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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
14485
Phoenix
ONLINE CANVAS
Online
2/2 – 5/15
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • S. McCool
Open
18 of 27 seats available
21263
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
1/12 – 3/2
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • B. Larkin
Open
7 of 22 seats available
21264
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
3/9 – 4/27
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • B. Larkin
Open
11 of 13 seats available

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
30309
Paradise Valley
M 128 - Classroom
Hybrid In-Person
2/18 – 5/15
Spring 2026
W
12:30PM – 1:45PM
  • S. Bjork
Open
20 of 32 seats available
  • 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.
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
30311
Paradise Valley
ONLINE
Online
3/23 – 5/15
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • S. Bjork
Open
10 of 23 seats available
  • 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.
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
13597
Chandler-Gilbert
CGCC Online
Online
3/23 – 5/15
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • M. Cleary
Open
17 of 28 seats 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.
    Second Eight (8) Week Class
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
17485
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
1/12 – 3/2
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Montoya
Open
9 of 22 seats available
  • 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
19656
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
3/9 – 4/27
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Montoya
Open
13 of 13 seats available
  • 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
17473
Rio Salado
Print Based
Print Based : You can start on any Monday between dates:
1/26 – 3/2
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • T. Marble
Open
21 of 30 seats available
  • Twelve (12) 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.
    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
    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
17474
Rio Salado
Print Based
Print Based : You can start on any Monday between dates:
3/9 – 4/27
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • T. Marble
Open
30 of 30 seats available
  • Twelve (12) 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.
    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
    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
23089
Scottsdale
Online Course
Online
3/23 – 5/15
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • M. Cleary
Open
4 of 28 seats available
  • Costs include ASB Course Fee: $4.00
  • 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.
    Class 23089 costs include ASB Course Fee: $4
  • 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
17486
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
1/12 – 3/2
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • B. Larkin
Open
24 of 30 seats available
  • 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
17491
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
3/9 – 4/27
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • B. Larkin
Open
11 of 13 seats available
  • 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

ASB211: Women Across Cultures – 3 credits

Cross-cultural analysis of the economic, social, political, and religious factors that affect women's status in traditional and modern societies. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, HU, SB

Class# Location Delivery Dates Days Times Instructors Availability
14694
Phoenix
A111
In Person
2/3 – 5/15
Spring 2026
Tu,Th
11:30AM – 12:45PM
  • L. Swantek
Open
6 of 24 seats available
  • Flex Start Class
    Class Meets for Fourteen (14) Weeks
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
26958
Chandler-Gilbert
CGCC Online
Online
3/23 – 5/15
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • S. Klassen
Open
5 of 28 seats 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.
    Second Eight (8) Week Class
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor

ASB214: Magic, Witchcraft and Healing: An Introduction to Comparative Religion – 3 credits

Origins, elements, and forms of religion; a comparative survey of religious beliefs, myths, rituals and symbolism including magic, witchcraft and healing as practiced in selected regions of the world; the place of religion in the total culture. Prerequisites: None.

General Education Designations: G, HU

Class# Location Delivery Dates Days Times Instructors Availability
10955
Estrella Mountain
Arroyo LearnStudio 268
Hybrid In-Person
3/23 – 5/15
Spring 2026
M,W
10:00AM – 11:15AM
  • R. Herrera
Open
9 of 32 seats available
  • Flex Start Class
    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

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
31775
Glendale: North Campus
GCC North A 113
Hybrid In-Person
2/3 – 5/15
Spring 2026
Tu
10:00AM – 11:20AM
  • J. Stamer
Open
15 of 24 seats available
  • Costs include ASB Course Fee: $2.00
  • 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.
    Class 31775 costs include ASB Course Fee: $2
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
17285
Paradise Valley
M 128 - Classroom
Hybrid In-Person
2/19 – 5/15
Spring 2026
Th
2:00PM – 3:30PM
  • A. Frashuer
Open
14 of 32 seats available
  • 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.
  • No books listed at the bookstore, contact instructor
17487
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
1/12 – 3/2
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Wharton
Open
3 of 30 seats available
19402
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
3/9 – 4/27
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Montoya
Open
9 of 13 seats available

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.

Class# Location Delivery Dates Days Times Instructors Availability
17488
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
1/12 – 3/2
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Wharton
Open
8 of 9 seats available
  • Twelve (12) Week Class
    8-week class option available
    Microsoft Word or PowerPoint required.
    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
17492
Rio Salado
Online Class
Online : You can start on any Monday between dates:
3/9 – 4/27
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • J. Montoya
Open
1 of 4 seats available
  • Twelve (12) Week Class
    8-week class option available
    Microsoft Word or PowerPoint required.
    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

ASB253: Death and Dying Across Cultures – 3 credits

Responses to death and dying in cultures around the world. Explanations for particular cultural responses to death and dying. Examples drawn from ancient and contemporary cultures. Prerequisites: None. ASB102 suggested but not required.

General Education Designations: G, HU

Class# Location Delivery Dates Days Times Instructors Availability
32799
Chandler-Gilbert
CGCC Online
Online
3/23 – 5/15
Spring 2026
N/A
N/A
  • D. Blumenfeld
Open
8 of 28 seats available
  • 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