Fall 2024 | European, Asian, and African 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:

Fall 2024 syllabi are posted on a rolling basis as they are approved by our academic partner, Colorado State University.
Class schedule information will be posted in March.
72 sections will be offered on the Fall 2024 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.

Registration 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.
It is important to have at least 7 courses pre-approved by your home university advisor as course registration is on a first come, first served basis.
Course registration opens on Wednesday, 22 May.
Course registration closes on Tuesday, 6 August.
All Gap Year students are required to take IU 172C New Student Seminar.
Are you a changemaker interested in making an impact? Consider joining the Chapman Impact Cohort which includes registering in SOC 462 Applied Social Change. Information on how to join this prestigious cohort will be available on April 1.

View Fall 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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Fall 2024 Courses & Field Work

Course Offerings

Art Meets Instructor Credits

ART 100 Introduction to the Visual Arts [CRN 74115] (Section 1)
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 15, 2024 B 12:30—1:50 Simpkins 3.0

ART 100 Introduction to the Visual Arts [CRN 74116] (Section 2)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 B 2:00—3:20 Simpkins 3.0

ART 237 Drawing for Non-Art Majors [CRN 76816] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 1 | September 15, 2024 A 8:00—9:20 Simpkins 3.0

Business Meets Instructor Credits

BUS 220 Ethics in Contemporary Organizations [CRN 72116 and 72117] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | December 5, 2024 A 8:00—9:20 Kroll 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 72168] (Section 1)
Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 2 | December 11, 2024 B 11:00—12:20 Moore 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 77077] (Section 2)
Field Work: Kochi | Day 6 | November 11, 2024 A 12:30—1:50 Moore 3.0

SPCM 434 Intercultural Communication [CRN 69718] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 15, 2024 A 2:00—3:20 Premazzi 3.0

Composition Meets Instructor Credits

CO 300 Writing Arguments [CRN 76821] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 7 | October 28, 2024 A 11:00—12:20 Gray 3.0

Design Thinking Meets Instructor Credits

IDEA 210 Introduction to Design Thinking [CRN 76856] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 24, 2024 A 3:30—4:50 Catalano 3.0

Economics Meets Instructor Credits

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics [CRN 75605 and 75607] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 24, 2024 B 3:30—4:50 Gao 3.0

ECON 204 Principles of Macroeconomics [CRN 76854 and 76855] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 2 | September 16, 2024 A 8:00—9:20 Gao 3.0

ECON 332 International Political Economy [CRN 76859] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 22, 2024 B 9:30—10:50 Gai 3.0

ECON 370 Comparative Economic Systems [CRN 76860] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 2 | December 11, 2024 B 11:00—12:20 Gao 3.0

Education-General Meets Instructor Credits

EDUC 320 Educational Psychology [CRN 76863 and 76864] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 2 | December 11, 2024 B 11:00—12:20 McKenna 3.0

Engineering Meets Instructor Credits

ENGR 337 Thermodynamics [CRN 76861] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 24, 2024 B 3:30—4:50 Vermeulen 3.0

ENGR 342 Fluid Mechanics [CRN 76862] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 2 | September 16, 2024 A 5:00—6:20 Vermeulen 3.0

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders [CRN 75597] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 B 11:00—12:20 Gray 3.0

E 408 Topics in Comparative Literature [CRN 76852] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 1 | November 30, 2024 A 12:30—1:50 Valerio-Holguin 3.0

Geography Meets Instructor Credits

GR 100 Introduction to Geography [CRN 76867] Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 B 12:30—1:50 Reddy 3.0

GR 425C Special Topics: Physical Geography [CRN 76878] Focus: Coral Reefs, Sea-Level and Climate Change
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 A 11:00—12:20 Gray 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present [CRN 76875] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 2 | September 16, 2024 A 12:30—1:50 Transchel 3.0

HIST 333 Contemporary Europe [CRN 76873] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 1 | December 10, 2024 B 3:30—4:50 Transchel 3.0

HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 [CRN 74069] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 2 | December 11, 2024 B 11:00—12:20 Gai 3.0

Hospitality and Event Management Meets Instructor Credits

RRM 101 Hospitality and Event Industry [CRN 76737] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 1 | December 10, 2024 B 3:30—4:50 Kang 3.0

RRM 355 Culinary Tourism & Hospitality Management [CRN 74290] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 1 | November 30, 2024 B 2:00—3:20 Kang 3.0

Human Development and Family Studies Meets Instructor Credits

HDFS 201 Perspectives in Gerontology [CRN 76877] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 2 | December 11, 2024 B 11:00—12:20 Baldwin-Clark 3.0

HDFS 412 Mental and Physical Health in Adulthood [CRN 76876] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 2 | September 16, 2024 A 8:00—9:20 Baldwin-Clark 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 74128] (Section 1)
Field Work: Global Studies meets both A&B days, 8:20-9:20 AM. There is no field class for Global Studies. A 8:20—9:20 Green 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 74129] (Section 2)
Field Work: Global Studies meets both A&B days, 9:50-10:50 AM. There is no field class for Global Studies. A 9:50—10:50 Green 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 75634] Focus: Human Trafficking
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 24, 2024 B 9:30—10:50 Transchel 3.0

IE 471 Children and Youth in Global Context [CRN 74102] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 6 | September 28, 2024 B 9:30—10:50 Stutey 3.0

International Studies Meets Instructor Credits

INST 200 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Globalization [CRN 75637] Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 A 3:30—4:50 Gai 3.0

Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 76865] (Section 1)
Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 1 | September 15, 2024 A 9:30—10:50 McKenna 3.0

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 76866] (Section 2)
Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 1 | September 15, 2024 A 2:00—3:20 McKenna 3.0

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 76868] (Section 3)
Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 1 | September 15, 2024 A 12:30—1:50 Kroll 3.0

Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits

JTC 100 Media in Society [CRN 72147] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 6 | September 28, 2024 A 11:00—12:20 Evans 3.0

JTC 328 Feature Writing [CRN 76858] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 7 | October 28, 2024 A 3:30—4:50 Evans 3.0

JTC 345 Video Production [CRN 75640 and 75642] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 1 | December 10, 2024 B 5:00—6:20 Evans 3.0

Landscape Architecture Meets Instructor Credits

LAND 120 History of the Designed Landscape [CRN 76870] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 A 11:00—12:20 Catalano 3.0

LAND 220 Fundamentals of Ecology [CRN 76871] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 15, 2024 B 3:30—4:50 Catalano 3.0

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits

LGEN 465E Studies in Foreign Film – Global [CRN 76708] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 7 | October 28, 2024 A 3:30—4:50 Valerio-Holguin 3.0

LSPA 106 First-Year Spanish Review [CRN 75644] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 6 | September 20, 2024 B 2:00—3:20 Valerio-Holguin 3.0

Management Meets Instructor Credits

MGT 320 Contemporary Management Principles/Practices [CRN 75646] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 A 2:00—3:20 Berk 3.0

MGT 340 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship [CRN 76710] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 15, 2024 A 9:30—10:50 Vermeulen 3.0

MGT 360 Social and Sustainable Venturing [CRN 72129] (Section 1)
Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 B 12:30—1:50 Berk 3.0

MGT 360 Social and Sustainable Venturing [CRN 76711] (Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 22, 2024 B 2:00—3:20 Berk 3.0

MGT 435 Global Ethical Leadership & Stakeholder Management [CRN 76713] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 22, 2024 B 8:00—9:20 Kroll 3.0

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 70738] (Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 22, 2024 B 2:00—3:20 Tuzovic 3.0

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 76715] (Section 2)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | December 5, 2024 B 5:00—6:20 Tuzovic 3.0

MKT 366 Services Marketing [CRN 76716] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 A 11:00—12:20 Tuzovic 3.0

Music Meets Instructor Credits

MU 132 Exploring World Music [CRN 70735] (Section 2)
Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 6 | October 13, 2024 A 5:00—6:20 Brill 3.0

MU 132 Exploring World Music [CRN 70736] (Section 1)
Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 A 3:30—4:50 Brill 3.0

MU 333 History of Rock and Roll [CRN 76717] Field Work: Hong Kong, SAR | Day 1 | December 10, 2024 B 12:30—1:50 Brill 3.0

Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits

NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism [CRN 72135] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 7 | October 28, 2024 A 5:00—6:20 Kang 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 69723] (Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 7 | October 28, 2024 B 2:00—3:20 Gray 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 69724] (Section 2)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 3 | November 7, 2024 B 5:00—6:20 Gray 3.0

Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits

PHIL 174 World Religions [CRN 74076] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 24, 2024 A 3:30—4:50 Lloyd-Moffett 3.0

PHIL 372 Meaning and Truth in Religion [CRN 76718] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 1 | November 30, 2024 B 5:00—6:20 Lloyd-Moffett 3.0

PHIL 379 Mysticism East and West [CRN 76719] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 16, 2024 A 9:30—10:50 Lloyd-Moffett 3.0

Political Science Meets Instructor Credits

POLS 131 Current World Problems [CRN 76732] Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 B 12:30—1:50 Payerhin 3.0

POLS 232 International Relations [CRN 70730] Field Work: Lisbon, Portugal | Day 2 | September 16, 2024 B 8:00—9:20 Payerhin 3.0

POLS 241 Comparative Government and Politics [CRN 75652] Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 A 2:00—3:20 Shirk 3.0

POLS 332 International Political Economy [CRN 76733] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 22, 2024 B 9:30—10:50 Gai 3.0

POLS 443 Comparative Social Movements [CRN 76734] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 15, 2024 A 11:00—12:20 Payerhin 3.0

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 300 Positive Psychology [CRN 76735] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 15, 2024 A 5:00—6:20 Stutey 3.0

PSY 315 Social Psychology [CRN 76736] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 6 | October 13, 2024 B 3:30—4:50 Stutey 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 70728] (Section 1)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 6, 2024 B 12:30—1:50 Pullen 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 74066] (Section 2)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 6 | December 5, 2024 B 5:00—6:20 Pullen 3.0

PSY 437 Psychology of Gender [CRN 76754] Field Work: Tema (Accra), Ghana | Day 2 | October 9, 2024 A 2:00—3:20 Pullen 3.0

Social Work Meets Instructor Credits

SOWK 330 Dismantling Privilege and Oppression [CRN 76741 and 76743] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 1 | October 8, 2024 A 12:30—1:50 Baldwin-Clark 3.0

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 462 Applied Social Change [CRN 76738] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Days 2-6 | October 23-27, 2024 A 2:00—3:20 Reddy 3.0

Theatre Meets Instructor Credits

TH 150 Introduction to Performance [CRN 76744 and 76745] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 22, 2024 B 8:00—9:20 Moore 3.0

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