Humanities & the Arts
Spring 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
spring 2006 → HUM
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 157 | The Archaeology of Illinois | HP | ||||||
| AIS 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 157 | The Archaeology of Illinois | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 223 | African Arch & Urbanism | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 358 | People of the Ice Age | HP | ||||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| ART 140 | Introduction to Art | LA | ||||||
| ARTH 112 | Renaissance and Modern Art | LA | ||||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| CINE 117 | Shakespeare on Film | LA | ||||||
| CINE 262 | Survey of World Cinema II | LA | ||||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 222 | The Tragic Spirit | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 151 | Cross-Cultural Thematics | LA | ||||||
| CWL 190 | Classics Non-West Culture II | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 205 | Islam & West Through Lit | LA | ||||||
| CWL 215 | Scandinavian Prose Fiction | LA | ||||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 221 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 242 | Masterpieces West Culture II | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 249 | Russian Lit Since 1917 | LA | ||||||
| CWL 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| CWL 253 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 264 | The Tragic Spirit | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 267 | The Short Story | LA | ||||||
| CWL 269 | Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction | LA | ||||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 344 | Hispanic Literature & Culture | LA | ||||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 226 | Premodern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 362 | Popular Culture China & Japan | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 110 | Intro Lit Study for Non-Majors | LA | ||||||
| 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 117 | Shakespeare on Film | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 200 | Intro to Lit Study for Majors | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 202 | Medieval 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 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 218 | Introduction to Shakespeare | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 223 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 245 | The Short Story | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 247 | The British Novel | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 248 | Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction | 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 267 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 272 | Minority Images in Amer Film | ACP | US | LA | ||||
| ENGL 274 | Literature and Society | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FAA 130 | International Arts | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| FR 209 | Intro to French Lit I | LA | ||||||
| FR 210 | Intro to French Lit II | LA | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GWS 367 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| GER 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 331 | Intro to German Literature I | LA | ||||||
| GER 332 | Intro to German Literature II | LA | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 106 | Modern Latin America | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 110 | History of Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 133 | Intro to the World of Islam | WCC 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 168 | A History of Judaism | ACP | HP | |||||
| HIST 171 | US Hist to 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US Hist Since 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 225 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 226 | Premodern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 240 | History of Ancient Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 265 | Science in Western Civ I | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 274 | US & World Since 1917 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 364 | Technology in Western Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 368 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HUM 142 | Intro to American Civ II | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 220 | African Arch & Urbanism | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 342 | US Latina & Latino Culture | US | LA | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| MUS 130 | Introd to the Art of Music | LA | ||||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| MUS 314 | The History of Music II | 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 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 201 | Philosophy in Literature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 210 | Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 250 | Conceptions of Human Nature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Engineering Ethics | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| RLST 106 | Archaeology and the Bible | ACP | HP | |||||
| RLST 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 120 | A History of Judaism | ACP | HP | |||||
| RLST 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| RUSS 225 | Russian Lit Since 1917 | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 215 | Scandinavian Prose Fiction | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SLAV 120 | Slavic Folklore | LA | ||||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 250 | The Construction of Science | HP | ||||||
| SAME 133 | Intro to the World of Islam | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| SPAN 225 | Intro Hispanic Literature I | LA | ||||||
| SPAN 227 | Intro Hispanic Literature II | LA | ||||||
| SPAN 242 | US Latina & Latino Culture | US | LA | |||||
| SPAN 244 | Hispanic Literature & Culture | LA | ||||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| THEA 101 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | LA | ||||||
| THEA 102 | Text to Stage | LA | ||||||
| YDSH 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA |