Social & Behavioral Sciences

spring 2012

If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences course in order to graduate. Social and Behavioral Sciences courses are placed into two subcategories: Behavioral Sciences and Social Sciences.

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.

General Education Abbreviations

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 → SBS → SS & BSC

COURSE	TITLE	ACP	CS	SBS
AAS 100	Intro Asian American Studies		US	SS
AAS 184	Asian American Cultures		US	SS
AAS 258	Muslims in America		US	SS
AAS 284	Adv Topics in Asian America		US	SS
AAS 287	Food and Asian Americans		US	SS
AAS 397	Asian Families in America		US	SS
ACE 100	Agr Cons and Resource Econ			SS
ACE 210	Environmental Economics			SS
ACE 251	The World Food Economy		NW	SS
ACE 254	Economic Systems in Africa		NW	SS
ACE 255	Econ of US Rural Poverty & Dev			SS
AFRO 100	Intro to African American St		US	SS
AFRO 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US	SS
AFRO 243	Pan Africanism		NW	SS
AFST 243	Pan Africanism		NW	SS
AFST 254	Economic Systems in Africa		NW	SS
AIS 102	Contemp Issues in Ind Country		US	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 182	Latin American Cultures		NW	SS
ANTH 184	Asian American Cultures		US	SS
ANTH 185	The Global Pacific		NW	SS
ANTH 209	Food, Culture, and Society			SS
ANTH 210	Families in Global Perspective		NW	SS
ANTH 221	Materials and Civilization			SS
ANTH 225	Women in Prehistory			SS
ANTH 250	The World Through Museums		WCC	SS
ANTH 260	World Ethnography			SS
ANTH 262	Women's Lives			SS
ANTH 277	Ancient Cities, Sacred Land		WCC	SS
ANTH 284	Adv Topics in Asian America		US	SS
ANTH 362	Body, Personhood, and Culture			SS
ATMS 322	Soc Impacts Weather & Climate			SS
CHLH 100	Contemporary Health			SS
CHLH 101	Introduction to Public Health			SS
CHLH 330	Disability in American Society			SS
CMN 230	Intro to Interpersonal Comm			SS
CMN 232	Intro to Intercultural Comm		NW	SS
CMN 277	Intro to Mediated Comm			SS
CMN 280	Comm Technology & Society			SS
EALC 250	Intro to Japanese Culture		NW	SS
EALC 361	Women in East Asia		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
ECON 210	Environmental Economics			SS
ENSU 301	Soc Impacts Weather & Climate			SS
ENVS 210	Environmental Economics			SS
EPSY 222	Lang&Culture Deaf Communities		US	SS
ESE 106	Geographies of Globalization		WCC NW	SS
ESE 210	Contemp Social & Env Problems			SS
ESE 287	Environment and Society		WCC	SS
GEOG 101	Geog of Developing Countries		NW	SS
GEOG 104	Social and Cultural Geography			SS
GEOG 105	The Digital Earth			SS
GEOG 106	Geographies of Globalization		WCC NW	SS
GEOG 110	Geography of Intl Conflicts			SS
GEOG 204	Cities of the World			SS
GEOG 210	Contemp Social & Env Problems			SS
GEOG 224	Geog Patterns of Illinois			SS
GEOG 287	Environment and Society		WCC	SS
GLBL 100	Intro to Global Studies			SS
GLBL 110	Geography of Intl Conflicts			SS
GWS 100	Intro Gender & Women's Studies			SS
GWS 225	Women in Prehistory			SS
GWS 250	Gender Studies Humanities			SS
GWS 261	Gender Transnatl Perspective			SS
GWS 262	Women's Lives			SS
GWS 361	Women in East Asia		NW	SS
HDFS 120	Intro to Family Studies			SS
HDFS 140	Intro Gender & Women's Studies			SS
HDFS 220	Families in Global Perspective		NW	SS
HDFS 225	Close Relationships			SS
HDFS 321	Asian Families in America		US	SS
INFO 202	Social Aspects Info Tech			SS
KIN 140	Social Sci of Human Movement			SS
KIN 249	Sport & Modern Society			SS
