Cultural Studies
Fall 2014
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 2014 → CS → US
| 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 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| 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 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AGED 340 | Leadership Ethics & Pluralism | US | ||||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 140 | Native Religious Traditions | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 211 | Asian Americans and the Arts | US | LA | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 287 | Food and Asian Americans | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AAS 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENGL 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 259 | Afro-American Literature I | US | ||||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 382 | Black Women & Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| HDFS 321 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| JOUR 452 | Great Books of Journalism | US | LA | |||||
| 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 246 | Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| RLST 140 | Native Religious Traditions | US | HP | |||||
| RLST 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOCW 397 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SPAN 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| SPAN 246 | Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| SHS 222 | Lang&Culture Deaf Communities | US | SS |