Cultural Studies
Spring 2008
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 2008 → CS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFRO 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| AFRO 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 272 | Minority Images in Amer Film | ACP | US | LA | ||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 287 | African-American Women | US | ||||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFST 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 102 | Contemp Issues in Ind Country | US | SS | |||||
| AIS 140 | Native Religious Traditions | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 223 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US NW | ||||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| ASST 286 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 120 | The Classical Tradition | WCC | ||||||
| CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 221 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 114 | Global Consciousness and Lit | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 190 | Lit of Asia & Africa II | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 242 | Lit Europe and the Americas 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 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| CWL 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 263 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 312 | Japan Lit in Translation II | 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 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 226 | Premodern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 306 | Japan Lit in Translation II | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 367 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| 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 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 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | 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 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| ENGL 267 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 272 | Minority Images in Amer Film | ACP | US | LA | ||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FR 179 | Migration & Fr Nat ID | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 287 | African-American Women | US | ||||||
| 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 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | 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 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | NW | ||||||
| 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 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US Hist Since 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 225 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 226 | Premodern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 256 | Great Britain Since 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | Contemp Politics Ideology | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 260 | Survey of Russian History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 267 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 282 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| HIST 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 287 | African-American Women | US | ||||||
| HIST 290 | Religion, Violence & America | WCC | ||||||
| HIST 325 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 220 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | ||||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LLS 360 | 20thC US Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| LING 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | |||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PHIL 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PS 180 | IntroPolitics of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| RLST 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 140 | Native Religious Traditions | US | HP | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 224 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 236 | Religion, Violence & America | WCC | ||||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 122 | Africa in World Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 267 | Pan Africanism | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| THEA 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US NW | ||||||
| COMM 264 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP | |||||
| COMM 321 | Film Culture | WCC | ||||||
| COMM 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC |