Humanities & the Arts
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 → 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 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ART 140 | Introduction to Art | LA | ||||||
| ART 250 | Writing with Video | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ARTH 111 | Ancient to Medieval Art | LA | ||||||
| AAS 211 | Asian Americans and the Arts | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| ASST 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| CINE 104 | Intro to Film | LA | ||||||
| CINE 261 | Survey of World Cinema I | LA | ||||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | 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 | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 111 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 117 | Russ & E Euro Science Fiction | LA | ||||||
| CWL 151 | Cross-Cultural Thematics | LA | ||||||
| CWL 189 | Lit of Asia & Africa I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 201 | Comparative Lit Studies | LA | ||||||
| CWL 205 | Islam & West Through Lit | LA | ||||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 221 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| CWL 241 | Lit Europe & the Americas I | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 263 | The Heroic Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 265 | Modern Drama I | LA | ||||||
| CWL 267 | The Short Story | LA | ||||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 272 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | 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 112 | Literature of Global Culture | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 114 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 200 | Intro to the Study of Lit | 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 | British Literature to 1798 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | British Lit 1798 to Present | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 218 | Introduction to Shakespeare | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 223 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 243 | Modern Drama I | 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 268 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 274 | Literature and Society | 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 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GWS 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GER 331 | Intro to German Literature | LA | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 110 | History of Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 130 | History of South Asia | 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 170 | US Hist to 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 171 | US Hist to 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | 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 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 273 | Illinois History | HP | ||||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| ITAL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| LA 212 | Water and Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| MS 264 | Economics of the Media | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 111 | Ancient to Medieval Art | LA | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| MUS 130 | Introd to the Art of Music | LA | ||||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| MUS 313 | The History of Music I | 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 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 270 | Philosophy of Science | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Engineering Ethics | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| PORT 334 | Brazilian Women's Lit Trans | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 101 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 120 | A History of Judaism | ACP | HP | |||||
| RLST 121 | Introduction to Christianity | HP | ||||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 225 | Vikings & Volvos: Scan Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| SLAV 117 | Russ & E Euro Science Fiction | LA | ||||||
| SLAV 120 | Slavic Folklore | WCC | LA | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| THEA 101 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | LA | ||||||
| YDSH 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA |