Cultural Studies

Fall 2017

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 2017 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 100 Intro to African American St US SS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 259 Afro-American Literature I US
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFRO 400 African Diasporic Lit Americas US
AGED 340 Leadership Ethics & Pluralism US
ACE 251 The World Food Economy NW SS
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC NW SS
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World WCC NW SS
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 180 The Archaeology of Death WCC SS
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARTD 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTH 115 Art in a Global Context WCC NW LA
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ARTH 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AAS 402 Asian American Education ACP US
BCS 115 South Slavic Cultures WCC NW SS
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 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 223 Myth,History,Fiction,Tradition WCC
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CMN 275 Media, Money and Power WCC HP
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit WCC NW LA
CWL 189 Lit of Asia & Africa I NW LA
CWL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 241 Early Masterpieces of Western Culture 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 257 Enlightenment Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 259 Afro-American Literature I US
CWL 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 307 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CWL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
CWL 400 African Diasporic Lit Americas US
CPSC 113 Environment, Agric, & Society WCC LS
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization WCC NW SS
ESE 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
EALC 250 Intro to Japanese Culture NW SS
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
EALC 307 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
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 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Intro to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 202 Medieval 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 213 Modernist Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US 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 255 Survey of American Lit I WCC LA
ENGL 259 Afro-American Literature I US
ENGL 267 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GWS 382 Black Women & Popular Culture US
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GEOG 106 Geographies of Globalization WCC NW SS
GEOG 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GCL 124 Sustainable Earth US PS
GCL 143 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
GCL 185 Health, Wellness, and the Black Experience US SS
GCL 195 Fictions of Equality WCC LA
GCL 200 Frameworks for Inequality US HP
GCL 210 Frameworks for Sustainability, Energy, & the Environment WCC HP
GCL 220 Frameworks for Health & Wellness: Building Healthy Communities WCC HP
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 105 Latin America to Independence NW HP
HIST 110 History of Africa 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 164 The Automobile 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 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
HIST 212 History of Eastern Africa NW HP
HIST 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury 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 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
HIST 282 Nature and American Culture WCC
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
HDFS 221 Asian Families in America US SS
HDFS 263 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
JS 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US LA
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin America NW SS
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies US SS
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
LLS 301 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP ACP US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LING 111 Language in Globalization WCC NW
LING 115 Language and Culture in India NW
SLCL 200 Topics in Global Culture WCC HP
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC 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
NRES 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
NRES 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
PHIL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
PS 152 The New Middle East NW SS
PS 241 Comp Politics in Dev Nations NW SS
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
RST 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
RST 335 Leisure and Consumer Culture WCC SS
REL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
REL 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
REL 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
REL 212 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
REL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
SOC 122 Africa in World Perspective NW SS
SOC 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 152 The New Middle East NW SS
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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