Cultural Studies
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.
Effective Summer/Fall 2018: Undergraduates newly admitted in Summer/Fall 2018 or later (note this includes both freshman as well as transfers matriculating in Summer/Fall 2018 and after) need to complete one course in Non-Western Cultures; one course in US Minority Cultures; and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Undergraduate students who matriculated Spring 2018 or prior need to complete one course in Non-Western or US Minority Cultures and one course in Western/Comparative Cultures.
Courses are added as they are approved.
- ACP - Advanced Composition
- HUM - Humanities and the Arts
- HP - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives
- LA - Literature and the Arts
- SBS - Social and Behavioral Sciences
- BSC - Behavioral Sciences
- SS - Social Sciences
- NAT - Natural Sciences and Technology
- LS - Life Sciences
- PS - Physical Sciences
- CS - Cultural Studies
- NW - Non-Western Culture(s)
- US - US Minority Cultures
- WCC - Western/Comparative Culture(s)
- QR - Quantitative Reasoning
- QR1 - Quantitative Reasoning I
- QR2 - Quantitative Reasoning II
fall 2004 → CS → US
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 100 | Intro to Afro-American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| AFRO 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| AFRO 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 272 | Minority Images in Amer Film | ACP | US | LA | ||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 287 | African-American Women | US | ||||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 400 | Afro-Diasporic Lit in Americas | US | ||||||
| ANTH 160 | Contemporary Social Issues | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 190 | American Jewish Culture | US | ||||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 359 | Adv Topics in Latina-o US | US | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 224 | Asian Am Historical Sociology | US | ||||||
| AAS 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AAS 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| CWL 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| CWL 400 | Afro-Diasporic Lit in Americas | US | ||||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| ENGL 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| ENGL 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| ENGL 272 | Minority Images in Amer Film | ACP | US | LA | ||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 363 | Jewish Immigrant Literature | US | LA | |||||
| GWS 287 | African-American Women | US | ||||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 277 | US Native Americans to 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 287 | African-American Women | US | ||||||
| HIST 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | ||||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 227 | Latina/Latinos in Contemp US | US | ||||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 300 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LLS 342 | US Latina & Latino Culture | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 346 | Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 359 | Adv Topics in Latina/o US | US | ||||||
| LLS 360 | 20thC US Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 124 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 224 | Asian Am Historical Sociology | US | ||||||
| SOC 227 | Latina/Latinos in Contemp US | US | ||||||
| SPAN 242 | US Latina & Latino Culture | US | LA | |||||
| SPAN 246 | Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| THEA 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| YDSH 380 | Jewish Immigrant Literature | US | LA |