Humanities & the Arts
Fall 2011
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 2011 → HUM → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| 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 140 | Native Religious Traditions | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | US Native Americans Since 1850 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 150 | Novel Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| CLCV 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| CMN 275 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| FR 195 | French Intellectual Tradition | HP | ||||||
| GWS 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 106 | Modern Latin America | 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 164 | The Automobile | 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 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 253 | Enlightenment to Existentialsm | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 256 | Britain and World Since 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 271 | Nineteenth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 273 | Illinois History | HP | ||||||
| HIST 274 | US & World Since 1917 | 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 289 | History of Religion in America | HP | ||||||
| LA 212 | Water and Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| MACS 264 | Economics of the Media | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 245 | Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 101 | Introduction to Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 102 | Logic and Reasoning | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 103 | Logic and Reasoning QR II | HP | QR2 | |||||
| PHIL 105 | Introduction to Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PHIL 325 | Recent European Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | 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 140 | Native Religious Traditions | US | HP | |||||
| RLST 213 | Intro to Islam - ACP | ACP | NW | HP | ||||
| RLST 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| RLST 235 | History of Religion in America | HP | ||||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP |