School of Global Studies Courses
Check out all of our amazing courses that will be offered in upcoming semesters! If you have any questions, contact the SGS Academic Advisor Megan Denney at mtheesfeld@arizona.edu.
Fall 2026
Core I Courses | |||||||
Course | Section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| GLS 250 | 001 | Dimensions of Globalization: States, Societies, and Institutions | Regular | T/R | 11:00am-12:15pm | Junzi Huang | |
| GLS 251 | 101, 201 | Dimensions of Globalization: Language, Literature, and Culture | 7W1 | Online | Online | Sandra Soto | |
Core II Courses | |||||||
Course | Section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| ANTH 200 | 001 | Cultural Anthropology | Regular | T/R | 2:00-3:15pm | Brian Silverstein | |
| GEOG 210 | 001 | The Political and Cultural Geography of Globalization | EPSOC, GEDE, T2-INDV, UVD | Regular | T/R | 9:30-10:45am | Lise Nelson |
| GEOG 251 | 101, 201 | World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives | EPSOC, GEDE, T2-INDV, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Elizabeth Oglesby |
| GWS 240 | 001 | Gender in a Transnational World | BC, GEDE, T2-INDV, WRIT | Regular | T/R | 2:00-3:15pm | Wanda Alarcon |
| HRTS 200 | 101, 201 | Intro to Global Human Rights | BC, CIVEX | 7W2 | Online | Online | Raymond Smith |
| HRTS 250 | 101, 201 | Current Issues in Human Rights | EPSOC | 7W1 | Online | Online | Wanda Kolomyjec |
| LAS 150B1 | 001, 002 | Global Latin America | 12, EPSOC, INDV 102, T1-INDV, WRLD | Regular | M/W (hybrid) | 11:00-11:50am | Colin Deeds |
| MENA 160A1 | 101, 201 | Global Islam | 4, EPHUM, GEDE, T1-TRAD, TRAD 101, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Maha Nassar |
| POL 202 | 001 | Intro to International Relations | EPSOC, QNT, T2-INDV | Regular | MWF | 9:00-9:50am | Anita Lum Amaanwi Wanki, Kirssa Cline Ryckman, Rajendra Senchurey |
| POL 202 | 101, 102 | Intro to International Relations | EPSOC, QNT, T2-INDV | 7W1 | Online | Online | Joshua Browning-Underwood |
| POL 202 | 101, 102 | Intro to International Relations | EPSOC, QNT, T2-INDV | 7W2 | Online | Online | Dmitriy Nurullayev |
| POL 204 | 101, 102 | Comparative Politics in the Age of Globalization | EPSOC, QNT, T2-INDV, WRLD | 7W1 | Online | Online | Paulette Kurzer |
| POL 204 | 101, 102 | Comparative Politics in the Age of Globalization | EPSOC, QNT, T2-INDV, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Alianna Casas |
Course | section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| ARB 490 | 001, 005 | Advanced Arabic Media | Regular | T/R | 9:30-10:45am | Sonia Shiri | |
| JUS 321 | 101, 201 | Women in Judaism | BC, WRIT | 7W2 | Online | Online | Deborah Kaye |
| JUS 332 | 101, 201 | The Holocaust: Witnesses and Representation | BC, WRIT | 7W2 | Online | Online | Gil Ribak |
| LAS 230 | 101, 201 | Latin America: Food & Culture | EPSOC, T2-INDV, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Antonio Bacelar da Silva |
| LAS 316 | 001 | Sex and Salvation in Latin America | EPSOC, T2-INDV, WRIT, WRLD | Regular | T/R | 2:00-3:15pm | Kathleen O'Brien |
| MENA 342 | 101 | The Persian World: Arts, Culture, and History | BC, T2-HUM, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Belle Cheves |
| MENA 471 | 001 | Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change | Regular | W | 12:00-2:30pm | Kamran Talattof | |
| MENA 490 | 001 | Women in Middle Eastern Society | Regular | T | 3:30-6:00pm | Leila Hudson | |
| MENA 496S | 001 | Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism | Regular | W | 3:00-5:30pm | Yaseen Noorani |
Course | Section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| JUS 370A | 001 | Modern Jewish History | GEDE, T2-INDV | 7W2 | M/W (hybrid) | 2:00-4:00pm | Anat Balint |
| JUS 377 | 001 | Modern Israel | BC, WRLD | 7W2 | M/W (hybrid) | 10:00am-12:00pm | Anat Balint |
| LAS 312 | 001 | U.S. - Latin America Relations | EPSOC, GEDE, T2-INDV, UVD | Regular | T/R | 11:00am-12:15pm | Susan Brewer-Osorio |
| LAS 364 | 101, 201 | Development in Latin America | 7W1 | Online | Online | Kathleen O'Brien | |
| MENA 385 | 101 | Intro to Political Islam | 7W1 | Online | Online | Nayel Badareen | |
| MENA 385 | 101 | Intro to Political Islam | 7W2 | Online | Online | ||
| MENA 496S | 001 | Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism | Regular | W | 3:00-5:30pm | Yaseen Noorani | |
| POL 347 | 001 | Politics of Latin America | Regular | T/R | 3:30-4:45pm | Susan Brewer-Osorio |
Course | Section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| HRTS 200 | 101/201 | Introduction to Human Rights | Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Ray Smith | |
| HRTS 250 | 101/201 | Current Issues in Human Rights | Gen Ed: Exploring Perspectives, Social Scientist | 7W1 | Fully Online | Wanda Kolomyjec | |
| HRTS 300 | 101/201 | Human Rights in the U.S. | Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Trayce Peterson | |
| HRTS 320 | 101/201 | Gender-Based Violence and Human Rights | 7W1 | Fully Online | Amalia Mora | ||
| HRTS 496A | 101/201 | Human Rights Crises: Trauma | 7W2 | Fully Online | Mette Brogden | ||
| JUS 384 | 101/201 | International Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and Israel | Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Leonard Hammer | |
| JUS 387 | 101/201 | The History of Anti-Semitism | 7W2 | Fully Online | David Graizbord | ||
| LAS 150B1 | 001, 002 | Modern Latin America: Race, Rights, and Revolutions | 12, EPSOC, INDV 102, T1-INDV, WRLD | Regular | M/W (hybrid) | 11:00-11:50am | Colin Deeds |
| LAS 354 | 001 | Drugs and Violence in Mexico | Regular | T/R | 12:30-1:45pm | Colin Deeds | |
| LAS 364 | 101, 201 | Development in Latin America | 7W1 | Fully Online | Kathleen O'Brien | ||
| LAS 466 | 001 | Racism and Resistance in Latin America | Regular | W | 3:00-5:30pm | Antonio Bacelar da Silva | |
| LAS 489 | 001 | Central American Migration | Regular | T/R | 3:30-4:45pm | Elizabeth Oglesby | |
| MENA 389 | 101, 201 | Middle Eastern Ethnic and Religious Minorities | 7W2 | Fully Online | Hsain Ilahiane | ||
| MENA 471 | 001 | Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change | Regular | W | 12:00-2:30pm | Kamran Talattof | |
| MENA 490 | 001 | Women in Middle Eastern Society | Regular | T | 3:30-6:00pm | Leila Hudson | |
| HIST 477 | 101/201 | The Holocaust | 7W1 | Fully Online | Leonard Hammer | ||
| SOC 401 | 101/201 | Health Disparities in Society | 7W1 | Fully Online | Leila Hudson |
Couse | section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | times | Instructor |
| GWS 150 B1 | 001 | Gender and Contemporary Societies | Gen Ed: Building Connections | Regular Session | Fully Online | Dr. SandySoto | |
| GWS 150 B4 | 001 | LGBTQ Studies | Gen Ed: Building Connections | Regular Session | T/TH | 12:30-1:45pm | Dr. Reid Gómez |
| GWS 160 C1 | 001 | Technology & Society: Introduction to Science & Technology Studies | Gen Ed: Building Connections | Regular Session | Fully Online | Dr. Jen Croissant | |
| GWS 200 | 101 | Gender, Identity, and Power | Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities Gen Ed: Building Connections | Regular Session | Fully Online | Dr. Piper Sledge | |