LAST 170	Introduction to Latin America		NW	SS
LING 100	Intro to Language Science			SS
LING 104	Talking Culture			SS
LING 105	Language in Daily Life			SS
LING 250	Language Diversity in the USA			SS
LIS 201	Info Technology and Orgs			SS
LIS 202	Social Aspects Info Tech			SS
LLS 201	US Racial & Ethnic Politics		US	SS
LLS 220	Mexican & Latin Am Migration			SS
LLS 258	Muslims in America		US	SS
MACS 166	Media Literacy			SS
MACS 201	Info Technology and Orgs			SS
MACS 202	Social Aspects Info Tech			SS
MUSE 250	The World Through Museums		WCC	SS
NRES 210	Environmental Economics			SS
NRES 287	Environment and Society		WCC	SS
PHIL 106	Ethics and Social Policy			SS
PHIL 107	Intro to Political Philosophy			SS
PS 100	Intro to Political Science			SS
PS 101	Intro to US Gov & Pol			SS
PS 180	IntroPolitics of Globalization		WCC NW	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 243	Pan Africanism		NW	SS
PS 273	Environment and Society		WCC	SS
PS 280	Intro to Intl Relations			SS
PS 281	Intro to Intl Relations-ACP	ACP		SS
PS 282	Governing Globalization	ACP		SS
PSYC 239	Community Psych			SS
REES 200	Intro to Russia and Eurasia			SS
REES 201	Introduction to Eastern Europe			SS
REHB 330	Disability in American Society			SS
RLST 258	Muslims in America		US	SS
RSOC 110	Intro to Rural Society			SS
RSOC 270	Population Issues			SS
RST 100	Society and Leisure			SS
RST 330	Leisure and Consumer Culture		WCC	SS
SCR 115	South Slavic Culture		WCC NW	SS
SHS 222	Lang&Culture Deaf Communities		US	SS
SHS 270	Comm Disability in the Media	ACP		SS
SHS 271	Communication and Aging			SS
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology			SS
SOC 122	Africa in World Perspective		NW	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 179	Social Organization			SS
SOC 221	Mexican & Latin Am Migration			SS
SOC 249	Sport & Modern Society			SS
SOC 261	Gender Transnatl Perspective			SS
SOC 267	Pan Africanism		NW	SS
SOC 269	Food, Culture, and Society			SS
SOC 270	Population Issues			SS
SOC 273	Social Persp on the Family			SS
SOC 287	Environment and Society		WCC	SS
SOC 350	Technology and Society			SS
SOC 365	Contemporary Korean Society		NW	SS
SOC 366	Postsocialism Eastern Europe		WCC	SS
SOC 373	Social Stratification			SS
SOCW 200	Introduction to Social Work			SS
SOCW 397	Asian Families in America		US	SS
UP 185	Cities in a Global Perspective		WCC	SS
UP 210	Environmental Economics			SS
UP 260	Social Inequality and Planning			SS
ANTH 171	Evolution of Human Comm			BSC
CHLH 304	Foundations of Health Behavior	ACP		BSC
CMN 102	Intro to Comm Theory & Res			BSC
CMN 231	Communication and Conflict			BSC
CMN 260	Intro to Health Communication		WCC	BSC
HDFS 105	Intro to Human Development			BSC
HDFS 262	Motor Develop, Growth & Form			BSC
KIN 262	Motor Develop, Growth & Form			BSC
LING 225	Elements of Psycholinguistics			BSC
LING 270	Language, Technology & Society		WCC	BSC
PSYC 100	Intro Psych			BSC
PSYC 103	Intro Experimental Psych			BSC
PSYC 105	Psych Introduction			BSC
PSYC 201	Intro to Social Psych			BSC
PSYC 322	Intro Intellectual Disability			BSC
REHB 322	Intro Intellectual Disability			BSC
SHS 120	Child, Comm, & Lang Ability			BSC
SHS 170	Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders			BSC
SHS 171	Evolution of Human Comm			BSC
SOC 201	Intro to Social Psychology			BSC
SPED 322	Intro Intellectual Disability			BSC

Social & Behavioral Sciences

spring 2012 → SBS → SS & BSC →

spring 2012 → SBS → SS & BSC