Humanities & the Arts
Spring 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
spring 2017 → HUM → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | 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 | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 175 | Archaeology and Pop Culture | 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 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | US | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 227 | Modern Japanese History | 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 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GCL 148 | Historical Perspectives on Social Justice | HP | ||||||
| GCL 187 | Morality, Methods, and Medicine: Formal and Philosophical Approaches to Health in Society | HP | QR2 | |||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 102 | Reacting to the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 104 | Black Music | US NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 110 | History of Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | 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 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 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 207 | Publishing the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 213 | African Muslim Cultures | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 219 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 227 | Modern Japanese History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 265 | Science in Western Civ | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 273 | Illinois History | HP | ||||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | 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 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 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LAW 302 | Transitional Justice | US | HP | |||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| SLCL 200 | Topics in Global Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | 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 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 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 250 | Conceptions of Human Nature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | 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 | |||||
| RLST 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| RLST 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| RLST 393 | The World of Jewish Sepharad | WCC NW | HP | |||||
| SOC 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP |