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 Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Bousselot 3.0

AGRI 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food 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 Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 4, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Seidl 3.0

Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits

ANTH 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice Field Work: Casablanca, 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 (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 Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 8:10—9:30 Goeltzenleuchter 3.0

ART 492 Seminar: Art History Contemporary African Art in Dialog
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Goeltzenleuchter 3.0

Business Meets Instructor Credits

BUS 479 Strategic Management Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Shi 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

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

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

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

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

SPCM 357 Film and Social Change Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 1 | January 25, 2024 A 8:10—9:30 Lewis-Schurter 3.0

SPCM 432 Interpersonal Communication Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 1 | January 25, 2024 B 9:40—11:00 Bowman 3.0

Economics Meets Instructor Credits

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | February 23, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Seidl 3.0

ECON 340 Introduction-Economics of Natural Resources Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 4, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Seidl 3.0

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

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 4, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Billingslea 3.0

E 236 Short Fiction Focus: Dimensions, Form, and Meaning
Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Billingslea 3.0

E 311A Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | February 23, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Granoff 3.0

E 330 Gender in World Literature Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 4, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Gray 3.0

E 332 Modern Women Writers 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 Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Euell 3.0

Finance Meets Instructor Credits

FIN 309 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 14, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Simmons 3.0

Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Meets Instructor Credits

FW 304 Conservation of Marine Megafauna Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 A 9:40—11:00 McConnico 3.0

Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits

HES 145 Health and Wellness Field Work: Porto, Portugal | Day 1 | April 10, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Chávez 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Keller-Lapp 3.0

HIST 452 China in the Modern World, 1600-Present Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | February 22, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Shive 3.0

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

Horticulture Meets Instructor Credits

HORT 110 The Importance of Plants Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | February 23, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 Bousselot 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

IE 116 Plants and Civilizations Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Bousselot 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies (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 (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 Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 B 9:40—11:00 Seidl 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues (Section 1) Focus: Global Human Rights
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 14, 2024 B 2:10—3:30 Gray 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues (Section 2) Focus: Race, Culture, Sex, and Business
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Simmons 3.0

Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits

IU 172 New Student Seminar Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 11, 2024 A 9:40—11:00 Granoff 1.0

Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits

JTC 100 Media in Society Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 4, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Itaya 3.0

JTC 345 Video Production Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | February 22, 2024 A 5:10—6:30 Itaya 3.0

JTC 430 Advanced Documentary Photography 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 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 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 Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 16, 2024 A 5:10—6:30 Shi 3.0

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

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

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

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

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

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

Music Meets Instructor Credits

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

MU 132 Exploring World Music (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 Field Work: Casablanca, 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 Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Shmuel 3.0

NRRT 470 Tourism Impacts Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | February 23, 2024 B 12:40—2:00 Shmuel 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 1)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | February 22, 2024 B 8:10—9:30 McConnico 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 2)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | February 23, 2024 B 11:10—12:30 McConnico 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 3)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | February 22, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Quillmann 3.0

NR 300 Biological Diversity Field Work: Cochin, India | Day 2 | January 26, 2024 B 5:10—6:30 Bybee 3.0

NR 370 Coastal Environmental Ecology (Section 1)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 10, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 Bybee 3.0

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

Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits

PHIL 174 World Religions Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | February 22, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Stewart 3.0

PHIL 270 Issues in the Study of Religion 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 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 Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 3, 2024 A 12:40—2:00 3.0

POLS 362 Global Environmental Politics Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Shive 3.0

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

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

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 100 General Psychology Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | February 22, 2024 B 3:40—5:00 Cronin 3.0

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

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

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

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

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

Restaurant and Resort Management Meets Instructor Credits

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

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 462 Applied Social Change (Section 1)
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Days 2-6 | April 3-7, 2024 A 2:10—3:30 Chávez 3.0

SOC 462 Applied Social Change (Section 2)
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 (Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | March 5, 2024 A 3:40—5:00 Euell 3.0

TH 141 Introduction to Theatre (Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 6 | March 9, 2024 A 11:10—12:30 Euell 3.0

Women’s Studies Meets Instructor Credits

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

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