Cultural Studies

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.

General Education Abbreviations

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 → CS → US

General Education Category CS
COURSE	TITLE	ACP	CS	HUM	QR	SBS
AFRO 100	Intro to African American St		US			SS
AFRO 101	Black America, 1619-Present		US	HP
AFRO 259	Afro-American Literature I		US
AFRO 261	Intro to the African Diaspora		US	HP
AFRO 272	Minority Images in Amer Film		US	LA
AFRO 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
AFRO 400	African Diasporic Lit Americas		US
AGED 340	Leadership Ethics & Pluralism		US
ACES 179	History of Ag in IL Since 1860		US	HP
AIS 101	Intro to Amer Indian Studies		US	HP
ANTH 160	Contemporary Social Issues		US
ANTH 261	Intro to the African Diaspora		US	HP
AAS 100	Intro Asian American Studies		US			SS
AAS 246	Asian American Youth in Film		US			SS
AAS 258	Muslims in America		US			SS
AAS 287	Food and Asian Americans		US			SS
AAS 297	Asian Families in America		US			SS
AAS 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
AAS 402	Asian American Education	ACP	US
CWL 259	Afro-American Literature I		US
CWL 400	African Diasporic Lit Americas		US
EDUC 201	Identity and Difference in Edu		US
EPS 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
EPS 402	Asian American Education	ACP	US
EPSY 202	Exploring Cultural Diversity		US
EPSY 222	Lang&Culture Deaf Communities		US			SS
ENGL 225	Intro to Latina/o Literature		US	LA
ENGL 259	Afro-American Literature I		US
ENGL 272	Minority Images in Amer Film		US	LA
ENGL 330	Slavery and Identity		US	LA
GCL 143	Mapping Inequalities		US		QR2	SS
GCL 145	Social Justice and the Arts		US	LA
GCL 200	Frameworks for Inequality & Cultural Understanding		US	HP
GCL 201	Frameworks for Inequality & Cultural Understanding - ACP	ACP	US	HP
HIST 174	Black America, 1619-Present		US	HP
HDFS 221	Asian Families in America		US			SS
HDFS 263	Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism		US
JOUR 452	Great Books of Journalism		US	LA
KIN 230	Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism		US
LLS 100	Intro Latina/Latino Studies		US			SS
LLS 242	Intro to Latina/o Literature		US	LA
LLS 258	Muslims in America		US			SS
LLS 301	19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP	ACP	US	HP
LLS 310	Race and Cultural Diversity	ACP	US
RST 230	Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism		US
RLST 258	Muslims in America		US			SS
SOCW 297	Asian Families in America		US			SS
SOCW 300	Diversity: Identities & Issues	ACP	US
SPAN 242	Intro to Latina/o Literature		US	LA
SHS 222	Lang&Culture Deaf Communities		US			SS

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