Humanities & the Arts

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 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW 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
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 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US 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 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity 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 189 Lit of Asia & Africa I NW LA
CWL 201 Comparative Lit Studies LA
CWL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss 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 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 272 Sexuality and Literature LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature 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
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 200 Explore Music through Dance LA
ESE 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
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 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 114 Bible as Literature LA
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Intro to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 117 Shakespeare on Film LA
ENGL 200 Intro to the Study of Lit 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare 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 267 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 274 Literature and Society LA
ENGL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FAA 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 263 US History of Medicine WCC HP
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
GER 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GCL 128 Sustainability in Fiction LA
GCL 148 Historical Perspectives on Social Justice HP
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
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 101 History Now! 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 203 Reacting to the Past 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 273 Illinois History HP
HIST 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
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
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
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 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
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 117 Shakespeare on 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 216 Legends of King Arthur 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
NRES 202 American Environmental History 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 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 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
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
REL 101 Bible as Literature LA
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 231 Religion and Philosophy HP
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
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
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
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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