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 [CRN 78106] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Levin 3.0

Anthropology Meets Instructor Credits

ANTH 150 Imagining Sustainability [CRN 78109] Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 1 | December 10, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Affolter 3.0

Art Meets Instructor Credits

ART 100 Introduction to the Visual Arts [CRN 74115] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | October 14, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Ponce Geywitz 3.0

ART 237 Drawing for Non-Art Majors [CRN 76816] Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 2 | September 16, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Ponce Geywitz 3.0

ART 320 Global Encounters in Art [CRN 78113] Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 1 | December 10, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Ponce Geywitz 3.0

Business Meets Instructor Credits

BUS 405B Contemporary Business Topics: International Business Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | October 14, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Perkins 3.0

BUS 479 Strategic Management [CRN 78120] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 18, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Perkins 3.0

Communication Studies Meets Instructor Credits

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 72168] (Section 1)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 2, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Keeling 3.0

SPCM 200 Public Speaking [CRN 77077] (Section 2)
Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 2 | December 11, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Keeling 3.0

SPCM 434 Intercultural Communication [CRN 69718] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 19, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Keeling 3.0

Economics Meets Instructor Credits

ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics [CRN 75605] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 29, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Levin 3.0

ECON 325 Health Economics [CRN 78126] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 19, 2025 B 9:30—10:50 Levin 3.0

Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Meets Instructor Credits

ESS 150 Imagining Sustainability [CRN 78110] Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 1 | December 10, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Affolter 3.0

Engineering Meets Instructor Credits

ENGR 337 Thermodynamics [CRN 76861] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 29, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Baker 3.0

ENGR 342 Fluid Mechanics [CRN 76862] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 19, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Baker 3.0

English Meets Instructor Credits

E 142 Reading Without Borders [CRN 75597] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 19, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Huh 3.0

E 332 Modern Women Writers [CRN 78124] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | October 14, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Huh 3.0

Ethnic Studies Meets Instructor Credits

ETST 256 Border Crossings – People/Politics/Culture [CRN 78127] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 9, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Winston 3.0

Food Science and Human Nutrition Meets Instructor Credits

FSHN 150 Survey of Human Nutrition [CRN 78130] (Section 1)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 1 | December 1, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Cunningham-Sabo 3.0

FSHN 150 Survey of Human Nutrition [CRN 78131] (Section 2)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 2, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Cunningham-Sabo 3.0

FSHN 340 Food as Preventive Medicine [CRN 78133] Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 2 | September 23, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Cunningham-Sabo 3.0

Geography Meets Instructor Credits

GR 100 Introduction to Geography [CRN 76867] Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 2 | September 16, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Emmett 3.0

GR 345 Geography of Hazards [CRN 78142] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 8, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Emmett 3.0

GR 440 Political Geography [CRN 78111] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 18, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Emmett 3.0

Health and Exercise Science Meets Instructor Credits

HES 145 Health and Wellness [CRN 78149] (Section 1)
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 19, 2025 B 9:30—10:50 Forrest 3.0

HES 145 Health and Wellness [CRN 78150] (Section 2)
Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 1 | December 10, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Forrest 3.0

HES 345 Population Health and Disease Prevention [CRN 78152] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 29, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Forrest 3.0

History Meets Instructor Credits

HIST 171 World History, 1500-Present [CRN 76875] Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 2 | October 17, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Schiffman 3.0

HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 [CRN 74069] Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 2 | December 11, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 3.0

Human Development and Family Studies Meets Instructor Credits

HDFS 101 Individual and Family Development [CRN 78145] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 18, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Harvey 3.0

HDFS 332 Death, Dying, and Grief [CRN 78148] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | October 14, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Harvey 3.0

International Education Meets Instructor Credits

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 74128] (Section 1)
Field Work: Global Studies meets both A&B days, 9:30-10:30 AM. There is no field class for Global Studies. B 9:30—10:30 Martin 3.0

IE 200 Global Studies [CRN 74129] (Section 2)
Field Work: Global Studies meets both A&B days, 2:00-3:00 PM. There is no field class for Global Studies. B 2:00—3:00 Martin 3.0

IE 270 World Interdependence-Population and Food [CRN 78107] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Levin 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 75634] Focus: Ocean Governance (Section 1)
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 3 | November 10, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 3.0

IE 272 World Interdependence – Current Global Issues [CRN 78162] Focus: Navigating Global Media (Section 2)
Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 2 | December 11, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Schiffman 3.0

IE 471 Children and Youth in Global Context [CRN 74102] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 1 | September 28, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Harvey 3.0

IE 472 Education for Global Peace [CRN 78161] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 3 | November 10, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Affolter 3.0

Intra-University Meets Instructor Credits

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 76865] (Section 1)
Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 1 | September 15, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 Baker 3.0

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 76866] (Section 2)
Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 1 | September 15, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Ortiz-Barnett 3.0

