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 |