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

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
AFRO 272 Minority Images in Amer Film US LA
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
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
ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art LA
ARTH 211 Design History Survey LA
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ARTH 241 Modern Art, 1880-1940 LA
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
ASST 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
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 225 Greco-Roman Demo, Econ, Cult WCC HP
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity 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 111 Bible as Literature LA
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit WCC NW LA
CWL 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics LA
CWL 201 Comparative Lit Studies LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 221 Jewish Storytelling WCC 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 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 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 267 The Short Story 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 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
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations 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
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 114 Bible as Literature LA
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Intro to American Literature WCC 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 207 Romantic Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 British Lit to 1800 WCC LA
ENGL 210 British Lit 1800 to Present WCC LA
ENGL 213 Modernist Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 223 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story LA
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 253 Topics in Lit and New Media 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 272 Minority Images in Amer Film US LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust 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 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
GEOL 201 History of Geology ACP HP
GER 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
GER 260 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
GER 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GCL 129 Sustainable Design NW LA
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
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 254 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
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
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US LA
LA 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
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 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
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 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
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
RLST 101 Bible as Literature LA
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 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
RLST 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
RLST 231 Religion and Philosophy HP
RLST 251 Viking Mythology 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 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
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
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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