Courses

Global Studies students take courses in their chosen concentration, world region, and foreign language. Below you will find concentration course lists, links to regional course lists as maintained by UCIS area studies programs, and typical (commonly offered) foreign languages courses. Please note that courses are offered by various departments and schools across the University, which maintain the right to alter course offerings prior to the start of a new term. We update our GSC courselist as we are notified of changes, and we note the issue date in the top right of the cover page. To double-check scheduling accuracy, students should confirm information with the relevant departments before finalizing registration.

Global Concentration Courses

Academic Year 2013-14
Fall 2013 (2141)

Academic Year 2012-13
Summer 2013 (2137)
Spring 2013 (2134)
Fall 2012 (2131)

Academic Year 2011-12
Summer 2012 (2127)
Spring 2012 (2124)
Fall 2011 (2121)

Academic Year 2010-11
Summer 2011 (2117)
Spring 2011 (2114)
Fall 2010 (2111)

Regional Courses

Asia
Africa
Latin America
Middle East (updated for Fall 2013)
Russia and Eastern Europe
Western Europe

For world regions not represented above, please speak with our Global Studies academic advisor.

Weekend Mini Course Series:
BRICS Today and the Muslims in a Global Context

To meet student interests and time constraints, The University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University collaborate to offer intensive courses on topics of interest, taught by expert faculty, with lectures from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, followed by a research paper. For more information, please click here.

Foreign Language Courses

The University of Pittsburgh offers more than 40 languages. A complete listing of language course offerings per term can be found at the Arts and Sciences course description site. Please note that language courses taught through the Department of Less Commonly Taught Languages (Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Hungarian, etc.) can be found under the heading Linguistics at this same site. Once you click on a specific department (i.e. Linguistics, French) be sure to click on the button “List All” in order to view complete list of courses offered per term.