3-3-3: SBS Core Series
Being part of the College of SBS is about more than having an SBS major. It means experiencing the breadth of the various ways people study and reflect on the human experience. It means understanding world cultures and diverse perspectives. It means being prepared when you graduate with a set of core skills and hands-on experiences that will successfully launch you into the world.
Learn more about how 3-3-3 Core – three courses required for graduation – set you on a path to success. This requirement begins for students starting in fall 2024 and on.
Course #1: Explore SBS
The cool thing about the College of SBS is that we offer classes on a broad range of topics. Do you want to write poetry, learn about climate change, or explore disease and human evolution? We got you.
College is the perfect time to explore topics you are curious about. Branching out of your comfort major will provide you with a broader skill set and train you to be a more flexible thinker (not to mention a more fascinating person at a cocktail party).
We recommend this course in your first year, when you may be searching for a major, a double major, a minor, or just a cool class! Consider a double major/minor that provides a different skill set than your primary major to help you stand out from the crowd during graduate school or job-hunting season.
- AIS 160A1: Many Nations of Native America (Gen ed: Humanist)
- ANTH 150B1: Many Ways of Being Human (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
- ANTH 307: Ecological Anthropology
- COMM 101: Intro to Study of Communication
- ENGL 300: Literature and Film (Gen ed: Humanist)
- FOOD 101: Introduction to Critical Food Studies (Gen Ed: Social Scientist)
- GWS 200: Gender, Identity, and Power (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- GEOG 150B2: Crime and the City (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
- GEOG 304: Water, Environment and Society
- GLS 250: Dimensions of Globalization: States, Societies, and Institutions
- HIST 150C3: U.S. Societies and Institutions Since 1877 (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
- HIST 232: American Revolution (new!)
- HIST 246: History of American Capitalism (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- HRTS 200: Introduction to Human Rights (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- HRTS 250: Current Issues in Human Rights (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
- HRTS 300: Human Rights in the United States (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- JOUR 150C1: News in Society (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- JOUR 305: Full STEM Ahead: Science and the News (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- JUS 301: Jewish Civilization - A Gateway Course (Gen ed: Humanist)
- LAS 150B1: Modern Latin America - Race, Rights, and Revolution (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
- LAS 280: Brazilian Identity: Class, Race, and Citizenship (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
- LING 114: How to Learn a Foreign Language (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- MAS 265: Culture, Community, and Identity (Gen ed: Humanist)
- MENA 277B: History of the Middle East (Gen ed: Humanist)
- MENA 330: Languages and Societies of the Middle East (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- PHIL 150B1: Personal Morality (Gen ed: Humanist)
- POL 201: American National Government
- POL 203: Political Ideas (Gen ed: Humanist)
- POL 205: The American Presidency
- POL 210: The U.S. and American Constitution
- SOC 150B1: Social Issues in America (Gen ed: Social Scientist)
Course #2: Connect to Culture
The Connect to Culture Course allows you to take that fascinating class you've been eyeing on, say, Native American Arts in Film, Communication and Culture, or Women in Judaism.
One of the strengths of the College of SBS is our rich offering of classes that explore various cultures, world regions, and populations. This course requirement ensures you have global thinking and intercultural competency skills under your belt before you graduate. Not only will these skills make you a better world citizen, but they are also in demand by employers who do business in a global economy and engage with a diverse workforce and customer base.
We recommend this course in your sophomore or junior year.
- AIS 220: Contemporary American Indian Issues (Gen ed: Humanist)
- ANTH 321: Sacred Places
- ANTH 325: Bodies in Medicine
- ANTH 353: Anthropology of Food
- ANTH 476: Language in Culture
- ENGL 248B: Fairy Tales (Gen ed: Artist)
- ENGL 347: English Literature with an Accent: Hearing and Reading Difference (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- FOOD 428: Food, Health & Environment in History
- GWS 150B4: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- GWS 240: Gender in a Transnational World (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- GEOG 312: Native American Geography
- GLO 301: Media, Culture and Societies
- GLS 251: Dimensions of Globalization: Languages, Literature, and Culture
- HIST 160C1: Making of American Cultures, 1600-1877 (Gen Ed: Humanist)
- HRTS 305: Human Rights Stories (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- HRTS 320: Gender-Based Violence and Human Rights
- JUS 372A: Interpreting the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament): Understanding Israelite Culture and Society (Gen Ed: Humanist)
- JUS 384: International Human Rights (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- JUS 387: History of Anti-Semitism
- LAS 230: Latin America Food and Culture (Gen Ed: Social Scientist)
- LAS 354: Drugs and Violence in Mexico
- LING 320: Language and Social Issues (Gen Ed: Social Scientist)
- MAS 365: Latinos and Latinas: Emerging Contemporary Issues (Gen-Ed: Social Scientist)
- MENA 160A2: Middle Eastern Humanities (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- MENA 342: The Persian World: Arts, Culture, and History (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- PHIL 268: Asian Philosophy (Gen Ed: Humanist)
- POL 204: Comparative Politics in the Age of Globalization (Gen Ed: Social Scientist)
- SOC 260: Race & Ethnic Relations (Gen Ed: Social Scientist)
- SBS 300: Introduction to Southwest Studies
Course #3: Skill Up
Now it’s time to apply what you’ve learned in your major and gain the hands-on experience you need for your career launch after graduation. Your Skill Up course could be an experiential learning course, study abroad, undergraduate research, internship, or a career prep course.
The goal is to set you up with the applied skills and resume building projects that will help you hit the ground running after graduation. This course (which has some variable unit options from 1-3 units) is recommended for your senior year.
- ANTH 407: Ethnographic Field Methods
- COMM 119: Public Speaking
- GWS 358: US-3rd World Feminisms: Theory, History, Practice
- GEOG 222: Working with Numeric, Spatial, and Visual Data: Fundamental Geographic Techniques
- GEOG 497F: Community and School Garden Workshop
- GLO 407: Building Digital Audiences
- HIST 102: Tucson Matters - Making History with Community Museums (Gen Ed: Humanist)
- HIST 301: Introduction to the Study of History
- HIST 302U: Creating a Digital Past
- HRTS 402: Skills for Human Rights
- JOUR 303: Sports and the Media
- JOUR 455: Environmental Journalism
- JOUR 486: Health Journalism
- LAS 405: Sabores de México
- LAS 466: Race and Racism in Latin America
- LING 150C1: Linguistics in the Digital Age (Gen ed: Building Connections)
- MAS 150B: Social Justice (Gen Ed: Social Scientist)
- PHIL 321: Medical Ethics (Gen ed: Humanist)
- PHIL 322: Business Ethics
- PHIL 323: Environmental Ethics (Gen Ed: Building Connections)
- POL 397B: The Origins of Data in Politics & Policy
- SOC 397A: Poverty in Tucson Field Workshop
- SBS 311: Design your Life
- SBS 411: Design your Search
- SBS 350: Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud for Multimedia Projects
- SBS 393: Internship