Spring 2025 | 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.
Class schedule information will be posted in August.
70-72 courses will be offered on the Spring 2025 voyage.
Lower-division courses are designated with 100-299 numbers; upper-division courses are 300-499 numbers.
Each course, except for Global Studies, has an experiential Field Class in one of the ports.
Please visit the Faculty & Staff page to learn about your professors.

Timeline:

Spring 2025 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 2025 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 2025 Courses & Field Work

Course Offerings

Agricultural Sciences Meets Instructor Credits

AGRI 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits

ANTH 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Byerly 3.0

ANTH 315 Global Mobilities–The African Diaspora Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

Art Meets Instructor Credits

ART 231 Photo Image Making for Non-Art Majors Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Jacobs 3.0

ART 320 Global Encounters in Art (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Jacobs 3.0

ART 320 Global Encounters in Art (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Jacobs 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

SPCM 200 Public Speaking (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Byerly 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Byerly 3.0

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Peysson-Zeiss 3.0

E 330 Gender in World Literature Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Peysson-Zeiss 3.0

Geography Meets Instructor Credits

GR 425C Special Topics: Physical Geography Focus: Coral Reefs, Sea-Level and Climate Change
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits

HES 145 Health and Wellness Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Rosenberger 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Harris 3.0

Hospitality and Event Management Meets Instructor Credits

RRM 400 Food and Society Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Namaste 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

IE 200 Global Studies (Section 1)
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies (Section 2)
Field Work: There is no field class associated with Global Studies 3.0

IE 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues (Focus: A Cleaner, Greener World)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

IE 471 Children and Youth in Global Context Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits

LFRE 106 First Year French Review Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Peysson-Zeiss 3.0

LSPA 301 Oral Communication-Spanish Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Namaste 3.0

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

MKT 361 Buyer Behavior Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Carvalho 3.0

MKT 364 Product Design Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Blocker 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Carvalho 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Carvalho 3.0

Music Meets Instructor Credits

MU 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Byerly 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Arp 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 3)
Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

Political Science Meets Instructor Credits

POLS 232 International Relations Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. White 3.0

POLS 347 Comparative Authoritarianism Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. White 3.0

POLS 462 Globalization, Sustainability, and Justice Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. 3.0

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 100 General Psychology Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Graham 3.0

PSY 315 Social Psychology Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Graham 3.0

PSY 328 Psychology of Human Sexuality Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Rosenberger 3.0

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 344 Health, Medicine, and Society Field Work: Field Class country and date will be announced in August. Rosenberger 3.0

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