Social & Behavioral Sciences
Fall 2009
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
fall 2009 → SBS → SS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| ACE 100 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ | SS | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 255 | Econ of Rural Poverty and Dev | SS | ||||||
| AIS 102 | Contemp Issues in Ind Country | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC NW | 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 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | 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 | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 284 | Adv Topics in Asian America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| ATMS 202 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 277 | Media of Public Discourse | SS | ||||||
| CMN 280 | Comm Technology & Society | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 100 | Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 330 | Disability in American Society | 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 | Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ECON 311 | Introduction to Public Finance | SS | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENVS 161 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| GWS 225 | Women in Prehistory | SS | ||||||
| GWS 250 | Gender Studies Humanities | SS | ||||||
| GWS 260 | Gender Studies Soc Sci | SS | ||||||
| GWS 261 | Gender Transnatl Perspective | SS | ||||||
| GWS 262 | Women's Lives | SS | ||||||
| GWS 361 | Women in East Asia | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 104 | Social and Cultural Geography | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 210 | 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 | ||||||
| HIST 101 | Global Environmental Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 260 | Gender Studies Soc Sci | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 321 | Asian Families in America | US | 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 | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LIS 201 | Info Technology and Orgs | SS | ||||||
| LIS 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems | SS | ||||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 250 | Language Diversity in the USA | SS | ||||||
| MS 166 | Media Literacy | SS | ||||||
| MS 201 | Info Technology and Orgs | SS | ||||||
| MS 202 | Social Aspects Info Systems | 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 | ||||||
| RST 100 | Society and Leisure | SS | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| REHB 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| RLST 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| RSOC 110 | Intro to Rural Society | SS | ||||||
| RSOC 270 | Population Issues | SS | ||||||
| REES 200 | Intro to Russia and Eurasia | SS | ||||||
| REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 397 | Asian Families in America | US | 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 | ||||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 270 | Comm Disability in the Media | ACP | SS | |||||
| SHS 271 | Communication and Aging | SS | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | WCC | SS | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning | SS | ||||||
| ESES 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ESES 210 | Contemp Social & Env Problems | SS |
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