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Semester at Sea - 2010 Voyage
Semester at Sea gives you a taste of the entire globe as you travel more than 24,000 nautical miles to as many as 12 off-the-beaten-path international destinations ... or to a single fascinating world region for intensive exploration. The leader in shipboard study-abroad education, Semester at Sea sails three voyages per year for academic credit. Our vessel, the MV Explorer, is a passenger liner converted into a state-of-the-art seafaring campus. Since 1963, more than 45,000 students from colleges and universities around the world have studied with Semester at Sea, traveling to non-traditional destinations in 60 countries. The Institute for Shipboard Education administers...
Semester at Sea- Short-Term Voyage 2011
Engineering students and students from all majors will embark on Semester at Sea's first short-term voyage, spending 26 days doing course work on the MV Explorer and field work in 7 countries, including an exploration of the Panama Canal Expansion Project. With a curriculum designed around the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of improving quality of life in eight key areas, students will build global skills by working in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with partners in each country, working to understand the context of engineering problems in each place, and applying technology appropriate to cultural context.. The leader in shipboard study-abroad education, Semester...
SEAmester
SEAmester is the original 10-week college semester at sea. Fully accredited by the University of Maine, you can earn 12 university credits all while sailing over 3,000 nautical miles as part of the crew aboard a traditional wooden schooner. The courses are fully integrated into the voyage and focus on the diverse environments, both cultural and natural, we will visit along the way. SEAmester has been sending college students on the adventure of their lives for over 30 years. The program was born at Southampton College under the guidance of Professor Douglas Hardy, where it thrived as the college's marquee program...