Humanities & the Arts

spring 2014

If you entered college as a freshman in Fall 1994 or later, you need to complete six hours of Humanities & the Arts courses in order to graduate. Humanities & the Arts courses are divided into two subcategories: Historical & Philosophical Perspectives and Literature & the Arts.

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 2014 → HUM → LA & HP

COURSE	TITLE	ACP	CS	HUM	QR
AAS 211	Asian Americans and the Arts		US	LA
AAS 286	Asian American Literature		US	LA
AFRO 105	Black Literature in America		US	LA
AFRO 224	Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp		US	LA
AFRO 272	Minority Images in Amer Film	ACP	US	LA
AFST 210	Intro to Mod African Lit		NW	LA
AIS 265	Intro to American Indian Lit		US	LA
AIS 275	Am Indian and Indigenous Film		US	LA
ART 100	Understanding Visual Culture			LA
ART 102	Drawing for Non-Majors			LA
ART 103	Painting for Non-Majors			LA
ART 104	Sculpture for Non-Majors			LA
ART 105	Visual Design for Non-Majors			LA
ART 140	Introduction to Art			LA
ART 280	Exploring Visual Culture		WCC	LA
ART 310	Design Thinking			LA
ART 350	Writing with Video	ACP	WCC	LA
ARTD 240	eWaste: Sustainable Design			LA
ARTH 111	Ancient to Medieval Art			LA
ARTH 112	Renaissance to Modern Art			LA
ARTH 115	Art in a Global Context		WCC NW	LA
ARTH 241	20thCen European Art 1880-1940			LA
ASST 208	Lits & Cultures of South Asia		NW	LA
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 120	The Classical Tradition		WCC	LA
CLCV 220	Origins of Western Literature		WCC	LA
CLCV 221	The Heroic Tradition		WCC	LA
CLCV 222	The Tragic Spirit		WCC	LA
CLCV 240	Sex & Gender in Antiquity		WCC	LA
CLCV 323	The Comic Imagination	ACP	WCC	LA
CW 100	Intro to Creative Writing			LA
CWL 111	Bible as Literature			LA
CWL 112	Literature of Global Culture		WCC NW	LA
CWL 114	Global Consciousness and Lit		WCC NW	LA
CWL 117	Russ & E Euro Science Fiction			LA
CWL 151	Cross-Cultural Thematics			LA
CWL 189	Lit of Asia & Africa I		NW	LA
CWL 190	Lit of Asia & Africa II		NW	LA
CWL 201	Comparative Lit Studies			LA
CWL 202	Literature and Ideas		WCC	LA
CWL 205	Islam & West Through Lit			LA
CWL 207	Indian Cinema in Context		NW	LA
CWL 208	Lits & Cultures of South Asia		NW	LA
CWL 210	Intro to Mod African Lit		NW	LA
CWL 215	Madness, Myth, and Murder			LA
CWL 220	Origins of Western Literature		WCC	LA
CWL 221	Jewish Storytelling		WCC	LA
CWL 223	Qur'an Structure and Exegesis		NW	LA
CWL 226	Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp		US	LA
CWL 227	Golden Age of Russian Lit			LA
CWL 240	Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss			LA
CWL 241	Lit Europe & the Americas I	ACP	WCC	LA
CWL 242	Lit Europe and the Americas II	ACP	WCC	LA
CWL 249	Russian Lit and Revolution			LA
CWL 250	Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP	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 262	Sex & Gender in Antiquity		WCC	LA
CWL 263	The Heroic Tradition		WCC	LA
CWL 264	The Tragic Spirit		WCC	LA
CWL 265	Modern Drama I			LA
CWL 266	Modern Drama II			LA
CWL 267	The Short Story			LA
CWL 269	Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction			LA
CWL 271	The Holocaust in Context - ACP	ACP	WCC	LA
CWL 272	Sexuality and Literature			LA
CWL 273	The Holocaust in Context		WCC	LA
CWL 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit		NW	LA
CWL 282	Arctic Narratives		WCC	LA
CWL 283	Jewish Sacred Literature			LA
CWL 284	Modern Jewish Literature			LA
CWL 307	Classical Chinese Lit		NW	LA
CWL 308	Chinese Popular Lit		NW	LA
CWL 311	Japan Lit in Translation I		NW	LA
CWL 312	Japan Lit in Translation II		NW	LA
CWL 320	Lit Responses to the Holocaust		WCC	LA
CWL 322	The Comic Imagination	ACP	WCC	LA
CWL 372	Korean Lit in English		NW	LA
DANC 100	Intro to Contemporary Dance		WCC	LA
EALC 275	Masterpieces of East Asian Lit		NW	LA
EALC 305	Japan Lit in Translation I		NW	LA
EALC 306	Japan Lit in Translation II		NW	LA
EALC 307	Classical Chinese Lit		NW	LA
EALC 308	Chinese Popular Lit		NW	LA
EALC 362	Popular Culture China & Japan		NW	LA
EALC 370	Korean Lit in English		NW	LA
ENGL 101	Intro to Poetry			LA
ENGL 102	Intro to Drama			LA
ENGL 103	Intro to Fiction			LA
ENGL 104	Intro to Film			LA
ENGL 109	Intro to Fiction-ACP	ACP		LA
ENGL 110	Intro Lit Study for Non-Majors			LA
ENGL 112	Literature of Global Culture		WCC NW	LA
ENGL 114	Bible as Literature			LA
ENGL 115	Intro to British Literature		WCC	LA
ENGL 116	Intro to American Literature		WCC	LA
ENGL 117	Shakespeare on Film			LA
ENGL 150	Black Literature in America		US	LA
ENGL 200	Intro to the Study of Lit			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 208	Victorian Lit and Culture		WCC	LA
ENGL 209	British Lit to 1800		WCC	LA
ENGL 210	British Lit 1800 to Present		WCC	LA
ENGL 211	Intro to Mod African Lit		NW	LA
ENGL 213	Modernist Lit and Culture		WCC	LA
ENGL 218	Introduction to Shakespeare			LA
ENGL 223	Jewish Storytelling		WCC	LA
ENGL 225	Intro to Latina/o Literature		US	LA
ENGL 243	Modern Drama I			LA
ENGL 244	Modern Drama II			LA
ENGL 245	The Short Story			LA
ENGL 247	The British Novel		WCC	LA
ENGL 248	Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction			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 265	Intro to American Indian Lit		US	LA
ENGL 266	Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context		WCC	LA
ENGL 267	Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP	ACP	WCC	LA
ENGL 268	The Holocaust in Context - ACP	ACP	WCC	LA
ENGL 269	The Holocaust in Context		WCC	LA
ENGL 272	Minority Images in Amer Film	ACP	US	LA
ENGL 274	Literature and Society			LA
ENGL 275	Am Indian and Indigenous Film		US	LA
ENGL 283	Jewish Sacred Literature			LA
ENGL 284	Modern Jewish Literature			LA
ENGL 285	Postcolonial Lit in English		NW	LA
ENGL 286	Asian American Literature		US	LA
ENGL 359	Lit Responses to the Holocaust		WCC	LA
EURO 240	Arctic Narratives		WCC	LA
FAA 110	Exploring Arts and Creativity			LA
FR 156	Exploring Paris		WCC	LA
FR 179	Migration & Fr Nat ID		WCC	LA
FR 209	Intro to French Lit I			LA
FR 210	Intro to French Lit II			LA
GER 201	German Popular Culture		WCC	LA
GER 250	Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP	ACP	WCC	LA
GER 251	Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context		WCC	LA
GER 260	The Holocaust in Context - ACP	ACP	WCC	LA
GER 261	The Holocaust in Context		WCC	LA
GER 270	Sexuality and Literature			LA
GER 331	Intro to German Literature			LA
GER 332	German Literature and Culture			LA
GWS 240	Sex & Gender in Antiquity		WCC	LA
GWS 270	Sexuality and Literature			LA
GWS 334	Brazilian Women's Lit Trans		WCC	LA
ITAL 240	Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss			LA
ITAL 270	Introduction to Italian Cinema			LA
LA 218	S Asian Cultural Landscapes		NW	LA
LLS 242	Intro to Latina/o Literature		US	LA
LLS 246	Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit		US	LA
LLS 250	Latina/os on the Bronze Screen		US	LA
LLS 360	Contemporary US Latina/o Lit		US	LA
MACS 100	Intro to Popular TV & Movies		WCC	LA
