Humanities & the Arts

Spring 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

spring 2015 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 105 Black Literature in America US LA
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 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 275 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US 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 104 Sculpture for Non-Majors LA
ART 140 Introduction to Art LA
ART 310 Design Thinking LA
ART 350 Writing with Video ACP WCC LA
ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ASST 208 Cultures & Lits 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 222 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP 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 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
CWL 190 Lit of Asia & Africa II NW LA
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
CWL 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 227 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
CWL 242 Lit Europe and the Americas II ACP WCC 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 255 Renaissance Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 264 The Tragic Spirit 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 282 Arctic Narratives WCC LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CWL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
CWL 322 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I 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 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story LA
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC LA
ENGL 248 Brit, Amer & Contin Fiction LA
ENGL 251 The American Novel Since 1914 WCC LA
ENGL 255 Survey of American Lit I WCC LA
ENGL 267 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 268 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 270 American Film Genres LA
ENGL 274 Literature and Society LA
ENGL 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US 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 209 Intro to French Lit I LA
FR 210 Intro to French Lit II LA
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
GER 260 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 106 Modern Latin America NW HP
HIST 110 History of Africa 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 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 205 LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts NW HP
HIST 211 History of Southern Africa NW HP
HIST 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
HIST 241 History of Ancient Rome WCC HP
HIST 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 253 Enlightenment to Existentialsm WCC HP
HIST 256 Britain and World Since 1688 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 270 United States History to 1815 WCC HP
HIST 272 Twentieth Century America WCC 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 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US LA
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
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 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MACS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology 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 104 Intro to Ethics-ACP ACP HP
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 210 Ethics HP
PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics HP
PHIL 270 Philosophy of Science HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
RLST 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
RLST 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
RLST 121 Introduction to Christianity HP
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
RLST 201 Hebrew Bible in English HP
RLST 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
RLST 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
RLST 224 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
RLST 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
RLST 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
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
RLST 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
RUSS 260 Medicine & Russian Literature LA
REES 115 Intro to Polish 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
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SAME 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SAME 260 Mystic and Saints in Islam 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
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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