Fall 2025 | 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 Offering Overview

Course Offering Information:

Fall 2025 syllabi are posted on a rolling basis as they are approved by our academic partner, Colorado State University.
Class schedule information will be posted after March 21.
74 sections will be offered on the Fall 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.

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’s important to have a minimum of 7 courses pre-approved by your home university advisor. Course registration operates on a first-come, first-served basis, so having multiple options is key!
Course registration opens on Wednesday, 21 May.
Course registration closes on Tuesday, 29 July.
All Gap Year students are required to take IU 172C: New Student Seminar AND IE 200: Global Studies.
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 sent to all deposited students on Wednesday, 9 April.

View Fall 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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Fall 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 March. Levin 3.0

Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits

ANTH 150 Imagining Sustainability Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Affolter 3.0

Art Meets Instructor Credits

ART 100 Introduction to the Visual Arts Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Ponce Geywitz 3.0

ART 237 Drawing for Non-Art Majors Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Ponce Geywitz 3.0

ART 320 Global Encounters in Art Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Ponce Geywitz 3.0

Business Meets Instructor Credits

BUS 405B Contemporary Business Topics: International Business Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Perkins 3.0

BUS 479 Strategic Management Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Perkins 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

SPCM 200 Public Speaking (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Keeling 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Keeling 3.0

SPCM 434 Intercultural Communication Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Keeling 3.0

Economics Meets Instructor Credits

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Levin 3.0

ECON 325 Health Economics Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Levin 3.0

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Meets Instructor Credits

ESS 150 Imagining Sustainability Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Affolter 3.0

Engineering Meets Instructor Credits

ENGR 337 Thermodynamics Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Baker 3.0

ENGR 342 Fluid Mechanics Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Baker 3.0

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Huh 3.0

E 332 Modern Women Writers Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Huh 3.0

Ethnic Studies Meets Instructor Credits

ETST 256 Border Crossings – People/Politics/Culture Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Winston 3.0

Food Science and Human Nutrition Meets Instructor Credits

FSHN 150 Survey of Human Nutrition (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Cunningham-Sabo 3.0

FSHN 150 Survey of Human Nutrition (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Cunningham-Sabo 3.0

FSHN 340 Food as Preventive Medicine Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Cunningham-Sabo 3.0

Geography Meets Instructor Credits

GR 100 Introduction to Geography Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Emmett 3.0

GR 345 Geography of Hazards Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Emmett 3.0

GR 440 Political Geography Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Emmett 3.0

Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits

HES 145 Health and Wellness (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. 3.0

HES 145 Health and Wellness (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. 3.0

HES 345 Population Health and Disease Prevention Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Schiffman 3.0

HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. 3.0

Human Development and Family Studies Meets Instructor Credits

HDFS 101 Individual and Family Development Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Harvey 3.0

HDFS 332 Death, Dying, and Grief Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Harvey 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

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

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

IE 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Levin 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues Focus: Navigating Global Media (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Schiffman 3.0

IE 471 Children and Youth in Global Context Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Harvey 3.0

IE 472 Education for Global Peace Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Affolter 3.0

Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits

IU 172C New Student Seminar (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Baker 3.0

IU 172C New Student Seminar (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Ortiz-Barnett 3.0

IU 172C New Student Seminar (Section 3)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Ortiz-Barnett 3.0

Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits

JTC 100 Media in Society Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Langmia 3.0

JTC 328 Feature Writing Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Schiffman 3.0

JTC 345 Video Production Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Langmia 3.0

JTC 412 International Mass Communication Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Langmia 3.0

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits

LGEN 465E Studies in Foreign Film – Global Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Lopez Cabrales 3.0

LSPA 106 First-Year Spanish Review Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Lopez Cabrales 3.0

LSPA 301 Oral Communication-Spanish Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Lopez Cabrales 3.0

Management Meets Instructor Credits

MGT 475 International Business Management Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Perkins 3.0

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

MKT 300 Marketing (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Berry 3.0

MKT 300 Marketing (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Berry 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Berry 3.0

Music Meets Instructor Credits

MU 132 Exploring World Music (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Borgo 3.0

MU 132 Exploring World Music (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Borgo 3.0

MU 342 Psychology of Music Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Borgo 3.0

Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits

NRRT 270 Principles of Natural Resource Tourism Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Gibson 3.0

NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Gibson 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Boyer 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Boyer 3.0

NR 370 Coastal Environmental Ecology Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Boyer 3.0

Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits

PHIL 174 World Religions (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Haberman 3.0

PHIL 174 World Religions (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Haberman 3.0

PHIL 479 Topics in Comparative Religions Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Haberman 3.0

Political Science Meets Instructor Credits

POLS 232 International Relations Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. 3.0

POLS 440 Political Geography Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Emmett 3.0

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 100 General Psychology (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Erickson 3.0

PSY 100 General Psychology (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Erickson 3.0

PSY 252 Mind, Brain, and Behavior Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Erickson 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology (Section 1)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Zhou 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology (Section 2)
Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Zhou 3.0

PSY 328 Psychology of Human Sexuality Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Zhou 3.0

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 342 Work and Leisure in Society Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Gibson 3.0

SOC 462 Applied Social Change Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Affolter 3.0

Theatre Meets Instructor Credits

TH 150 Introduction to Performance Field Work: Field Class Country and Date will be announced in March. Ortiz-Barnett 3.0

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