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

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
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 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
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
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
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
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 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement WCC HP
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
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
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics LA
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW 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 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
CWL 226 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture WCC LA
CWL 249 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
CWL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity 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
CWL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
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 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II 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 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Intro to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
ENGL 150 Black Literature in America US LA
ENGL 200 Intro to the Study of Lit LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment 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 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US 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 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FR 210 Intro to French Lit II LA
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity 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
GCL 128 Sustainability in Fiction LA
GCL 137 Documenting Inequality US LA
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
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LAW 302 Transitional Justice US HP
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 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MDVL 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
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 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 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW LA
RLST 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
RLST 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
RLST 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RLST 393 The World of Jewish Sepharad WCC NW HP
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
RUSS 225 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SAME 208 Cultures & Lits of South Asia NW 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 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 262 Literature of Modern Theatre ACP LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
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