Humanities & the Arts
Fall 2015
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 2015 → HUM → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | Native American History | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 157 | The Archaeology of Illinois | HP | ||||||
| ARTH 127 | Sustainable Design | HP | ||||||
| ARTH 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| CLCV 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | 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 | |||||
| EPS 380 | Education and Social Justice | US | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | 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 | ||||||
| GCL 127 | Sustainable Design across the Disciplines (Historical & Philosophical Perspectives) | HP | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | 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 212 | History of Eastern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | 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 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 265 | Science in Western Civ | WCC | 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 274 | US & World Since 1917 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | Native American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| HIST 289 | History of Religion in America | HP | ||||||
| LLS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 301 | 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| LAW 301 | Introduction to Law | HP | ||||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| SLCL 200 | Topics in Global Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | 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 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 250 | Conceptions of Human Nature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 270 | Philosophy of Science | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | 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 110 | World Religions | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| RLST 235 | History of Religion in America | HP | ||||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP |