Cultural Studies
Spring 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
spring 2009 → CS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | 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 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| 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 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| AFST 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| ANSC 250 | Companion Animals in Society | WCC | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| ANTH 359 | Adv Topics in Latina/o US | US | ||||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| ART 250 | Writing with Video | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ARTH 115 | Art in a Global Context | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 120 | Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture | US | ||||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US NW | ||||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AAS 402 | Asian American Education | 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 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 222 | The Tragic Spirit | WCC | LA | |||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| CWL 114 | Global Consciousness and Lit | WCC NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 190 | Lit of Asia & Africa II | NW | 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 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| CWL 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| CWL 264 | The Tragic Spirit | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CPSC 116 | The Global Food Production Web | NW | ||||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Cult | US | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 308 | Chinese Popular Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to British 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 | British Literature to 1798 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | British 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 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| ENGL 260 | Afro-American Literature II | US | ||||||
| ENGL 267 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 268 | The Holocaust 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 | |||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GER 250 | Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 106 | Modern Latin America | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 133 | Intro to the World of Islam | WCC 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 172 | US Hist Since 1877 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US Hist Since 1877-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 222 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 225 | Southeast Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 253 | Enlightenment to Existentialsm | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 256 | Great Britain Since 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 261 | Intro Russian-Jewish Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 267 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 290 | Religion, Violence & America | WCC | ||||||
| LA 220 | Exploring African Cities | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | WCC | HP | |||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | ||||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LLS 359 | Adv Topics in Latina/o US | US | ||||||
| LLS 360 | Contemporary US Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| MS 264 | Economics of the Media | WCC | HP | |||||
| MS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| 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 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 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| 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 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 224 | Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 236 | Religion, Violence & America | WCC | ||||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| RLST 260 | Mystic and Saints in Islam | NW | LA | |||||
| RLST 275 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| RUSS 261 | Intro Russian-Jewish Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SLAV 120 | Slavic Folklore | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| SAME 133 | Intro to the World of Islam | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| THEA 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US NW |