Cultural Studies
Fall 2013
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 2013 → 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 105 | Black Literature in America | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFST 266 | African Film and Society | NW | ||||||
| AGED 340 | Leadership Ethics & Pluralism | US | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| 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 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 160 | Contemporary Social Issues | US | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 185 | The Global Pacific | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 266 | African Film and Society | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 359 | Adv Topics in Latina/o US | US | ||||||
| ARAB 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| ART 350 | Writing with Video | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ARTD 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | NW | ||||||
| ARTH 114 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 287 | Food and Asian Americans | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AAS 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| 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 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| 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 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 241 | Lit Europe & the Americas I | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 253 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 254 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 255 | Renaissance Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 257 | Enlightenment Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| CWL 262 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 273 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| CPSC 113 | Environment, Agric, & Society | WCC | LS | |||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 114 | Introduction to East Asian Art | NW | ||||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 150 | Black Literature in America | US | 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 209 | British Lit to 1800 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 210 | British Lit 1800 to Present | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 213 | Modernist Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 247 | The British Novel | 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 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| ENGL 266 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 269 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Lit in English | NW | LA | |||||
| GWS 201 | Race, Gender & Power | WCC | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GEOG 101 | Geog of Developing Countries | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| GER 201 | German Popular Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 261 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | 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 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 211 | History of Southern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 271 | Nineteenth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 274 | US & World Since 1917 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 282 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| HDFS 321 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| LA 218 | S Asian Cultural Landscapes | NW | LA | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LLS 359 | Adv Topics in Latina/o US | US | ||||||
| LING 111 | Language in Globalization | WCC NW | ||||||
| MACS 100 | Intro to Popular TV & Movies | WCC | LA | |||||
| MACS 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | NW | LA | |||||
| MACS 264 | Economics of the Media | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| MACS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MUS 130 | Introd to the Art of Music | WCC | LA | |||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| PHIL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| POL 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| RST 330 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | LA | |||||
| REES 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 225 | Vikings & Volvos: Scan Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOCW 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | WCC NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 201 | Race, Gender & Power | WCC | ||||||
| SAME 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| SPAN 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS |