Choose from a range of globally relevant environmental program topics.
Move beyond the textbook towards hands-on adventure and exploration.
SEA awards over $1 million a year in need-based aid and scholarships.
Earn transferable Boston University credit and join our alumni network of nearly 7,500 individuals.
Engage in hands-on research opportunities in both the sciences and humanities.
Embark on the sailing adventure of a lifetime aboard one of our two sailing research vessels - no experience required!
"SEA Semester was the most different study abroad experience I could find, and the only one that I knew I wouldn’t be able to do after graduation."
An abbreviated 8-week version of our SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration program.
Open to students from all academic majors. 12 transferrable credits from Boston University.
New in Summer 2014: 4-week Summer Session! Details coming soon.
Sea Education Association is an internationally recognized leader in undergraduate ocean education. For 40 years and more than one million nautical miles, we have educated students about the world’s oceans through our fully accredited study abroad program, SEA Semester. SEA is based on Cape Cod in the oceanographic research community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Learn more...
SEA Semester is a 12-week study abroad program for undergraduates that combines academic study on shore with a sailing research voyage at sea. Each SEA Semester includes foundational coursework in oceanography, maritime studies, and nautical science, and is designed to offer a multidisciplinary platform from which to study our oceans. 17-18 credits are offered through Boston University. Learn More...
The Summer Session is an 8-week version of SEA Semester: Ocean Exploration. This abbreviated program offers undergraduates a comprehensive understanding of the world’s oceans through interdisciplinary coursework on shore and at sea. 12 credits are offered through Boston University. Learn More...
SEA Summer Seminars are modeled after our undergraduate SEA Semester program but specifically designed for high school students. These 3-week academic programs balance on-shore research and team building with oceanographic research aboard a traditional sailing vessel. Program offerings vary. Learn More...
In addition to our regularly offered programs, SEA partners with many institutions of higher education to offer customized programs. Collaborations include Stanford @ SEA, Williams-Mystic, Boston University Marine Program’s Marine Semester, and the WHOI/MIT Joint Program. Learn More...
I have always felt a strong pull to the ocean, and I knew that studying abroad with SEA Semester was the perfect opportunity to become close with the sea. Traveling…
