If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences course in order to graduate. Social and Behavioral Sciences courses are placed into two subcategories: Behavioral Sciences and Social Sciences.
The courses listed in both subcategories satisfy the six-hour Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement on a campus-wide basis. The courses are listed by subcategory, subject, and number, and include the date at which the course became effective for General Education credit. If you took a course on or after its effective date, then it will count toward your requirement. If you took a course before its effective date, however, the course will not count.
Effective for entering freshmen in Fall 2004, all courses on this list are approved for General Education credit on a campus wide basis. However individual Colleges or curricula may require specific courses or course categories. Students should consult their advisors about selecting the general education courses which best fit their programs of study.
Courses are added as they are approved.
View explanation of the abbreviations used throughout the table below.
The current term is indicates that a course listed below is available in the current term.
Social & Behavioral Sciences
| Course | Title | ACP | CNW | CW | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies Formerly AAS 100 offered this term | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AAS 184 | Asian American Cultures Same as: ANTH 184 Cross listed with: SOC 124 Formerly AAS 184 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America Cross listed with: RLST 258, LLS 258 offered this term | US 01/09 | SS 01/09 | |||||
| AAS 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America Same as: ANTH 284 Formerly AAS 285 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AAS 397 | Asian Families in America Same as: SOCW 397 Formerly AAS 297 offered this term | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ACE 100 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ Formerly ACE 100 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics Cross listed with: ENVS 210, UP 210, ECON 210, NRES 210 Formerly ACE 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy Formerly ACE 251 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa Same as: AFST 254 Formerly ACE 254 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ACE 255 | Econ of Rural Poverty and Dev Formerly ACE 255 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| AFRO 100 | Intro to Afro-American Studies Formerly AFRO 100 offered this term | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics Same as: PS 201 Cross listed with: LLS 201 Formerly AFRO 230 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism Same as: PS 243 Cross listed with: AFST 243, SOC 267 Formerly AFRO 243 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AFRO 282 | Displaced Peoples of Latin Am Same as: ANTH 282 Formerly AFRO 231 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AFST 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa Cross listed with: ANTH 222, PS 242, SOC 222 Formerly AFRST 222 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | |||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism Same as: PS 243 Cross listed with: AFRO 243, SOC 267 Formerly AFRST 243 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa Cross listed with: ACE 254 Formerly AFRST 254 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| AIS 102 | Contemp Issues in Ind Country offered this term | US 08/07 | SS 08/07 | |||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | NW 08/09 | W 08/09 | SS 08/09 | ||||
| ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture Formerly ANTH 102 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World Formerly ANTH 103 offered this term | NW 08/04 | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | ||||
| ANTH 104 | Talking Culture Cross listed with: LING 104 Formerly ANTH 104 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 112 | Symbols in Anthropology Formerly ANTH 112 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | ||||||
| ANTH 160 | Contemporary Social Issues Formerly ANTH 160 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | |||||
| ANTH 171 | Evolution of Human Comm Same as: SHS 171 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death Formerly ANTH 180 | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures Formerly ANTH 182 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ANTH 184 | Asian American Cultures Cross listed with: SOC 124, AAS 184 Formerly ANTH 184 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | US 08/05 | SS 08/05 | |||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society Cross listed with: SOC 269 Formerly ANTH 209 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 221 | Materials and Civilization Formerly ANTH 221 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa Same as: AFST 222 Cross listed with: PS 242, SOC 222 Formerly ANTH 222 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | |||||
| ANTH 225 | Women in Prehistory Cross listed with: GWS 225 Formerly ANTH 225 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 260 | World Ethnography Formerly ANTH 260 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 262 | Women's Lives Cross listed with: GWS 262 Formerly ANTH 262 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land Formerly ANTH 277 | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ANTH 282 | Displaced Peoples of Latin Am Cross listed with: AFRO 282 Formerly ANTH 231 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ANTH 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America Cross listed with: AAS 284 Formerly ANTH 286 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ANTH 362 | Body, Personhood, and Culture Formerly ANTH 282 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ATMS 202 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS 01/07 | ||||||
| CHLH 100 | Contemporary Health Formerly CHLTH 100 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| CHLH 101 | Introduction to Public Health Formerly CHLTH 101 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| CHLH 304 | Foundations of Health Behavior Formerly CHLTH 204 offered this term | X 08/04 | BS 08/04 | |||||
| CHLH 330 | Disability in American Society Same as: REHB 330 Formerly CHLTH 230 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| CMN 102 | Intro to Comm Theory & Res offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm offered this term | SS 01/08 | ||||||
| CMN 231 | Communication and Conflict | BS 01/07 | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm offered this term | NW 08/08 | SS 08/08 | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication offered this term | W 08/08 | BS 08/08 | |||||
| CMN 277 | Media of Public Discourse offered this term | SS 08/05 | ||||||
| CMN 280 | Comm Technology & Society offered this term | SS 01/08 | ||||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture Formerly EALC 150 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| EALC 361 | Women in East Asia Cross listed with: GWS 361 Formerly EALC 261 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society Cross listed with: SOC 365 Formerly EALC 265 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Economics Formerly ECON 101 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles Formerly ECON 102 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles Formerly ECON 103 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics Same as: ACE 210 Cross listed with: ENVS 210, UP 210, NRES 210 Formerly ECON 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ECON 311 | Introduction to Public Finance Formerly ECON 214 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| ENVS 161 | Global Environmental Change Same as: HIST 101 Cross listed with: NRES 161 | NW 01/05 | W 01/05 | SS 01/05 | ||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics Same as: ACE 210 Cross listed with: UP 210, ECON 210, NRES 210 Formerly ENVST 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities Same as: SHS 222 offered this term | US 08/06 | SS 08/06 | |||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries Formerly GEOG 101 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| GEOG 104 | Social and Cultural Geography Formerly GEOG 104 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW 08/04 | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | ||||
| GEOG 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts Cross listed with: GLBL 110 Formerly GEOG 110 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World Formerly GEOG 204 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GEOG 210 | Contemp Social & Env Problems Formerly GEOG 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GEOG 214 | Conserv Natural Resources Formerly GEOG 214 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GEOG 224 | Geog Patterns of Illinois Formerly GEOG 224 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GLBL 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts Same as: GEOG 110 Formerly GLBL 110 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GWS 225 | Women in Prehistory Same as: ANTH 225 Formerly W S 225 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GWS 250 | Gender Studies Humanities Formerly W S 111 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GWS 260 | Gender Studies Soc Sci Cross listed with: HDFS 260, SOC 220 Formerly W S 112 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GWS 261 | Gender Transnatl Perspective Same as: SOC 261 Formerly W S 221 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GWS 262 | Women's Lives Same as: ANTH 262 Formerly W S 262 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| GWS 272 | Women and Politics Same as: PS 272 Formerly W S 235 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | ||||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia Same as: EALC 361 Formerly W S 261 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| HDFS 105 | Intro to Human Development Formerly HDFS 105 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies Formerly HDFS 110 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective Formerly HDFS 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| HDFS 260 | Gender Studies Soc Sci Same as: GWS 260 Cross listed with: SOC 220 Formerly HDFS 145 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| HDFS 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form Same as: KIN 262 Formerly HDFS 262 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| HIST 101 | Global Environmental Change Cross listed with: ENVS 161, NRES 161 | NW 01/05 | W 01/05 | SS 01/05 | ||||
| KIN 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement Formerly KINES 140 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| KIN 249 | Sport & Modern Society Cross listed with: SOC 249 Formerly KINES 249 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| KIN 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form Cross listed with: HDFS 262 Formerly KINES 262 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America Formerly LA ST 170 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science Formerly LING 100 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture Same as: ANTH 104 Formerly LING 104 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| LING 225 | Elements of Psycholinguistics Formerly LING 225 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| LING 250 | Language in the USA Formerly LING 250 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society offered this term | W 08/07 | BS 01/07 | |||||
| LIS 201 | Info Technology and Orgs Cross listed with: MS 201 Formerly LIS 201 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| LIS 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems Cross listed with: MS 202 Formerly LIS 202 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics Same as: PS 201 Cross listed with: AFRO 201 Formerly LLS 230 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America Same as: AAS 258 Cross listed with: RLST 258 offered this term | US 01/09 | SS 01/09 | |||||
| MS 166 | Media Literacy offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| MS 201 | Info Technology and Orgs Same as: LIS 201 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| MS 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems Same as: LIS 202 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| NRES 161 | Global Environmental Change Same as: HIST 101 Cross listed with: ENVS 161 | NW 01/05 | W 01/05 | SS 01/05 | ||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics Same as: ACE 210 Cross listed with: ENVS 210, UP 210, ECON 210 Formerly NRES 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| NRES 287 | Nature Society and Democracy Cross listed with: PS 273 Formerly NRES 287 offered this term | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PHIL 106 | Ethics and Social Policy Formerly PHIL 106 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy Formerly PHIL 107 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science Formerly POL S 100 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol Formerly POL S 150 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PS 180 | IntroPolitics of Globalization offered this term | NW 08/07 | W 08/07 | SS 01/07 | ||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics Cross listed with: LLS 201, AFRO 201 Formerly POL S 230 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PS 240 | Intro to Comp Politics Formerly POL S 240 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations Formerly POL S 241 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PS 242 | Introduction to Modern Africa Same as: AFST 222 Cross listed with: ANTH 222, SOC 222 Formerly POL S 222 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | |||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism Cross listed with: AFRO 243, AFST 243, SOC 267 Formerly POL S 243 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PS 272 | Women and Politics Cross listed with: GWS 272 Formerly POL S 235 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | ||||||
