Section 1)
Field Work: Porto, Portugal | Day 1 | April 10, 2024 B 8:10—9:30 Cordoba Montoya 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 22370] (Section 2)
Field Work: Porto, Portugal | Day 2 | April 11, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Cordoba Montoya 3.0

PSY 465 Adolescent Psychology [CRN 22372] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Cronin 3.0

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 462 Applied Social Change [CRN 22378] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Days 1-5 | March 17-21, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Chávez 3.0

Theatre Meets Instructor Credits

TH 141 Introduction to Theatre [CRN 14763] (Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 4 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Euell 3.0

TH 141 Introduction to Theatre [CRN 22387] (Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 8 | March 9, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Euell 3.0

Women’s Studies Meets Instructor Credits

WS 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies [CRN 22328] Field Work: Tangier, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 B 9:40—11:00 Gray 3.0

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