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
| 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 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| AFST 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| ART 140 | Introduction to Art | LA | ||||||
| ART 250 | Writing with Video | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ARTH 112 | Renaissance and Modern Art | LA | ||||||
| ARTH 115 | Art in a Global Context | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 151 | Cross-Cultural Thematics | LA | ||||||
| CWL 190 | Classics Non-West Culture II | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 215 | Scandinavian Prose Fiction | LA | ||||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| CWL 242 | Masterpieces West Culture II | ACP | WCC | 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 255 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 257 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 267 | The Short Story | LA | ||||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 283 | Jewish Sacred Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 284 | Modern Jewish Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 307 | Classical Chinese Lit | NW | 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 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 307 | Classical Chinese Lit | 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 115 | Intro to English Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 200 | Intro to Lit Study for Majors | 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 208 | Victorian 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 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 218 | Introduction to Shakespeare | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 245 | The Short Story | 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 267 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 274 | Literature and Society | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 283 | Jewish Sacred Literature | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 284 | Modern Jewish Literature | 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 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GWS 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 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 | |||||
| ITAL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| LA 220 | African Arch & Urbanism | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| LLS 246 | Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| 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 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 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 | ||||||
| PORT 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 260 | Mystic and Saints in Islam | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 283 | Jewish Sacred Literature | LA | ||||||
| RLST 284 | Modern Jewish Literature | LA | ||||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 215 | Scandinavian Prose Fiction | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SPAN 225 | Intro Hispanic Literature I | LA | ||||||
| SPAN 227 | Intro Hispanic Literature II | LA | ||||||
| SPAN 246 | Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit | US | 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 | ||||||
| THEA 262 | Literature of Modern Theatre | ACP | LA | |||||
| COMM 264 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP |