Humanities & the Arts
Fall 2016
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 2016 → HUM → HP
| 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 | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ARTH 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | 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 225 | Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| CMN 275 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| GWS 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GEOL 201 | History of Geology | ACP | HP | |||||
| GCL 200 | Frameworks for Inequality & Cultural Understanding | US | HP | |||||
| GCL 201 | Frameworks for Inequality & Cultural Understanding - ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| GCL 210 | Frameworks for Sustainability, Energy, & the Environment | WCC | HP | |||||
| GCL 220 | Frameworks for Health & Wellness: Building Healthy Communities | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 102 | Reacting to the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 130 | History of South Asia | 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 205 | LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 247 | Medieval Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | 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 263 | US History of Medicine | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 264 | Technology in Western Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 271 | Nineteenth Century America | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | 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 | |||||
| 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 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 250 | Conceptions of Human Nature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 270 | Philosophy of Science | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| RLST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 110 | World Religions | WCC 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 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| RLST 251 | Viking Mythology | 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 |