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 [CRN 20988] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 3, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 3.0

Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits

ANTH 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice [CRN 22326] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Byerly 3.0

Art Meets Instructor Credits

ART 231 Photo Image Making for Non-Art Majors [CRN 23073] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 23, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Jacobs 3.0

ART 320 Global Encounters in Art [CRN 23074] (Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 3, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Jacobs 3.0

ART 320 Global Encounters in Art [CRN 23075] (Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 6 | March 8, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Jacobs 3.0

Business Meets Instructor Credits

BUS 300 Business Writing and Communication [CRN 23076] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 3, 2025 B 9:30—10:50 Hibsman 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 21080] (Section 1)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | January 13, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Byerly 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 21082] (Section 2)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 18, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Byerly 3.0

SPCM 434 Intercultural Communication [CRN 23118] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | February 4, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Kohel 3.0

Dance Meets Instructor Credits

D 110 Understanding Dance [CRN 23077] (Section 1)
Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Gary 3.0

D 110 Understanding Dance [CRN 23953] (Section 2)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 18, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Gary 3.0

Economics Meets Instructor Credits

ECON 101 Economics of Social Issues [CRN 23080] Field Work: La Coruña, Spain | Day 2 | April 10, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Allard 3.0

ECON 204 Principles of Macroeconomics [CRN 23081 and 23082] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Allard 3.0

ECON 460 Economic Development [CRN 23083] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 2, 2025 B 9:30—10:50 Allard 3.0

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders [CRN 19717] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 2, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Peysson-Zeiss 3.0

E 311C Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction [CRN 23078 and 23079] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 1 | February 17, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Hibsman 3.0

E 330 Gender in World Literature [CRN 22337] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 18, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Peysson-Zeiss 3.0

Food Science and Human Nutrition Meets Instructor Credits

FSHN 150 Survey of Human Nutrition [CRN 23084] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 2, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Burke 3.0

Geography Meets Instructor Credits

GR 100 Introduction to Geography [CRN 23085] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | February 4, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Andrews 3.0

GR 220 Mapping, Cartography, and Spatial Thinking [CRN 23086 and 23087] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | January 17, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Andrews 3.0

GR 320 Cultural Geography [CRN 23088] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 1 | February 17, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Andrews 3.0

GR 425C Special Topics: Physical Geography [CRN 23089] Focus: Coral Reefs, Sea-Level and Climate Change
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 6 | February 22, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Scott 3.0

Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits

HES 145 Health and Wellness [CRN 22360] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 28, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Rosenberger 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present [CRN 19442] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 28, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Alexander 3.0

HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 [CRN 21030] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 28, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Harris 3.0

HIST 470 World Environmental History, 1500-Present [CRN 23090] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 18, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Alexander 3.0

Hospitality and Event Management Meets Instructor Credits

RRM 400 Food and Society [CRN 23114 and 23115] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | January 17, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Namaste 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 19446] (Section 1)
Field Work: Global Studies meets both A&B Days. There is no field class associated with Global Studies. B 8:20—9:20 Johnson 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 19447] (Section 2)
Field Work: Global Studies meets both A&B Days. There is no field class associated with Global Studies. B 9:50—10:50 Johnson 3.0

IE 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food [CRN 21031] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 3, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 14754] (Focus: A Cleaner, Greener World)
Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 23091] (Focus: Racism)
Field Work: La Coruña, Spain | Day 2 | April 10, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Gary 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 23092] (Focus: Experience, Status, and Activism of Women)
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | April 2, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Alexander 3.0

IE 471 Children and Youth in Global Context [CRN 23093] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 28, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Lucas-Thompson 3.0

Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 22566] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | January 13, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Burke 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 3, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Adams 3.0

JTC 328 Feature Writing [CRN 23094] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | February 5, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Adams 3.0

JTC 416 Global Communication Technologies [CRN 23095] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 23, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Seel 3.0

JTC 430 Advanced Documentary Photography [CRN 22351 and 22352] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | January 17, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 Seel 3.0

JTC 456 Documentary Film as a Liberal Art [CRN 23096 and 23097] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | February 5, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Seel 3.0

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits

LFRE 106 First Year French Review [CRN 23100] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 1 | April 1, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Peysson-Zeiss 3.0

LGEN 465E Studies in Foreign Film – Global [CRN 23101] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 23, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Adams 3.0

LSPA 301 Oral Communication-Spanish [CRN 23102] Field Work: La Coruña, Spain | Day 2 | April 10, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Namaste 3.0

Liberal Arts Meets Instructor Credits

LB 456 Documentary Film as a Liberal Art [CRN 23098 and 23099] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | February 5, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Seel 3.0

Management Meets Instructor Credits

MGT 340 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship [CRN 22371] (Section 1)
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | February 5, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Meyskens 3.0

MGT 340 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship [CRN 23103] (Section 2)
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 1 | April 1, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Meyskens 3.0

MGT 360 Social and Sustainable Venturing [CRN 22373] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 18, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Meyskens 3.0

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 14756] (Section 1)
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 23, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Blocker 3.0

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 21048] (Section 2)
Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 1 | March 17, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Blocker 3.0

MKT 361 Buyer Behavior [CRN 23104] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | February 4, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Carvalho 3.0

MKT 364 Product Design [CRN 23105] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | February 5, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Blocker 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing [CRN 15986] (Section 1)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | January 13, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Carvalho 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing [CRN 23106] (Section 2)
Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 1 | January 23, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Carvalho 3.0

Music Meets Instructor Credits

MU 232 Soundscapes – Music as Human Practice [CRN 22330] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Byerly 3.0

Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits

NRRT 270 Principles of Natural Resource Tourism [CRN 23530] Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 1 | February 17, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Neubert 3.0

NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism [CRN 19457] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 3 | March 22, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Neubert 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 140 Diversity and Inclusion in Natural Resources [CRN 23529] Field Work: La Coruña, Spain | Day 2 | April 10, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Neubert 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 14759] (Section 1)
Field Work: Mombasa, Kenya | Day 2 | February 18, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Arp 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 14760] (Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 6 | March 8, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Scott 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 22375] (Section 3)
Field Work: La Coruña, Spain | Day 2 | April 10, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Scott 3.0

Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits

PHIL 100 Appreciation of Philosophy [CRN 23107] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | January 13, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 De Pascuale 3.0

PHIL 372 Meaning and Truth in Religion [CRN 23108] Field Work: Penang, Malaysia | Day 6 | January 28, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 De Pascuale 3.0

PHIL 379 Mysticism East and West [CRN 23109] Field Work: La Coruña, Spain | Day 2 | April 10, 2025 B 9:30—10:50 De Pascuale 3.0

Political Science Meets Instructor Credits

POLS 232 International Relations [CRN 17848] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 White 3.0

POLS 347 Comparative Authoritarianism [CRN 23110] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | February 4, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 White 3.0

POLS 462 Globalization, Sustainability, and Justice [CRN 23111] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | January 17, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 3.0

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 100 General Psychology [CRN 22364] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Graham 3.0

PSY 300 Positive Psychology [CRN 17866] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 3, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Davis 3.0

PSY 315 Social Psychology [CRN 23112] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 1 | April 1, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Graham 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 21071] (Section 1)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | January 13, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Davis 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 22370] (Section 2)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | January 17, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Davis 3.0

PSY 328 Psychology of Human Sexuality [CRN 23113] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | March 3, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Rosenberger 3.0

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 344 Health, Medicine, and Society [CRN 23116] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 1 | April 1, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Rosenberger 3.0

SOC 462 Applied Social Change [CRN 23117] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 6 | March 8, 2025 & Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | March 18, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Burke 3.0

Women’s Studies Meets Instructor Credits

WS 200 Introduction to Women’s Studies [CRN 22328] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | February 5, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Namaste 3.0

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