Humanities & the Arts

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 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 157 The Archaeology of Illinois HP
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 140 Introduction to Art LA
ART 250 Writing with Video ACP WCC LA
ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art LA
ARTH 115 Art in a Global Context WCC NW LA
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
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
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit WCC NW LA
CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics 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 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder 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 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss 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 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
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
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
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry LA
ENGL 102 Intro to Drama LA
ENGL 104 Intro to Film LA
ENGL 109 Intro to Fiction-ACP ACP 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 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare 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 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
FR 209 Intro to French Lit I LA
FR 210 Intro to French Lit II LA
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
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
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GER 332 German Literature and Culture LA
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations 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 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 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
ITAL 270 Introduction to Italian Cinema LA
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
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
LING 210 Language History HP
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Intro to Film LA
MACS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MACS 264 Economics of the Media WCC HP
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MUS 130 Introd to the Art of Music WCC LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
MUS 314 The History of Music II LA
PHIL 100 Intro to Philosophy-ACP ACP HP
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy HP
PHIL 102 Logic and Reasoning HP
PHIL 103 Logic and Reasoning QR II HP QR2
PHIL 105 Introduction to Ethics HP
PHIL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
PHIL 201 Philosophy in Literature HP
PHIL 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics HP
PHIL 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
RLST 106 Archaeology and the Bible ACP HP
RLST 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
RLST 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
RLST 121 Introduction to Christianity HP
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 201 Hebrew Bible in English 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 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro 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
RUSS 260 Medicine & Russian Literature LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SAME 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW 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 262 Literature of Modern Theatre ACP LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
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