Social & Behavioral Sciences
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 → 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 | |||||
| AGED 230 | Leadership Communications | ACP | SS | |||||
| ACE 100 | Agr Cons and Resource Econ | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 255 | Econ of US Rural Poverty & Dev | 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 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 262 | Women's Lives | SS | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 184 | Asian American Cultures | US | SS | |||||
| CMN 102 | Intro to Comm Theory & Res | BSC | ||||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| CMN 277 | Intro to Mediated Comm | 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 | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | 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 | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GWS 262 | Women's Lives | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 104 | Social and Cultural Geography | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 110 | Geography of Intl Conflicts | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 224 | Geog Patterns of Illinois | SS | ||||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | 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 225 | Close Relationships | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 262 | Motor Develop, Growth & Form | BSC | ||||||
| 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 220 | Mexican & Latin Am Migration | SS | ||||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 225 | Elements of Psycholinguistics | BSC | ||||||
| LING 250 | Language Diversity in the USA | SS | ||||||
| MACS 166 | Media Literacy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 200 | Foundations of Pol Sci | 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 280 | Intro to Intl Relations | SS | ||||||
| PSYC 100 | Intro 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 | ||||||
| REES 200 | Intro to Russia and Eurasia | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 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 221 | Mexican & Latin Am Migration | SS | ||||||
| SOC 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 261 | Gender Transnatl Perspective | SS | ||||||
| SOC 269 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 273 | Social Persp on the Family | SS | ||||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | 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 270 | Comm Disability in the Media | ACP | SS | |||||
| SHS 271 | Communication and Aging | SS | ||||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning | SS |