IU 172C New Student Seminar [CRN 76868] (Section 3)
Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 1 | September 15, 2025 A 2:00—3:20 Ortiz-Barnett 3.0

Journalism and Media Communication Meets Instructor Credits

JTC 100 Media in Society [CRN 72147] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 1 | October 13, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Langmia 3.0

JTC 328 Feature Writing [CRN 76858] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Schiffman 3.0

JTC 345 Video Production [CRN 75640] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 6 | October 31, 2025 B 9:30—10:50 Langmia 3.0

JTC 412 International Mass Communication [CRN 78166] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 3 | November 10, 2025 A 9:30—10:50 Langmia 3.0

Languages, Literatures and Cultures Meets Instructor Credits

LGEN 465E Studies in Foreign Film – Global [CRN 76708] Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 2 | September 16, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Lopez Cabrales 3.0

LSPA 106 First-Year Spanish Review [CRN 75644] Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 1 | September 22, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Lopez Cabrales 3.0

LSPA 301 Oral Communication-Spanish [CRN 78170] Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 2 | September 23, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Lopez Cabrales 3.0

Management Meets Instructor Credits

MGT 475 International Business Management [CRN 78173] Field Work: Hong Kong, S.A.R | Day 2 | December 11, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Perkins 3.0

Marketing Meets Instructor Credits

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 70738] (Section 1)
Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 2 | November 19, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Berry 3.0

MKT 300 Marketing [CRN 76715] (Section 2)
Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 1 | October 13, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Berry 3.0

MKT 365 International Marketing [CRN 78178] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 2, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Berry 3.0

Music Meets Instructor Credits

MU 132 Exploring World Music [CRN 70735] (Section 2)
Field Work: Takoradi, Ghana | Day 2 | October 17, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Borgo 3.0

MU 132 Exploring World Music [CRN 70736] (Section 1)
Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | October 14, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Borgo 3.0

MU 342 Psychology of Music [CRN 78180] Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 2 | September 23, 2025 B 11:00—12:20 Borgo 3.0

Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Meets Instructor Credits

NRRT 270 Principles of Natural Resource Tourism [CRN 78184] Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 2, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Gibson 3.0

NRRT 320 International Issues-Recreation and Tourism [CRN 72135] Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 1 | September 22, 2025 B 2:00—3:20 Gibson 3.0

Natural Resources Meets Instructor Credits

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 69723] (Section 1)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 26, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Boyer 3.0

NR 150 Oceanography [CRN 69724] (Section 2)
Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Boyer 3.0

NR 370 Coastal Environmental Ecology [CRN 78183] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 8, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Boyer 3.0

Philosophy and Religion Meets Instructor Credits

PHIL 174 World Religions [CRN 74076] (Section 1)
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 1 | September 28, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Haberman 3.0

PHIL 174 World Religions [CRN 78188] (Section 2)
Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 29, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Haberman 3.0

PHIL 479 Topics in Comparative Religions [CRN 78189] Focus: Sacred Journeys and Pilgrimage
Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 2 | November 9, 2025 B 3:30—4:50 Haberman 3.0

Political Science Meets Instructor Credits

POLS 232 International Relations [CRN 70730] Field Work: Casablanca, Morocco | Day 2 | September 29, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 3.0

POLS 440 Political Geography [CRN 78112] Field Work: Kochi, India | Day 1 | November 18, 2025 A 11:00—12:20 Emmett 3.0

Psychology Meets Instructor Credits

PSY 100 General Psychology [CRN 78190] (Section 1)
Field Work: Nantes, France | Day 2 | September 16, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Erickson 3.0

PSY 100 General Psychology [CRN 78191] (Section 2)
Field Work: Málaga, Spain | Day 2 | September 23, 2025 A 3:30—4:50 Erickson 3.0

PSY 252 Mind, Brain, and Behavior [CRN 78198] Field Work: Port Louis, Mauritius | Day 1 | November 8, 2025 B 5:00—6:20 Erickson 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 70728] (Section 1)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 1 | December 1, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Zhou 3.0

PSY 320 Psychopathology [CRN 74066] (Section 2)
Field Work: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Day 2 | December 2, 2025 B 12:30—1:50 Zhou 3.0

PSY 328 Psychology of Human Sexuality [CRN 78203] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 A 5:00—6:20 Zhou 3.0

Sociology Meets Instructor Credits

SOC 342 Work and Leisure in Society [CRN 78206] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 A 12:30—1:50 Gibson 3.0

SOC 462 Applied Social Change [CRN 76738] Field Work: Tema, Ghana | Day 2 | October 14, 2025 & Cape Town, South Africa | Day 2 | October 27, 2025 A 8:00—9:20 Affolter 3.0

Theatre Meets Instructor Credits

TH 150 Introduction to Performance [CRN 76744] Field Work: Cape Town, South Africa | Day 1 | October 26, 2025 B 8:00—9:20 Ortiz-Barnett 3.0

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