Humanities & the Arts
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 → HUM
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 150 | Novel Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 157 | The Archaeology of Illinois | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 268 | Images of the Other | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ANTH 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| ART 140 | Introduction to Art | LA | ||||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| ASST 218 | S. Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| CINE 261 | Survey of World Cinema I | LA | ||||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 111 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 117 | Russ & E Euro Science Fiction | LA | ||||||
| CWL 151 | Cross-Cultural Thematics | LA | ||||||
| CWL 189 | Classics Non-West Culture I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 201 | Comparative Lit Studies | LA | ||||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 241 | Masterpieces West Culture I | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 253 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 255 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 257 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 267 | The Short Story I | LA | ||||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 307 | Classical Chinese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 307 | Classical Chinese Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 370 | Korean Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ECON 332 | European Economic History | HP | ||||||
| ECE 316 | Engineering Ethics | ACP | HP | |||||
| ENGL 101 | Intro to Poetry | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 102 | Intro to Drama | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 103 | Intro to Fiction | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 104 | Intro to Film | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 109 | Intro to Fiction-ACP | ACP | LA | |||||
| ENGL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 114 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to English Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 200 | Intro to Literary Study | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 202 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 204 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 206 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 207 | Romantic Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 209 | English Lit to 1798 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | English Lit 1798 to Present | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 218 | Introduction to Shakespeare | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 245 | The Short Story I | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 247 | The British Novel | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 250 | The American Novel to 1914 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 251 | The American Novel Since 1914 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 255 | Survey of American Lit I | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 256 | Survey of American Lit II | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 274 | Literature and Society | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FR 209 | Intro to French Lit I | LA | ||||||
| FR 210 | Intro to French Lit II | LA | ||||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 331 | Intro to German Literature I | LA | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 106 | Modern Latin America | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 140 | Western Civ to 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 141 | Western Civ to 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 142 | Western Civ Since 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 143 | Western Civ Since 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 170 | US Hist to 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 171 | US Hist to 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 225 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 240 | History of Ancient Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | Contemp Politics Ideology | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 265 | Science in Western Civ I | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 364 | Technology in Western Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HUM 141 | Intro to American Civ I | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 218 | S. Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MUS 130 | Introd to the Art of Music | LA | ||||||
| MUS 132 | The Varieties of Music | LA | ||||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| MUS 313 | The History of Music I | LA | ||||||
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 102 | Logic and Reasoning | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 103 | Logic and Reasoning QR II | HP | QR2 | |||||
| PHIL 104 | Intro to Ethics-ACP | ACP | HP | |||||
| PHIL 105 | Introduction to Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Engineering Ethics | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| RLST 101 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 121 | Introduction to Christianity | HP | ||||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 201 | Hebrew Bible in English | HP | ||||||
| RLST 213 | Intro to Islam - ACP | ACP | NW | HP | ||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| SLAV 117 | Russ & E Euro Science Fiction | LA | ||||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SPAN 225 | Intro Hispanic Literature I | LA | ||||||
| SPAN 227 | Intro Hispanic Literature II | LA | ||||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| THEA 101 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | LA | ||||||
| THEA 261 | Literature of Modern Theatre | ACP | LA | |||||
| UKR 113 | Ukrainian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| COMM 364 | Economic Structure of Comm | WCC | HP |