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ASB100: Introduction to Global Health – 3 credits

Examination of the field of global health from an anthropological perspective, including but not limited to understanding health systems, diverse medical practices, and ideas about health, illness, and the body in cross-cultural contexts. Focus on using critical frameworks to understand the relationships between culture and epidemiology, ecologies, political economies, health equity issues and human rights. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, SB

Class#	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructors	Availability
15886	Paradise Valley ONLINE	Online	10/20 – 12/19 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	S. Bjork	Open 4 of 23 seats available
15886	Notes Notes: Online courses require reliable internet access. If you have not taken an online course or used the Canvas Classroom, please contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780. Online classes do not meet at specific class times. Coursework must be completed according to deadlines. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
30514	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	08/25 – 10/13 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	B. Larkin	Open 2 of 22 seats available
30514	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. Book Information Get books at the Bookstore
30515	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	10/20 – 12/08 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	B. Larkin	Open 14 of 18 seats available
30515	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. Book Information Get books at the Bookstore

ASB102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – 3 credits

Introduces concepts and methods of cultural anthropology, with illustrative materials from a variety of communities in a globalizing world. Explores the concept of culture and examines a variety of cultural and social practices such as subsistence, economics, politics, marriage, kinship, gender and religion. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, SB

Class#	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructors	Availability
15542	Paradise Valley M 128 - Classroom	Hybrid In-Person	09/24 – 12/19 Fall 2025	W	12:30PM – 1:45PM	S. Bjork	Open 19 of 32 seats available
15542	Notes Notes: Hybrid Class meets in-person on campus at the designated location, days and times. Additional online work will be required. This type of class is designed for highly motivated, self disciplined, technology-literate students; requires reliable Web and e-mail address for communication and assignments outside of the classroom. Contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780. Additional Notes: Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26082	Chandler-Gilbert CGCC Online	Online	10/20 – 12/19 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	M. Cleary	Open 13 of 28 seats available
26082	Notes Notes: Second Eight (8) Week Class Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26414	Rio Salado Print Based	Print Based : You can start on any Monday between dates:	09/02 – 10/13 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	T. Marble	Open 22 of 30 seats available
26414	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class This is a correspondence class. Only the cost of tuition, fees and books is permitted for financial aid. Students pursuing a certificate program are not permitted to receive federal financial aid for correspondence classes. Students cannot complete more than 50% of their program of study via correspondence courses. If you use financial aid to pay for school, please review Section II of your Financial Aid Terms and Conditions at the following web site: https://www.riosalado.edu/students/financial-aid/legal-disclosure/terms-and-conditions Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Please note, Print Based or Mixed Media courses require access to a printer. The course packet is available through Riolearn in Acrobat PDF format. You may print these documents on your home computer, keeping in mind that an average print-time (for home printing) is 2 pages per minute depending on your printer. You may check the number of pages in your packet to estimate print time by opening each document. If you would like to view or print this PDF now you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. An alternative to printing the packet yourself is to place an order at your local FedEx Branch (for a fee). To find a convenient FedEx location call 1-800-463-3339 or visit them online at https://www.fedex.com/. If you choose this option, please use this FedEx printing request. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26459	Rio Salado Print Based	Print Based : You can start on any Monday between dates:	10/20 – 12/08 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	T. Marble	Open 28 of 30 seats available
26459	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class This is a correspondence class. Only the cost of tuition, fees and books is permitted for financial aid. Students pursuing a certificate program are not permitted to receive federal financial aid for correspondence classes. Students cannot complete more than 50% of their program of study via correspondence courses. If you use financial aid to pay for school, please review Section II of your Financial Aid Terms and Conditions at the following web site: https://www.riosalado.edu/students/financial-aid/legal-disclosure/terms-and-conditions Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Please note, Print Based or Mixed Media courses require access to a printer. The course packet is available through Riolearn in Acrobat PDF format. You may print these documents on your home computer, keeping in mind that an average print-time (for home printing) is 2 pages per minute depending on your printer. You may check the number of pages in your packet to estimate print time by opening each document. If you would like to view or print this PDF now you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. An alternative to printing the packet yourself is to place an order at your local FedEx Branch (for a fee). To find a convenient FedEx location call 1-800-463-3339 or visit them online at https://www.fedex.com/. If you choose this option, please use this FedEx printing request. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
11314	Scottsdale Online Course	Online	10/27 – 12/19 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	M. Cleary	Open 7 of 30 seats available
11314	Costs include ASB Course Fee: $4.00 Notes Notes: This class meets for an 8-week period during the full length semester. Students should expect an increased amount of work each week during the 8 weeks as compared to the same class offered in the full semester. Students are encouraged to work with an academic advisor to be sure their course load is balanced over the course of a given semester. Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. Class 11314 costs include ASB Course Fee: $4 No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26440	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	10/20 – 12/08 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	J. Montoya	Open 12 of 13 seats available
26440	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26460	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	08/25 – 10/13 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	B. Larkin	Open 4 of 13 seats available
26460	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor

ASB202: Ethnic Relations in the United States – 3 credits

Basic concepts and processes, including historic overview, of inter-ethnic relations in the United States: culture, race, ethnicity, ethnocentrism, prejudice, discrimination, racism, assimilation, acculturation, and individual and group responses to inter-ethnic contact. Cultural knowledge and intercultural communication skills and perspectives as fundamental tools for successful management of social relations in a multicultural world. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: C, H, SB

Class#	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructors	Availability
26439	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	08/25 – 10/13 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	B. Larkin	Open 9 of 22 seats available
26439	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26441	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	10/20 – 12/08 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	B. Larkin	Open 17 of 18 seats available
26441	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor

ASB222: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: Old World – 3 credits

Introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled life ways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which tend to fragment societies. Examples drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific Islands, and Australia. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, H, HU, SB

Class#	Location	Delivery	Dates	Days	Times	Instructors	Availability
15989	Paradise Valley M 128 - Classroom	Hybrid In-Person	09/25 – 12/19 Fall 2025	Th	2:00PM – 3:30PM	A. Frashuer	Open 16 of 32 seats available
15989	Notes Notes: Hybrid Class meets in-person on campus at the designated location, days and times. Additional online work will be required. This type of class is designed for highly motivated, self disciplined, technology-literate students; requires reliable Web and e-mail address for communication and assignments outside of the classroom. Contact the PVCC Technology Help Desk for more information at 602.787.7780. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Low-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of the required materials for this course is $40 or less. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
21048	Glendale Online Class	Online	10/27 – 12/19 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	D. Wheeler III	Open 1 of 24 seats available
21048	Notes Notes: Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching, and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or have an open license copyright that permits no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, retention, redistribution, and adaptation by others. Zero-Textbook-Cost Class: The total cost of required online instructional materials for this "Z Class" is $0. No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26442	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	08/25 – 10/13 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	J. Montoya	Open 4 of 30 seats available
26442	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Book Information Get books at the Bookstore
26444	Rio Salado Online Class	Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:	10/20 – 12/08 Fall 2025	N/A	N/A	J. Wharton	Open 26 of 30 seats available
26444	Notes Notes: Twelve (12) Week Class 8-week class option available Book Information Get books at the Bookstore

ASB245: American Indians of the Southwest – 3 credits

Comparative study of the cultures, including the histories and present status, of American Indians of the Southwest. Prerequisites: None.