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
| 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 | |||||
| AFST 210 | Intro to Mod African Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | WCC | LA | |||||
| ARTH 127 | Sustainable Design | HP | ||||||
| ARTH 137 | Documenting Inequality | LA | ||||||
| ARTH 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| ARTH 241 | 20thCen European Art 1880-1940 | LA | ||||||
| ARTH 260 | Graffiti and Murals | WCC | LA | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 203 | Ancient Philosophy | 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 | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 111 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 151 | Cross-Cultural Thematics | LA | ||||||
| CWL 189 | Lit of Asia & Africa I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 201 | Comparative Lit Studies | LA | ||||||
| CWL 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | 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 223 | Qur'an Structure and Exegesis | NW | 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 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 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 272 | Sexuality and Literature | 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 | |||||
| CW 100 | Intro to Creative Writing | LA | ||||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| EPS 380 | Education and Social Justice | US | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| 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 114 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Intro to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 128 | Fictions of Sustainability | 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 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 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | 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 253 | Topics in Lit and New Media | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 255 | Survey of American Lit I | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| FAA 110 | Exploring Arts and Creativity | LA | ||||||
| FAA 220 | Introduction to Fashion | LA | ||||||
| FR 209 | Intro to French Lit I | LA | ||||||
| FR 210 | Intro to French Lit II | LA | ||||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 240 | Sex & Gender in Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GER 331 | Intro to German Literature | LA | ||||||
| GCL 127 | Sustainable Design across the Disciplines (Historical & Philosophical Perspectives) | HP | ||||||
| GCL 128 | Fictions of Sustainability | LA | ||||||
| GCL 137 | Documenting Inequality | LA | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| ITAL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| JOUR 452 | Great Books of Journalism | US | LA | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 100 | Intro to Popular TV & Movies | WCC | LA | |||||
| MACS 104 | Intro to Film | LA | ||||||
| MACS 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | NW | LA | |||||
| MACS 261 | Survey of World Cinema I | LA | ||||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Lit and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | 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 | |||||
| MUS 313 | The History of Music I | 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 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 | |||||
| POL 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| RLST 101 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| 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 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| REES 115 | Intro to Polish Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| REES 116 | Intro to Russian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 215 | Madness, Myth, and Murder | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 225 | Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 240 | Arctic Narratives | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| SPAN 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | 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 102 | Text to Stage | LA | ||||||
| TRST 201 | Intro to Translation Studies | LA | ||||||
| YDSH 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA |