Experience

Frequently Offered Courses

Semester at Sea offers three-credit courses across a wide range of disciplines.

Semester at Sea Courses

Semester at Sea offers three-credit courses across a wide range of disciplines. Course syllabi reflect the expertise of the faculty members and the voyage itinerary. Many of the Semester at Sea courses listed below are offered on every voyage. Typically, one-third of the courses are lower-division and two-thirds are upper-division. For more information on these courses, go to catalog.colostate.edu.

A look into what’s included:

Each voyage offers 45–50 course sections selected from our Frequently Offered Course list
Each voyage offers about 25 additional courses based on the itinerary and special faculty
Courses in bold are offered every voyage (contingent upon faculty availability)
Voyage-specific course offerings are posted 12–9 months prior to the program start date

Learning Cohorts

You may apply to participate in a learning cohort as part of your Semester at Sea experience. Semester at Sea currently offers two cohorts: 1) Social impact (the Chapman Impact Cohort); and 2) the Engineering Cohort. We encourage all engineering majors and students interested in the Chapman Impact program to indicate their interest when submitting their admission application.

Learn more:

Chapman Impact Cohort

Engineering Cohort

Professional Certificates

While traveling the world on the MV World Odyssey, students can now earn a unique professional certificate that distinguishes them as uniquely well-prepared for professional roles in global businesses and nonprofits.

Learn more:

Dialogue Facilitation Certification

Courses

Subject Area	Lower Division Courses (100-200 Level)	Upper Division Courses (300-400 Level)
Business	• BUS 220 – Business Ethics	• MGT 475 – International Business Management • MKT 300 – Marketing • MKT 365 – International Marketing • MGT 320 – Contemporary Management • MGT 340 – Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship and/or MGT 360 – Social and Sustainable Venturing • MGT 411 – Leading High-Performance Teams • MKT 361 – Buyer Behavior
Communication, Journalism, and Media Studies	• SPCM 200 – Public Speaking • JTC 100 – Media in Society	• SPCM 434 – Intercultural Communication • JTC 328 – Feature Writing or JTC 345 – Video Production or JTC 430 – Advanced Digital Documentary Photography • JTC 412 – International Mass Communication
Political Science, Economics, and History	• POLS 232 – International Relations • ECON 101 – Economics of Social Issues • ECON 202 – Principles of Microeconomics and/or ECON 204 – Principles of Macroeconomics • POLS 131 – Current World Problems	• ECON 370 – Comparative Economic Systems and/or ECON 460 – Economic Development • HIST 466 – US-China Relations since 1800 • POLS 462 – Globalization, Sustainability, & Justice
Literatures and Languages	• E 142 – Reading Without Borders • E 245 – World Drama • LSPA 106 – 1^st Year Spanish Review	• E 311 – Intermediate Creative Writing • E 408 – Topics in Comparative Literature
Engineering Environment, and Health	• NR 150 – Oceanography • FSHN 150 – Survey of Human Nutrition • HES 145 – Health & Wellness	• NR 300 – Biological Diversity and/or NR 370 – Coastal Environmental Ecology • ENGR 337 – Thermodynamics (fall voyages) • ENGR 342 – Fluid Mechanics (fall voyages)
Performing and Visual Arts	• MU 132 – Exploring World Music • MU 232 – Soundscapes-Music as Human Practice • ART 100 – Introduction to the Visual Arts • TH 141 – Introduction to Theatre	• ART 320 – Global Encounters in Art • ART 492 – Seminar in Art History • SPCM 357 – Film and Social Change
Psychology and Human Development	• HDFS 101 – Individual and Family Development and/or PSY 100 – General Psychology	• PSY 300 – Positive Psychology and/or PSY 315 – Social Psychology and/or PSY 328 – Psychology of Human Sexuality • PSY 320 – Psychopathology • IE 471 – Children and Youth in Global Context
Religion and Philosophy	• PHIL 171 – Religions of the West or PHIL 172 – Religions of the East • PHIL 174 – World Religions	• PHIL 372 – Meaning and Truth in Religion • PHIL 479 – Topics in Comparative Religions
Society and Culture	• IE 200 – Global Studies • IE 272 – World Interdependence: Current Global Issues • ANTH 100 – Introductory Cultural Anthropology • ANTH 232 – Soundscapes-Music as Human Practice • ETST 201 – Introduction to Queer Studies and/or WS 200 – Introduction to Women’s Studies • GR 100 – Introduction to Geography • SOC 105 – Social Problems	• SOC 462 – Applied Social Change • SOC 333 – Gender and Society • ANTH 329 – Cultural Change and/or GR 320 – Cultural Geography
Tourism and Hospitality	• NRRT 270 – Principles of Natural Resource Tourism	• NRRT 320 – International Issues in Recreation & Tourism • RRM 355 – Culinary Tourism & Hospitality Management • RRM 400 – Food and Society