Humanities & the Arts

Spring 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

spring 2014 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present 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
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 277 US Native Americans to 1850 US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 175 Archaeology and Pop Culture HP
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 275 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
ART 100 Understanding Visual Culture LA
ART 102 Drawing for Non-Majors LA
ART 103 Painting 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 350 Writing with Video ACP WCC LA
ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art LA
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ASST 208 Lits & Cultures of South Asia NW LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement WCC HP
CLCV 131 Classical Archaeology, Greece WCC HP
CLCV 132 Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy WCC HP
CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CMN 275 Media, Money and Power WCC HP
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 221 Jewish Storytelling 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 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
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 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 269 Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction LA
CWL 271 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
CWL 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
CWL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
EALC 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry LA
ENGL 103 Intro to Fiction 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 204 Renaissance Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 223 Jewish Storytelling WCC 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 255 Survey of American Lit I WCC 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 274 Literature and Society LA
ENGL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
FR 209 Intro to French Lit I LA
FR 210 Intro to French Lit II LA
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
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 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GER 332 German Literature and Culture LA
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 106 Modern Latin America NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW 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 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
HIST 255 British Isles to 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 267 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 271 Nineteenth Century America WCC HP
HIST 272 Twentieth Century America WCC HP
HIST 273 Illinois History 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 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
ITAL 270 Introduction to Italian Cinema LA
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LING 210 Language History HP
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Intro to Film LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688 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 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics HP
PHIL 250 Conceptions of Human Nature 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 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 201 Hebrew Bible in English HP
RLST 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
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 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
RLST 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
RLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RLST 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
RUSS 225 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC 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
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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