| PS 273 | Nature Society and Democracy Same as: NRES 287 Formerly POL S 287 offered this term | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PS 280 | Intro to Intl Relations Formerly POL S 280 Advanced Composition version now taught as POL S 281. offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PS 281 | Intro to Intl Relations-ACP Formerly POL S 279 offered this term | X 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PS 282 | Governing Globalization Formerly POL S 288 offered this term | X 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| PSYC 100 | Intro Psych Formerly PSYCH 100 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| PSYC 103 | Intro Experimental Psych Formerly PSYCH 103 | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| PSYC 105 | Psych Introduction offered this term | BS 08/07 | ||||||
| PSYC 201 | Intro to Social Psych Formerly PSYCH 201 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| PSYC 224 | Cognitive Psych Formerly PSYCH 224 offered this term | BS 08/04 - 12/06 | ||||||
| PSYC 238 | Abnormal Psych Formerly PSYCH 238 offered this term | BS 08/04 - 12/06 | ||||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych Formerly PSYCH 239 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| PSYC 248 | Learning and Memory Formerly PSYCH 248 offered this term | BS 08/04 - 12/06 | ||||||
| PSYC 322 | Intro to Mental Retardation Same as: SPED 322 Cross listed with: REHB 322 Formerly PSYCH 322 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| REES 200 | Intro to Russia and Eurasia Formerly REES 200 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe offered this term | SS 08/05 | ||||||
| REHB 322 | Intro to Mental Retardation Same as: SPED 322 Cross listed with: PSYC 322 Formerly REHAB 322 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| REHB 330 | Disability in American Society Cross listed with: CHLH 330 Formerly REHAB 230 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| RLST 258 | Muslims in America Same as: AAS 258 Cross listed with: LLS 258 offered this term | US 01/09 | SS 01/09 | |||||
| RSOC 110 | Intro To Rural Society Formerly R SOC 110 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| RSOC 270 | Population Issues Same as: SOC 270 Formerly R SOC 270 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| RST 100 | Society and Leisure offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture offered this term | W 08/04 | SS 08/05 | |||||
| SHS 120 | Child, Comm, & Lang Ability Formerly SPSHS 120 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| SHS 170 | Hum Comm: Sys, Proc & Dis Formerly SPSHS 102 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| SHS 171 | Evolution of Human Comm Cross listed with: ANTH 171 Formerly SPSHS 183 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities Cross listed with: EPSY 222 offered this term | US 08/06 | SS 08/06 | |||||
| SHS 270 | Comm Disability in the Media Formerly SPSHS 280 offered this term | X 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SHS 271 | Communication and Aging Formerly SPSHS 282 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology Formerly SOC 100 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 122 | Africa in World Perspective Formerly SOC 122 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SOC 124 | Asian American Cultures Same as: ANTH 184 Cross listed with: AAS 184 Formerly SOC 184 | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change Formerly SOC 160 | NW 08/04 | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | ||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy offered this term | W 08/07 | SS 01/07 | |||||
| SOC 179 | Social Organization Formerly SOC 159 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 201 | Intro to Social Psychology Formerly SOC 201 | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 220 | Gender Studies Soc Sci Same as: GWS 260 Cross listed with: HDFS 260 Formerly SOC 145 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 222 | Introduction to Modern Africa Same as: AFST 222 Cross listed with: ANTH 222, PS 242 Formerly SOC 222 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 - 12/06 | |||||
| SOC 249 | Sport & Modern Society Same as: KIN 249 Formerly SOC 249 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 261 | Gender Transnatl Perspective Cross listed with: GWS 261 Formerly SOC 221 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 267 | Pan Africanism Same as: PS 243 Cross listed with: AFRO 243, AFST 243 Formerly SOC 267 | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SOC 269 | Food, Culture, and Society Same as: ANTH 209 Formerly SOC 209 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 270 | Population Issues Cross listed with: RSOC 270 Formerly SOC 270 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 273 | Social Persp on the Family Formerly SOC 243 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society Formerly SOC 218 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society Same as: EALC 365 Formerly SOC 265 offered this term | NW 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SOC 366 | Postsocialism Eastern Europe Formerly SOC 266 | W 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SOC 373 | Social Stratification Formerly SOC 223 | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work Formerly SOC W 100 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| SOCW 397 | Asian Families in America Cross listed with: AAS 397 Formerly SOC W 297 offered this term | US 08/04 | SS 08/04 | |||||
| SPED 322 | Intro to Mental Retardation Cross listed with: PSYC 322, REHB 322 Formerly SP ED 322 offered this term | BS 08/04 | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective offered this term | W 08/09 | SS 08/09 | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics Same as: ACE 210 Cross listed with: ENVS 210, ECON 210, NRES 210 Formerly U P 210 offered this term | SS 08/04 | ||||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning Formerly U P 260 | SS 08/04 |