| GWS 200 | 101 | Gender, Identity, and Power | Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W1 | Fully Online | Dr. Wanda Alarcón | |
| GWS 200 | 101 | Gender, Identity, and Power | Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Jake Licker | |
| GWS 240 | 001 | Gender in a Transnational World | Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Dr. Wanda Alarcón | |
| GWS 317 | 101 | Science Fiction Studies | Gen Ed: Tier 2 Humanities Gen Ed: Building Connections | Regular Session | Fully Online | Dr. Jen Croissant | |
| HRTS 320 | 101/201 | Gender-Based Violence and HRTS | 7W1 | Fully Online | Amalia Mora | ||
| JUS 321 | 101/201 | Women in Judaism | Gen Ed: Building Connections Writing Emphasis Course | 7W2 | Fully Online | Deborah Kaye | |
| LAS 316 | 001 | Sex and Salvation in Latin America | Gen Ed: Tier 2 Individuals & Societies Gen Ed: EP Social Scientist | Regular Session | T/Th | 2:00-3:15pm | Katie O'Brien |
| MENA 490 | 001 | Women in the Middle East | Regular Session | Tues | 3:30-6:00pm | Leila Hudson |
Course | section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| LAS 150B1 | 001, 002 | Modern Latin America: Race, Rights, and Revolutions | 12, EPSOC, INDV 102, T1-INDV, WRLD | Regular | M/W (hybrid) | 11:00-11:50am | Colin Deeds |
| LAS 230 | 101, 201 | Latin America: Food and Culture | EPSOC, T2-INDV, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Antonio Bacelar da Silva |
| LAS 312 | 001 | U.S. - Latin America Relations | EPSOC, GEDE, T2-INDV, UVD | Regular | T/R | 11:00am-12:15pm | Susan Brewer-Osorio |
| LAS 316 | 001 | Sex and Salvation in Latin America | EPSOC, T2-INDV, WRIT, WRLD | Regular | T/R | 2:00-3:15pm | Kathleen O'Brien |
| LAS 354 | 001 | Drugs and Violence in Mexico | Regular | T/R | 12:30-1:45pm | Colin Deeds | |
| LAS 364 | 101, 201 | Development in Latin America | 7W1 | Online | Online | Kathleen O'Brien | |
| LAS 466 | 001 | Racism and Resistance in Latin America | Regular | W | 3:00-5:30pm | Antonio Bacelar da Silva | |
| LAS 489 | 001 | Central American Migration | Regular | T/R | 3:30-4:45pm | Elizabeth Oglesby | |
| LAS 493 | 001 | Internship | Regular | Elizabeth Oglesby | |||
| POL 347 | 001 | Politics of Latin America | Regular | T/R | 3:30-4:45pm | Susan Brewer-Osorio |
Couse | section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | times | Instructor |
| ARB 490 | 001, 005 | Advanced Arabic Media | Regular | TR | 9:30-10:45am | Sonia Shiri | |
| JUS 377 | 001 | Modern Israel | BC, WRLD | 7W2 | M/W (hybrid) | 10:00am-12:00pm | Anat Balint |
| MENA 160A1 | 101, 201 | Global Islam | 4, EPHUM, GEDE, T1-TRAD, TRAD 101, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Maha Nassar |
| MENA 160A2 | 001, 002 | Middle Eastern Humanities | 7, BC, GEDE, T1-TRAD, TRAD 101, WRLD | Regular | M/W (hybrid) | 12:00-12:50pm | Leila Hudson |
| MENA 160A2 | 101 | Middle Eastern Humanities | 7, BC, GEDE, T1-TRAD, TRAD 101, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | |
| MENA 225 | 001 | Sports & Society in the Middle East | BC, WRIT, WRLD | Regular | M/W (hybrid) | 2:00-2:50pm | Yaseen Noorani |
| MENA 277A | 101 | History of the Middle East: 600-1453 | EPHUM, T2-HUM, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Nayel Badareen |
| MENA 277B | 101, 201 | A People's History of the Modern Middle East | EPHUM, T2-HUM, WRLD | 7W1 | Online | Online | Maha Nassar |
| MENA 285 | 101 | Jews of Persia | BC, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Kamran Talattof |
| MENA 342 | 101 | The Persian World | BC, T2-HUM, WRIT, WRLD | 7W2 | Online | Online | Belle Cheves |
| MENA 385 | 101 | Intro to Political Islam | 7W1 | Online | Online | Nayel Badareen | |
| MENA 385 | 101 | Intro to Political Islam | 7W2 | Online | Online | ||
| MENA 389 | 101, 201 | Middle Eastern Ethnic and Religious Minorities | 7W2 | Online | Online | Hsain Ilahiane | |
| MENA 471 | 001 | Iranian Cinema, Gender Issues, and Social Change | Regular | W | 12:00-2:30pm | Kamran Talattof | |
| MENA 490 | 001 | Women in Middle Eastern Society | Regular | T | 3:30-6:00pm | Leila Hudson | |
| MENA 496S | 001 | Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism | Regular | W | 3:00-5:30pm | Yaseen Noorani | |
| POL 465 | 001 | International Politics of the Middle East | Regular | TR | 12:30-1:45pm | Carolyn Barnett |
Course | Section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | Times | Instructor |
| JUS 103A | 001 | Elementary Modern Hebrew | M-F | 10:00-10:50am Hybrid | Naomi Tor | ||
| JUS 103A | 002 | Elementary Modern Hebrew | M-F | 11:00-11:50am Hybrid | Naomi Tor | ||
| JUS 203A | 001 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew | M-F | 11:00-11:50am Hybrid | David Diamond | ||
| JUS 321 | 101/201 | Women in Judaism | Gen Ed: Building Connections Writing Emphasis Course | 7W2 | Fully Online | Deborah Kaye | |
| JUS 332 | 101/201 | The Holocaust: Witnesses & Representations | Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Gil Ribak | |
| JUS 370A | 001 | History of the Jews: Modern Jewish History | Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis Gen Ed: Tier 2 Individuals and Societies | 7W2 | Mon/Wed | 2:00-4:00pm Hybrid | Anat Balint |
| JUS 374 | 101/201 | The Holocaust | 7W1 | Fully Online | Leonard Hammer | ||
| JUS 377 | 001 | Modern Israel | Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Mon/Wed | 10:00-12:00pm Hybrid | Anat Balint |
| JUS 384 | 101/201 | International Human Rights, Transitional Justice, and Israel | Gen Ed: Building Connections | 7W2 | Fully Online | Leonard Hammer | |
| JUS 387 | 101/201 | The History of Anti-Semitism | 7W2 | Fully Online | David Graizbord |
Course | section | Course Title | Gen Ed Info | Session | Days | times | Instructor |
| ARB 101 | 002, 005 | Elementary Arabic I | Regular | M-F | 8:00-8:50am | Mimoun Akhiat | |
| ARB 101 | 201 | Elementary Arabic I | 7W1 | Online | Online | Muhammad AlKhudair | |
| ARB 102 | 201 | Elementary Arabic II | 7W2 | Online | Online | Mahmoud Azaz | |
| ARB 401 | 001, 005 | Intermediate Arabic I | Regular | M-F | 10:00-10:50am | Muhammad AlKhudair | |
| ARB 405 | 001, 005 | Advanced Arabic I | Regular | M-F | 8:00-8:50am | Muhammad AlKhudair | |
| ARB 490 | 001, 005 | Advanced Arabic Media | Regular | T/R | 11:00am-12:15pm | Sonia Shiri | |
| JUS 103A | 002 | Elementary Modern Hebrew | Regular | M-F (hybrid) | 11:00-11:50am | Rita Zohav | |
| JUS 203A | 001 | Intermediate Modern Hebrew | Regular | M-F (hybrid) | 1:00-1:50pm | Rita Zohav | |
| PRS 101 | 001, 101, 102 | Elementary Persian I | Regular | M-F | 2:00-2:50pm | Amirreza Vakilifard | |
| PRS 401 | 001, 101, 102 | Intermediate Persian I | Regular | M-F | 1:00-1:50pm | Amirreza Vakilifard | |
| PRS 403 | 001 | Advanced Persian I | Regular | T/R | 9:30-10:45am | Amirreza Vakilifard | |
| TURK 101 | 001 | Beginning Turkish I | Regular | MWF | 2:00-3:30pm | Ahmet Okal | |
| TURK 401 | 001 | Intermediate Turkish I | Regular | MWF | 12:00-1:30pm | Ahmet Okal |
Spring 2027
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Summer 2027
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If you have questions on these courses, please contact our Academic Affairs Coordinators, Darcy Roman-Felix, roman@arizona.edu for courses related to GWS, JUS, HRTS, GLS and Olivia Conklin, oconklin@arizona.edu for courses related to LAS and MENAS.