MACS 104	Intro to Film			LA
MACS 117	Shakespeare on Film			LA
MACS 207	Indian Cinema in Context		NW	LA
MACS 250	Latina/os on the Bronze Screen		US	LA
MACS 261	Survey of World Cinema I			LA
MACS 262	Survey of World Cinema II			LA
MACS 275	Am Indian and Indigenous Film		US	LA
MDVL 111	Ancient to Medieval Art			LA
MDVL 201	Medieval Lit and Culture		WCC	LA
MDVL 240	Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss			LA
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
MUS 134	History of Musical Events			LA
MUS 313	The History of Music I			LA
MUS 314	The History of Music II			LA
POL 115	Intro to Polish Culture		WCC	LA
PORT 334	Brazilian Women's Lit Trans		WCC	LA
REES 115	Intro to Polish Culture		WCC	LA
REES 116	Intro to Russian Culture		WCC	LA
RLST 101	Bible as Literature			LA
RLST 220	Jewish Storytelling		WCC	LA
RLST 223	The Qur'an (Koran)		NW	LA
RLST 260	Mystics and Saints in Islam		NW	LA
RLST 283	Jewish Sacred Literature			LA
RLST 284	Modern Jewish Literature			LA
RLST 320	Lit Responses to the Holocaust		WCC	LA
RUSS 115	Intro to Russian Culture		WCC	LA
RUSS 220	Golden Age of Russian Lit			LA
RUSS 225	Russian Lit and Revolution			LA
RUSS 260	Medicine & Russian Literature			LA
SAME 208	Lits & Cultures of South Asia		NW	LA
SAME 223	The Qur'an (Koran)		NW	LA
SAME 260	Mystic and Saints in Islam		NW	LA
SCAN 215	Madness, Myth, and Murder			LA
SCAN 225	Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia		WCC	LA
SCAN 240	Arctic Narratives		WCC	LA
SCAN 252	Viking Sagas in Translation		WCC	LA
SLAV 117	Russ & E Euro Science Fiction			LA
SLAV 120	Russian & E Euro Folktales		WCC	LA
SPAN 242	Intro to Latina/o Literature		US	LA
SPAN 246	Gender&Sexuality Latina/o Lit		US	LA
THEA 101	Introduction to Theatre Arts			LA
THEA 102	Text to Stage			LA
THEA 262	Literature of Modern Theatre	ACP		LA
THEA 323	The Comic Imagination	ACP	WCC	LA
TRST 201	Intro to Translation Studies			LA
UKR 113	Ukrainian Culture		WCC	LA
YDSH 220	Jewish Storytelling		WCC	LA
YDSH 320	Lit Responses to the Holocaust		WCC	LA
AAS 215	US Citizenship Comparatively		US	HP
AAS 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
AAS 283	Asian American History		US	HP
ACES 179	History of Ag in IL Since 1860		US	HP
AFRO 101	Black America, 1619-Present		US	HP
AFRO 106	Hist Arch Americas		US	HP
AFRO 215	US Citizenship Comparatively		US	HP
AFRO 261	Intro to the African Diaspora		US	HP
AFRO 275	Afro-American History to 1877		US	HP
AFRO 276	Afro-American Hist Since 1877		US	HP
AFRO 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
AFRO 290	Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917		US	HP
AFRO 340	Dancing Black Popular Cult		US	HP
AIS 101	Intro to Amer Indian Studies		US	HP
AIS 140	Native Religious Traditions		US	HP
AIS 277	US Native Americans to 1850		US	HP
AIS 278	US Native Americans Since 1850		US	HP
AIS 285	Indigenous Thinkers		NW	HP
AIS 288	American Indians of Illinois		US	HP
AIS 295	US Citizenship Comparatively		US	HP
ANTH 105	World Archaeology			HP
ANTH 106	Hist Arch Americas		US	HP
ANTH 108	Religion & Society in West I		WCC	HP
ANTH 109	Religion & Society in West II		WCC	HP
ANTH 130	History of South Asia		NW	HP
ANTH 150	Novel Archaeology			HP
ANTH 157	The Archaeology of Illinois			HP
ANTH 175	Archaeology and Pop Culture			HP
ANTH 223	Exploring African Cities		NW	HP
ANTH 261	Intro to the African Diaspora		US	HP
ANTH 268	Images of the Other	ACP	WCC	HP
ANTH 275	The World of Jewish Sepharad		WCC NW	HP
