Humanities & the Arts

summer 2011

If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Humanities & the Arts courses in order to graduate. Humanities & the Arts courses are divided into two subcategories: Historical & Philosophical Perspectives and Literature & the Arts.

Effective for entering freshmen in Fall 2004, 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.

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
COURSE section available TITLE ACP CS COMP1 HUM NAT QR SBS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
AFRO 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFRO 272 Minority Images in Amer Film ACP US LA
AFST 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
ART 140 Introduction to Art LA
ART 250 Writing with Video ACP WCC LA
ART 280 Exploring Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art LA
ARTH 115 Art in a Global Context WCC NW LA
ARTH 241 Twentieth-Century European Art LA
ASST 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
CLCV 114 section available Introduction to Greek Culture WCC LA
CLCV 115 section available Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 221 The Heroic Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 222 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CWL 111 Bible as Literature LA
CWL 112 Literature of Global Culture WCC NW LA
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit 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 190 Lit of Asia & Africa II NW LA
CWL 201 Comparative Lit Studies LA
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 205 Islam & West Through Lit LA
CWL 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW LA
CWL 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
CWL 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 221 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
CWL 223 Qur'an Structure and Exegesis NW 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 242 Lit Europe and the Americas II ACP WCC LA
CWL 249 Russian Lit and Revolution 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 264 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
CWL 265 Modern Drama I LA
CWL 266 Modern Drama II LA
CWL 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 269 Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction 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 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
CWL 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
CWL 307 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
CWL 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
CWL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
CWL 322 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CWL 372 Korean Lit in English NW LA
DANC 100 section available Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
EALC 307 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
EALC 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
EALC 362 Popular Culture China & Japan NW LA
EALC 370 Korean Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry LA
ENGL 102 Intro to Drama LA
ENGL 103 Intro to Fiction LA
ENGL 104 section available Intro to Film LA
ENGL 109 section available Intro to Fiction-ACP ACP LA
ENGL 110 Intro Lit Study for Non-Majors 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 117 Shakespeare on Film LA
ENGL 150 Black Literature in America US 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 211 Intro to Mod African Lit NW 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 244 Modern Drama II LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story LA
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC LA
ENGL 248 Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction 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 272 Minority Images in Amer Film ACP US LA
ENGL 274 Literature and Society LA
ENGL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
ENGL 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 130 International Arts WCC NW LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
FR 179 Migration & Fr Nat ID WCC LA
FR 209 Intro to French Lit I LA
FR 210 Intro to French Lit II LA
GER 201 German Popular Culture 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
GER 332 German Literature and Culture LA
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GWS 334 Brazilian Women's Lit Trans WCC LA
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
LA 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
LLS 242 section available Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 246 Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit US LA
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 section available Intro to Film LA
MACS 117 Shakespeare on Film LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
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
MUS 130 Introd to the Art of Music WCC LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
MUS 134 History of Musical Events LA
MUS 313 The History of Music I LA
MUS 314 The History of Music II LA
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
PORT 334 Brazilian Women's Lit Trans WCC LA
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
RLST 101 Bible as Literature LA
RLST 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
RLST 223 Qur'an Structure and Exegesis NW LA
RLST 260 Mystic and Saints in Islam NW LA
RLST 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
RLST 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
RLST 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 225 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
SAME 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
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 Russian & E Euro Folktales WCC LA
SPAN 242 section available Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 246 Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit US LA
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 102 Text to Stage LA
THEA 262 Literature of Modern Theatre ACP LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
AFRO 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 290 Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917 US HP
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Cult US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 140 Native Religious Traditions US HP
AIS 277 US Native Americans to 1850 US HP
AIS 278 US Native Americans Since 1850 US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 150 Novel Archaeology HP
ANTH 157 The Archaeology of Illinois HP
ANTH 175 Archaeology and Pop Culture HP
ANTH 223 Exploring African Cities NW HP
ANTH 257 Vienna 1900 WCC HP
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 268 Images of the Other ACP WCC HP
ANTH 275 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
ANTH 286 Southeast Asian Civilizations NW HP
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes WCC HP
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
ASST 286 Southeast Asian Civilizations NW HP
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement WCC HP
CLCV 131 Classical Archaeology, Greece WCC HP
CLCV 132 Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 225 Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult WCC HP
CLCV 226 Cyprus: History and Sources WCC HP
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Comm in Everyday Life WCC HP
CMN 275 Media, Money and Power WCC HP
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Cult US HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 220 Traditional China NW HP
EALC 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
EALC 226 Premodern Japanese History NW HP
EALC 227 Modern Japanese History NW HP
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 367 History of Korea NW HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
EPS 403 European Education to 1600 ACP WCC HP
EPS 404 European Education since 1600 ACP WCC HP
FR 195 French Intellectual Tradition HP
GEOL 201 History of Geology ACP HP
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 257 Vienna 1900 WCC HP
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
GWS 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
GWS 285 US Gender History to 1877 HP
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
HIST 100 section available 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 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 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 section available 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 211 History of Southern Africa NW HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
HIST 225 Southeast Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 226 Premodern Japanese History NW HP
HIST 227 Modern Japanese History NW HP
HIST 241 History of Ancient Rome WCC HP
HIST 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
HIST 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 253 Enlightenment to Existentialsm WCC HP
HIST 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
HIST 256 Great Britain Since 1688 WCC HP
HIST 257 Vienna 1900 WCC HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 260 History of Russia WCC HP
HIST 261 Intro Russian-Jewish Culture WCC HP
HIST 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
HIST 264 Technology in Western Society WCC HP
HIST 265 Science in Western Civ WCC HP
HIST 267 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 270 United States History to 1815 WCC HP
HIST 271 Nineteenth Century America WCC HP
HIST 272 Twentieth Century America WCC HP
HIST 273 section available Illinois History HP
HIST 274 US & World Since 1917 HP
HIST 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
HIST 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
HIST 277 US Native Americans to 1850 US HP
HIST 278 US Native Americans Since 1850 US HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 280 Caribbean Latina/o Migration US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 284 Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917 US HP
HIST 285 US Gender History to 1877 HP
HIST 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
HIST 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
HIST 289 History of Religion in America HP
HIST 325 History of Korea NW HP
HIST 444 European Education to 1600 ACP WCC HP
HIST 457 European Education since 1600 ACP WCC HP
HUM 141 Intro to American Civ I WCC HP
HUM 142 Intro to American Civ II WCC HP
LA 212 Water and Society WCC HP
LA 220 Exploring African Cities NW HP
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LA 314 History of World Landscapes WCC HP
LING 210 Language History HP
LING 240 Language in Human History HP
LING 260 Language and the Law US HP
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 280 Caribbean Latina/o Migration US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 301 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP ACP US HP
MACS 264 Economics of the Media WCC HP
MDVL 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
MDVL 403 European Education to 1600 ACP WCC HP
PHIL 100 Intro to Philosophy-ACP ACP HP
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy HP
PHIL 102 section available 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 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
PHIL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
PHIL 201 section available Philosophy in Literature HP
PHIL 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 210 Ethics HP
PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics HP
PHIL 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
PHIL 250 Conceptions of Human Nature HP
PHIL 270 Philosophy of Science HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PHIL 325 Recent European Philosophy HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
RLST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
RLST 106 section available Archaeology and the Bible ACP HP
RLST 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
RLST 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
RLST 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
RLST 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
RLST 121 Introduction to Christianity HP
RLST 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 140 Native Religious Traditions US HP
RLST 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
RLST 201 Hebrew Bible in English HP
RLST 213 Intro to Islam - ACP ACP NW HP
RLST 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
RLST 224 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
RLST 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
RLST 235 History of Religion in America HP
RLST 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
RLST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
RLST 270 Religion, Ethics, Environment WCC NW HP
RLST 275 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
RLST 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
RLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RUSS 261 Intro Russian-Jewish Culture WCC HP
SAME 133 Intro to the World of Islam WCC NW HP
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SPED 117 section available The Culture of Disability HP
TSM 311 Humanity in the Food Web ACP HP