Humanities & the Arts
Spring 2007
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 2007 → HUM → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | 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 | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | 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 175 | Archaeology and Pop Culture | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 223 | African Arch & Urbanism | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Engineering Ethics | ACP | HP | |||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| 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 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 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 211 | History East & Southern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 225 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 256 | Great Britain Since 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | Contemp Econ Soc Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 360 | Enlightenment to Existentialsm | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 220 | African Arch & Urbanism | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| 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 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 250 | Conceptions of Human Nature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Engineering Ethics | ACP | HP | |||||
| PHIL 325 | Recent European Philosophy | 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 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| COMM 264 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP |