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.

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

spring 2008 → CS → US

General Education Category CS
COURSE	TITLE	ACP	CS	HUM	SBS
AFRO 100	Intro to African American St		US		SS
AFRO 101	Black America, 1619-Present		US	HP
AFRO 103	Black Women in the Diaspora		US
AFRO 105	Black Literature in America		US
AFRO 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
AFRO 211	Intro to African-American Film		US
AFRO 224	Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp		US	LA
AFRO 231	Lang Diff Dis: American Persp		US
AFRO 259	Afro-American Literature I		US
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 275	Afro-American History to 1877		US	HP
AFRO 276	Afro-American Hist Since 1877		US	HP
AFRO 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
AFRO 287	African-American Women		US
AFRO 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
AFRO 340	Dancing Black Popular Cult		US	HP
AFRO 400	African Diasporic Lit Americas		US
AFST 103	Black Women in the Diaspora		US
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 277	US Native Americans to 1850		US	HP
AIS 278	US Native Americans Since 1850		US	HP
AIS 288	American Indians of Illinois		US	HP
ANTH 106	Hist Arch Americas		US	HP
ANTH 160	Contemporary Social Issues		US
ANTH 184	Asian American Cultures		US		SS
ANTH 190	American Jewish Culture		US
ANTH 261	Intro to the African Diaspora		US	HP
ANTH 284	Adv Topics in Asian America		US		SS
ANTH 288	American Indians of Illinois		US	HP
ANTH 359	Adv Topics in Latina/o US		US
AAS 100	Intro Asian American Studies		US		SS
AAS 120	Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture		US
AAS 184	Asian American Cultures		US		SS
AAS 224	Asian Am Historical Sociology		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 284	Adv Topics in Asian America		US		SS
AAS 286	Asian American Literature		US	LA
AAS 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
AAS 397	Asian Families in America		US		SS
AAS 402	Asian American Education	ACP	US
CINE 211	Intro to African-American Film		US
CWL 226	Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp		US	LA
CWL 259	Afro-American Literature I		US
CWL 260	Afro-American Literature II		US
CWL 400	African Diasporic Lit Americas		US
DANC 340	Dancing Black Popular Cult		US	HP
EPS 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
EPS 402	Asian American Education	ACP	US
EPSY 202	Exploring Cultural Diversity		US
EPSY 222	Lang&Culture Deaf Communities		US		SS
EPSY 252	American Deaf Culture & Educ		US
ENGL 150	Black Literature in America		US
ENGL 259	Afro-American Literature I		US
ENGL 260	Afro-American Literature II		US
ENGL 272	Minority Images in Amer Film	ACP	US	LA
ENGL 286	Asian American Literature		US	LA
ENGL 363	Jewish Immigrant Literature		US	LA
GWS 103	Black Women in the Diaspora		US
GWS 287	African-American Women		US
HIST 174	Black America, 1619-Present		US	HP
HIST 275	Afro-American History to 1877		US	HP
HIST 276	Afro-American Hist Since 1877		US	HP
HIST 277	US Native Americans to 1850		US	HP
HIST 278	US Native Americans Since 1850		US	HP
HIST 279	Mexican-American History		US	HP
HIST 280	Caribbean Latina/o Migration		US	HP
HIST 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
HIST 283	Asian American History		US	HP
HIST 287	African-American Women		US
HIST 288	American Indians of Illinois		US	HP
HDFS 321	Asian Families in America		US		SS
LLS 100	Intro Latina/Latino Studies		US
LLS 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
LLS 227	Latina/Latinos in Contemp US		US
LLS 242	US Latina & Latino Culture		US	LA
LLS 246	Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit		US	LA
LLS 279	Mexican-American History		US	HP
LLS 280	Caribbean Latina/o Migration		US	HP
LLS 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
LLS 300	19thC US Latina/o Lit		US	HP
LLS 301	19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP	ACP	US	HP
LLS 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
LLS 359	Adv Topics in Latina/o US		US
LLS 360	20thC US Latina/o Lit		US	LA
LING 260	Language and the Law		US	HP
PS 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US		SS
RLST 140	Native Religious Traditions		US	HP
SOCW 397	Asian Families in America		US		SS
SOC 124	Asian American Cultures		US		SS
SOC 224	Asian Am Historical Sociology		US
SOC 227	Latina/Latinos in Contemp US		US
SPAN 242	US Latina & Latino Culture		US	LA
SPAN 246	Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit		US	LA
SPED 252	American Deaf Culture & Educ		US
SHS 222	Lang&Culture Deaf Communities		US		SS
SHS 231	Lang Diff Dis: American Persp		US
SHS 252	American Deaf Culture & Educ		US
THEA 260	Intro Asian American Theatre		US NW
YDSH 380	Jewish Immigrant Literature		US	LA

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