Humanities & the Arts

Fall 2012

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 2012 → 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 340 Dancing Black Popular Cult 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
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC 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 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
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
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 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CMN 275 Media, Money and Power WCC HP
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
CWL 111 Bible as Literature LA
CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics LA
CWL 189 Lit of Asia & Africa I NW LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW 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 227 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
CWL 241 Lit Europe & the Americas I ACP WCC LA
CWL 249 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
CWL 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context ACP WCC LA
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
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 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 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
CWL 322 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
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 220 Traditional China NW HP
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering 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 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 223 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US 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 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
FR 195 French Intellectual Tradition HP
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 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
GWS 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GWS 334 Brazilian Women's Lit Trans WCC LA
GEOL 201 History of Geology ACP HP
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
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 205 LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts NW HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 260 History of Russia WCC HP
HIST 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
HIST 265 Science in Western Civ WCC HP
HIST 271 Nineteenth Century America WCC HP
HIST 274 US & World Since 1917 WCC HP
LA 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LING 210 Language History HP
LING 240 Language in Human History HP
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Intro to Film LA
MACS 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I LA
MACS 264 Economics of the Media WCC HP
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
MUS 130 Introd to the Art of Music WCC 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 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 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PORT 334 Brazilian Women's Lit Trans WCC LA
RLST 101 Bible as Literature LA
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 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 140 Native Religious Traditions US HP
RLST 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
RLST 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
RLST 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
RLST 223 Qur'an Structure and Exegesis NW LA
RLST 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
RLST 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
RLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
RUSS 225 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
SCAN 225 Vikings & Volvos: Scan Culture WCC LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SLAV 120 Russian & E Euro Folktales WCC LA
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPED 117 The Culture of Disability HP
TSM 311 Humanity in the Food Web ACP HP
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 102 Text to Stage LA
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
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