ANTH 286	Southeast Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
ANTH 288	American Indians of Illinois		US	HP
ARCH 222	Islamic Gardens & Architecture		NW	HP
ARCH 314	History of World Landscapes	ACP	WCC	HP
ARTH 217	Development of Ancient Cities		WCC	HP
ASST 104	Asian Mythology		NW	HP
ASST 286	Southeast Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
CHLH 260	Introduction to Medical Ethics			HP
CLCV 116	The Roman Achievement		WCC	HP
CLCV 131	Classical Archaeology, Greece		WCC	HP
CLCV 132	Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy		WCC	HP
CLCV 160	Ancient Greek & Roman Religion		WCC	HP
CLCV 203	Ancient Philosophy			HP
CLCV 225	Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult		WCC	HP
CLCV 231	Development of Ancient Cities		WCC	HP
CMN 210	Public Comm in Everyday Life		WCC	HP
CMN 275	Media, Money and Power		WCC	HP
CWL 251	Viking Mythology		WCC	HP
DANC 340	Dancing Black Popular Cult		US	HP
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 222	Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao		NW	HP
EALC 226	Premodern Japanese History		NW	HP
EALC 227	Modern Japanese History		NW	HP
EALC 287	Introduction to Buddhism		NW	HP
EALC 367	History of Korea		NW	HP
ECE 316	Ethics and Engineering	ACP		HP
EPS 403	European Education to 1600	ACP	WCC	HP
EPS 404	European Education since 1600	ACP	WCC	HP
FR 195	French Intellectual Tradition			HP
GEOL 201	History of Geology	ACP		HP
GER 205	Germany and Europe		WCC	HP
GWS 215	US Citizenship Comparatively		US	HP
GWS 245	Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe		WCC	HP
GWS 263	US History of Medicine		WCC	HP
GWS 285	US Gender History to 1877			HP
GWS 286	US Gender History Since 1877			HP
HIST 100	Global History		WCC NW	HP
HIST 105	Latin America to Independence		NW	HP
HIST 106	Modern Latin America		NW	HP
HIST 110	History of Africa		NW	HP
HIST 120	East Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
HIST 130	History of South Asia		NW	HP
HIST 133	Intro to the World of Islam		WCC 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 164	The Automobile		WCC	HP
HIST 168	A History of Judaism	ACP		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 173	US Hist Since 1877-ACP	ACP	WCC	HP
HIST 174	Black America, 1619-Present		US	HP
HIST 202	American Environmental History		WCC	HP
HIST 205	LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts		NW	HP
HIST 211	History of Southern Africa		NW	HP
HIST 220	Traditional China		NW	HP
HIST 222	Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao		NW	HP
HIST 225	Southeast Asian Civilizations		NW	HP
HIST 226	Premodern Japanese History		NW	HP
HIST 227	Modern Japanese History		NW	HP
HIST 241	History of Ancient Rome		WCC	HP
HIST 245	Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe		WCC	HP
HIST 247	Medieval Europe		WCC	HP
HIST 252	The Holocaust		WCC	HP
HIST 253	Enlightenment to Existentialsm		WCC	HP
HIST 255	British Isles to 1688		WCC	HP
HIST 256	Britain and World Since 1688		WCC	HP
HIST 258	20thC World to Midcentury		WCC	HP
HIST 259	20thC World from Midcentury		WCC	HP
HIST 260	History of Russia		WCC	HP
HIST 261	Intro Russian-Jewish Culture		WCC	HP
HIST 263	US History of Medicine		WCC	HP
HIST 264	Technology in Western Society		WCC	HP
HIST 265	Science in Western Civ		WCC	HP
HIST 267	The World of Jewish Sepharad		WCC NW	HP
HIST 269	Jewish History Since 1700		WCC	HP
HIST 270	United States History to 1815		WCC	HP
HIST 271	Nineteenth Century America		WCC	HP
HIST 272	Twentieth Century America		WCC	HP
HIST 273	Illinois History			HP
