Cultural Studies

Spring 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

spring 2012 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 100 Intro to African American St US SS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
AFRO 211 Intro to African-American Film US
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFRO 260 Afro-American Literature II US
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 287 African-American Women US
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFST 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
AFST 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
AFST 254 Economic Systems in Africa NW SS
ACE 251 The World Food Economy NW SS
ACE 254 Economic Systems in Africa NW SS
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 102 Contemp Issues in Ind Country US SS
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC NW SS
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World WCC NW SS
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 160 Contemporary Social Issues US
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
ANTH 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
ANTH 275 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
ANTH 286 Southeast Asian Civilizations NW HP
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
ART 250 Writing with Video ACP WCC LA
ARTH 115 Art in a Global Context WCC NW LA
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 120 Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture US
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AAS 397 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 402 Asian American Education ACP US
ASST 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW LA
ASST 286 Southeast Asian Civilizations NW HP
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement WCC HP
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 221 The Heroic Tradition WCC LA
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit WCC NW LA
CWL 190 Lit of Asia & Africa II NW LA
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 223 Qur'an Structure and Exegesis NW LA
CWL 226 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
CWL 242 Lit Europe and the Americas II ACP WCC LA
CWL 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context ACP WCC LA
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
CWL 253 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 260 Afro-American Literature II US
CWL 263 The Heroic Tradition WCC LA
CWL 271 The Holocaust in Context ACP WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CPSC 116 The Global Food Production Web NW
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
ESE 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
EALC 250 Intro to Japanese Culture NW SS
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
EALC 365 Contemporary Korean Society NW SS
EPS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPS 402 Asian American Education ACP US
EPSY 202 Exploring Cultural Diversity US
EPSY 222 Lang&Culture Deaf Communities US SS
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Intro to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 202 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment 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 213 Modernist Lit and Culture WCC 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 260 Afro-American Literature II US
ENGL 267 Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context ACP WCC LA
ENGL 268 The Holocaust in Context ACP WCC LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
GWS 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
GWS 202 Sexualities WCC
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 287 African-American Women US
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GEOG 101 Geog of Developing Countries NW SS
GEOG 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales in Context ACP WCC LA
GER 260 The Holocaust in Context ACP WCC LA
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 135 History of Islamic Middle East NW
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 172 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 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
HIST 225 Southeast Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 256 Britain and World Since 1688 WCC HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 264 Technology in Western Society WCC HP
HIST 267 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
HIST 272 Twentieth Century America WCC HP
HIST 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 287 African-American Women US
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
HDFS 321 Asian Families in America US SS
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin America NW SS
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies US
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 301 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP ACP US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LING 111 Language in Globalization WCC NW
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 211 Intro to African-American Film US
MACS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 264 Economics of the Media WCC HP
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MUSE 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
MUS 130 Introd to the Art of Music WCC LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
NRES 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
PHIL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
PS 241 Comp Politics in Dev Nations NW SS
PS 242 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
PS 273 Environment and Society WCC SS
RST 330 Leisure and Consumer Culture WCC SS
RLST 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
RLST 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
RLST 223 Qur'an Structure and Exegesis NW LA
RLST 224 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
RLST 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
RLST 260 Mystic and Saints in Islam NW LA
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
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SCR 115 South Slavic Culture WCC NW SS
SOCW 397 Asian Families in America US SS
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SOC 122 Africa in World Perspective NW SS
SOC 160 Global Ineq and Social Change WCC NW SS
SOC 202 Sexualities WCC
SOC 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
SOC 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
SOC 365 Contemporary Korean Society NW SS
SOC 366 Postsocialism Eastern Europe WCC SS
SAME 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW LA
SHS 222 Lang&Culture Deaf Communities US SS
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective WCC SS
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