Cultural Studies

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 → 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 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
AFRO 212 Intro African American Theat US
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 259 Afro-American Literature I US
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFST 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
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 165 Lang & Culture Native North Am NW
AIS 278 Native American History US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
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 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 160 Contemporary Social Issues US
ANTH 165 Lang & Culture Native North Am NW
ANTH 180 The Archaeology of Death WCC SS
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 266 African Film and Society NW
ANTH 277 Ancient Cities, Sacred Land WCC SS
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ART 280 Exploring Visual Culture WCC LA
ART 350 Writing with Video WCC LA
ARTD 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTH 113 Introduction to African Art NW
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ARTH 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AAS 402 Asian American Education ACP US
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
BCS 115 South Slavic Cultures WCC NW SS
CLCV 114 Introduction to Greek Culture WCC LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 131 Classical Archaeology, Greece WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
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 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 223 Qur'an Structure and Exegesis NW LA
CWL 241 Lit Europe & the Americas I ACP WCC LA
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
CWL 253 Medieval Lit and Culture 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 271 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 282 Arctic Narratives WCC LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CWL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC 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 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
EDUC 201 Identity and Difference in Edu US
EPS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPS 380 Education and Social Justice US HP
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 202 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 204 Renaissance Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment 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 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 241 Beginnings of Modern Poetry WCC
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC 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 259 Afro-American Literature I US
ENGL 268 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC 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
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GEOG 106 Geographies of Globalization WCC NW SS
GER 260 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 105 Latin America to Independence NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 135 History of Islamic Middle East NW
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 282 Nature and American Culture WCC
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
HDFS 221 Asian Families in America US SS
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US 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 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC 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
LING 111 Language in Globalization WCC NW
LING 115 Language and Culture in India NW
SLCL 200 Topics in Global Culture WCC HP
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 247 Medieval 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
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 152 The New Middle East NW SS
PS 241 Comp Politics in Dev Nations NW 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 115 Language and Culture in India NW
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 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
RLST 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
RLST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
RLST 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SCAN 240 Arctic Narratives WCC LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
SOC 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SOC 160 Global Ineq and Social Change WCC NW SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SHS 222 Lang&Culture Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 263 Intro African American Theat US
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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