HIST 274	US & World Since 1917		WCC	HP
HIST 275	Afro-American History to 1877		US	HP
HIST 276	Afro-American Hist Since 1877		US	HP
HIST 277	US Native Americans to 1850		US	HP
HIST 278	US Native Americans Since 1850		US	HP
HIST 279	Mexican-American History		US	HP
HIST 280	Caribbean Latina/o Migration		US	HP
HIST 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
HIST 283	Asian American History		US	HP
HIST 284	Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917		US	HP
HIST 285	US Gender History to 1877			HP
HIST 286	US Gender History Since 1877			HP
HIST 288	American Indians of Illinois		US	HP
HIST 289	History of Religion in America			HP
HIST 325	History of Korea		NW	HP
HIST 444	European Education to 1600	ACP	WCC	HP
HIST 457	European Education since 1600	ACP	WCC	HP
LA 212	Water and Society		WCC	HP
LA 220	Exploring African Cities		NW	HP
LA 222	Islamic Gardens & Architecture		NW	HP
LA 314	History of World Landscapes	ACP	WCC	HP
LING 210	Language History			HP
LING 240	Language in Human History			HP
LING 260	Language and the Law		US	HP
LLS 215	US Citizenship Comparatively		US	HP
LLS 279	Mexican-American History		US	HP
LLS 280	Caribbean Latina/o Migration		US	HP
LLS 281	Constructing Race in America		US	HP
LLS 301	19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP	ACP	US	HP
MACS 264	Economics of the Media		WCC	HP
MDVL 245	Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe		WCC	HP
MDVL 247	Medieval Europe		WCC	HP
MDVL 251	Viking Mythology		WCC	HP
MDVL 255	British Isles to 1688		WCC	HP
MDVL 403	European Education to 1600	ACP	WCC	HP
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 104	Intro to Ethics-ACP	ACP		HP
PHIL 105	Introduction to Ethics			HP
PHIL 108	Religion & Society in West I		WCC	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 210	Ethics			HP
PHIL 214	Biomedical Ethics			HP
PHIL 230	Philosophy of Religion Intro			HP
PHIL 231	Religion and Philosophy			HP
PHIL 250	Conceptions of Human Nature			HP
PHIL 270	Philosophy of Science			HP
PHIL 316	Ethics and Engineering	ACP		HP
PHIL 325	Recent European Philosophy			HP
PS 270	Intro to Political Theory			HP
RLST 104	Asian Mythology		NW	HP
RLST 106	Archaeology and the Bible	ACP		HP
RLST 108	Religion & Society in West I		WCC	HP
RLST 109	Religion & Society in West II		WCC	HP
RLST 110	World Religions		WCC NW	HP
RLST 120	A History of Judaism	ACP		HP
RLST 121	Introduction to Christianity			HP
RLST 122	History East Asian Religions		NW	HP
RLST 132	Zen		NW	HP
RLST 140	Native Religious Traditions		US	HP
RLST 160	Ancient Greek & Roman Religion		WCC	HP
RLST 201	Hebrew Bible in English			HP
RLST 213	Intro to Islam - ACP	ACP	NW	HP
RLST 214	Introduction to Islam		NW	HP
RLST 224	Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao		NW	HP
RLST 230	Philosophy of Religion Intro			HP
RLST 231	Religion and Philosophy			HP
RLST 235	History of Religion in America			HP
RLST 251	Viking Mythology		WCC	HP
RLST 269	Jewish History Since 1700		WCC	HP
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 261	Intro Russian-Jewish Culture		WCC	HP
SAME 133	Intro to the World of Islam		WCC NW	HP
SAME 213	Intro to Islam - ACP	ACP	NW	HP
SAME 214	Introduction to Islam		NW	HP
SCAN 251	Viking Mythology		WCC	HP
SOC 108	Religion & Society in West I		WCC	HP
SOC 109	Religion & Society in West II		WCC	HP
SPED 117	The Culture of Disability			HP
TSM 311	Humanity in the Food Web	ACP		HP

Humanities & the Arts

spring 2014 → HUM → LA & HP →

spring 2014 → HUM → LA & HP