Social & Behavioral Sciences
fall 2008
If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences course in order to graduate. Social and Behavioral Sciences courses are placed into two subcategories: Behavioral Sciences and Social Sciences.
Effective for entering freshmen in 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.
Courses are added as they are approved.
General Education Abbreviations- 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 2008 → SBS → SS & BSC
| COURSE |  |
TITLE | ACP | CS | COMP1 | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS 100 |
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Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 184 |
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Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America | US | SS | ||||||
| AAS 397 |
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Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| ACE 100 |
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Agr Cons and Resource Econ | SS | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | |||||||
| ACE 251 |
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The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 |
|
Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 255 |
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Econ of Rural Poverty and Dev | SS | ||||||
| AFRO 100 |
|
Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | ||||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | ||||||
| AFRO 282 | Displaced Peoples of Latin Am | NW | SS | ||||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | ||||||
| AFST 254 |
|
Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| AIS 102 | Contemp Issues in Ind Country | US | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 102 |
|
Human Origins and Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 103 |
|
Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 104 |
|
Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures | NW | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 184 |
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Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | NW | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | |||||||
| ANTH 210 | Comparative Family Org | SS | |||||||
| ANTH 221 | Materials and Civilization | SS | |||||||
| ANTH 225 | Women in Prehistory | SS | |||||||
| ANTH 260 | World Ethnography | SS | |||||||
| ANTH 262 | Women's Lives | SS | |||||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | WCC | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 282 | Displaced Peoples of Latin Am | NW | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America | US | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 362 | Body, Personhood, and Culture | SS | |||||||
| ATMS 202 |
|
Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 100 |
|
Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 101 |
|
Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 330 |
|
Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| COMM 166 |
|
Media Literacy | SS | ||||||
| COMM 201 |
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Info Technology and Orgs | SS | ||||||
| COMM 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems | SS | |||||||
| EALC 250 |
|
Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | ||||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | ||||||
| ECON 101 |
|
Introduction to Economics | SS | ||||||
| ECON 102 |
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Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 |
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Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | |||||||
| ECON 311 | Introduction to Public Finance | SS | |||||||
| ENVS 161 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | ||||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | |||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 101 |
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Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 104 |
|
Social and Cultural Geography | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 106 |
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Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 110 |
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Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | SS | |||||||
| GEOG 210 |
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Contemp Social & Env Problems | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 214 | Conserv Natural Resources | SS | |||||||
| GEOG 224 | Geog Patterns of Illinois | SS | |||||||
| GLBL 110 |
|
Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| GWS 225 | Women in Prehistory | SS | |||||||
| GWS 250 |
|
Gender Studies Humanities | SS | ||||||
| GWS 260 | Gender Studies Soc Sci | SS | |||||||
| GWS 261 |
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Gender Transnatl Perspective | SS | ||||||
| GWS 262 | Women's Lives | SS | |||||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | SS | |||||||
| HDFS 220 | Comparative Family Org | SS | |||||||
| HDFS 260 | Gender Studies Soc Sci | SS | |||||||
| HDFS 321 |
|
Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HIST 101 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | ||||||
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems | SS | |||||||
| KIN 140 |
|
Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| KIN 249 |
|
Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| LAST 170 |
|
Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LING 100 |
|
Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 |
|
Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 250 |
|
Language Diversity in the USA | SS | ||||||
| LIS 201 |
|
Info Technology and Orgs | SS | ||||||
| LIS 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems | SS | |||||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | ||||||
| NRES 161 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | ||||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | |||||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 106 | Ethics and Social Policy | SS | |||||||
| PHIL 107 |
|
Intro to Political Philosophy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 |
|
Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 |
|
Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 180 | IntroPolitics of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | ||||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | ||||||
| PS 240 |
|
Intro to Comp Politics | SS | ||||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | ||||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | ||||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | ||||||
| PS 280 |
|
Intro to Intl Relations | SS | ||||||
| PS 281 |
|
Intro to Intl Relations-ACP | ACP | SS | |||||
| PS 282 |
|
Governing Globalization | ACP | SS | |||||
| PSYC 239 |
|
Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| REES 200 |
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Intro to Russia and Eurasia | SS | ||||||
| REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe | SS | |||||||
| REHB 330 |
|
Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| RSOC 110 | Intro to Rural Society | SS | |||||||
| RSOC 270 |
|
Population Issues | SS | ||||||
| RST 100 |
|
Society and Leisure | SS | ||||||
| RST 330 |
|
Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| SHS 222 |
|
Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 270 |
|
Comm Disability in the Media | ACP | SS | |||||
| SHS 271 |
|
Communication and Aging | SS | ||||||
| SOC 100 |
|
Introduction to Sociology | SS | ||||||
| SOC 122 |
|
Africa in World Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 124 |
|
Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 160 |
|
Global Ineq and Social Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | WCC | SS | ||||||
| SOC 179 |
|
Social Organization | SS | ||||||
| SOC 220 | Gender Studies Soc Sci | SS | |||||||
| SOC 249 |
|
Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 261 |
|
Gender Transnatl Perspective | SS | ||||||
| SOC 267 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | ||||||
| SOC 269 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | |||||||
| SOC 270 |
|
Population Issues | SS | ||||||
| SOC 273 |
|
Social Persp on the Family | SS | ||||||
| SOC 350 |
|
Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | ||||||
| SOC 366 | Postsocialism Eastern Europe | WCC | SS | ||||||
| SOC 373 | Social Stratification | SS | |||||||
| SOCW 200 |
|
Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 397 |
|
Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SPCM 230 |
|
Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| SPCM 232 |
|
Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| SPCM 277 |
|
Media of Public Discourse | SS | ||||||
| SPCM 280 | Comm Technology & Society | SS | |||||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | |||||||
| UP 260 |
|
Social Inequality and Planning | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 171 | Evolution of Human Comm | BSC | |||||||
| CHLH 304 |
|
Foundations of Health Behavior | ACP | BSC | |||||
| HDFS 105 |
|
Intro to Human Development | BSC | ||||||
| HDFS 262 |
|
Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| KIN 262 |
|
Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| LING 225 |
|
Elements of Psycholinguistics | BSC | ||||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 100 |
|
Intro Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 103 |
|
Intro Experimental Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 105 |
|
Psych Introduction | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 201 |
|
Intro to Social Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 322 |
|
Intro to Mental Retardation | BSC | ||||||
| REHB 322 |
|
Intro to Mental Retardation | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 120 |
|
Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 170 |
|
Hum Comm: Sys, Proc & Dis | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 171 | Evolution of Human Comm | BSC | |||||||
| SOC 201 | Intro to Social Psychology | BSC | |||||||
| SPCM 102 |
|
Intro to Comm Theory & Res | BSC | ||||||
| SPCM 231 | Communication and Conflict | BSC | |||||||
| SPCM 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | ||||||
| SPED 322 |
|
Intro to Mental Retardation | BSC |