Social & Behavioral Sciences
Spring 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
spring 2011 → SBS
| 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 US Rural Poverty & 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 171 | Evolution of Human Comm | BSC | ||||||
| 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 322 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| CMN 102 | Intro to Comm Theory & Res | BSC | ||||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 231 | Communication and Conflict | BSC | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| 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 304 | Foundations of Health Behavior | ACP | BSC | |||||
| CHLH 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 210 | Contemp Social & Env Problems | SS | ||||||
| ESE 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | 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 | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ENSU 301 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GWS 225 | Women in Prehistory | SS | ||||||
| GWS 250 | Gender Studies Humanities | 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 105 | The Digital Earth | 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 224 | Geog Patterns of Illinois | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 105 | Intro to Human Development | BSC | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 140 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 225 | Close Relationships | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| HDFS 321 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| KIN 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| KIN 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| KIN 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| 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 Tech | SS | ||||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 105 | Language in Daily Life | SS | ||||||
| LING 225 | Elements of Psycholinguistics | BSC | ||||||
| LING 250 | Language Diversity in the USA | SS | ||||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | |||||
| MS 166 | Media Literacy | SS | ||||||
| MS 201 | Info Technology and Orgs | SS | ||||||
| MS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | 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 100 | Intro Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 103 | Intro Experimental Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 105 | Psych Introduction | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 201 | Intro to Social Psych | BSC | ||||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| PSYC 322 | Intro Intellectual Disability | BSC | ||||||
| RST 100 | Society and Leisure | SS | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| REHB 322 | Intro Intellectual Disability | BSC | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| SCR 115 | South Slavic Culture | WCC NW | 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 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | 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 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 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | 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 | ||||||
| SPED 322 | Intro Intellectual Disability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 120 | Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 170 | Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders | BSC | ||||||
| SHS 171 | Evolution of Human Comm | BSC | ||||||
| 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 |