Humanities & the Arts

Spring 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

spring 2016 → HUM → HP

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
RLST 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
RLST 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
RLST 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
RLST 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
RLST 121 Introduction to Christianity HP
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
GCL 148 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Justice (Historical Perspectives) HP
RLST 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
RLST 201 Hebrew Bible in English HP
RLST 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
RLST 224 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
RLST 270 Religion, Ethics, Environment WCC NW HP
RLST 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
RLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
TSM 311 Humanity in the Food Web ACP HP
RLST 393 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 175 Archaeology and Pop Culture HP
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 393 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EDUC 202 Social Justice Sch & Society ACP HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
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 168 A History of Judaism ACP HP
HIST 172 US Hist Since 1877 WCC HP
HIST 173 US Hist Since 1877-ACP ACP WCC HP
HIST 219 History of the Prison WCC 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 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 260 History of Russia WCC HP
HIST 264 Technology in Western Society WCC HP
HIST 265 Science in Western Civ 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 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
HIST 393 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
LA 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LING 210 Language History HP
SLCL 200 Topics in Global Culture WCC HP
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe 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 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 250 Conceptions of Human Nature HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SPED 117 The Culture of Disability HP
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