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

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
GCL 128 Fictions of Sustainability LA
GCL 129 Sustainable Design across the Disciplines (Art) NW LA
RLST 132 Zen NW HP
GCL 137 Documenting Inequality LA
GCL 145 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Justice (Art) US LA
GCL 148 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Justice (Historical Perspectives) HP
RLST 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
GCL 188 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health and Society (Literature) LA
GCL 195 Fictions of Equality LA
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 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
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 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
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
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 310 Design Thinking LA
ART 350 Writing with Video WCC LA
ARTH 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
ASST 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
CLCV 114 Introduction to Greek Culture WCC LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement WCC HP
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 222 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
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 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics 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 226 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
CWL 242 Lit Europe and the Americas II ACP WCC LA
CWL 249 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
CWL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
CWL 253 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context 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 271 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW 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 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EDUC 202 Social Justice Sch & Society ACP HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry LA
ENGL 102 Intro to Drama 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 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 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context 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 330 Slavery and Identity US 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 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC LA
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context 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 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
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US LA
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
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LING 210 Language 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 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MDVL 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
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 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
RUSS 225 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
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 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
SPED 117 The Culture of Disability HP
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 262 Literature of Modern Theatre ACP LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
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