Cultural Studies
Fall 2006
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 2006 → CS
| 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 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 211 | Intro to African-American Film | US | ||||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 231 | Lang Diff Dis: American Persp | US | ||||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFRO 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| AFRO 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFST 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFST 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 277 | US Native Americans to 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 190 | American Jewish Culture | US | ||||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| ART 250 | Writing with Video | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ARTH 114 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 120 | Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture | US | ||||||
| AAS 184 | Asian American Cultures | 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 | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| ASST 218 | S. Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| CINE 211 | Intro to African-American Film | US | ||||||
| CINE 266 | Intro to East Asian Cinema | NW | ||||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 323 | The Comic Imagination | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 189 | Classics Non-West Culture I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | 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 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| CWL 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| CPSC 116 | The Global Food Production Web | NW | ||||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| EALC 101 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 135 | Understanding EA Culture & Soc | NW | ||||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 403 | European Education to 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| ENGL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to English Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | 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 209 | English Lit to 1798 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | English Lit 1798 to Present | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 211 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 241 | Beginnings of Modern Poetry | WCC | ||||||
| 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 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FAA 130 | International Arts | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 110 | History of Africa | 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 210 | History North & West Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 240 | History of Ancient Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | Contemp Politics Ideology | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 260 | Survey of Russian History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 266 | Science in Western Civ II | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 268 | Jewish History to 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 277 | US Native Americans to 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 282 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| HIST 367 | History of Western Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 444 | European Education to 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| LA 218 | S. Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | ||||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 403 | European Education to 1600 | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| PHIL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 268 | Jewish History to 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| SOCW 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 124 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 267 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 231 | Lang Diff Dis: American Persp | US | ||||||
| UKR 113 | Ukrainian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| COMM 264 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP | |||||
| COMM 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC |