Cultural Studies

Fall 2018

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 2018 → 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 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
AFRO 272 Minority Images in Amer Film US LA
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFST 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
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
AIS 165 Lang & Culture Native North Am NW
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC SS
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World NW SS
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 165 Lang & Culture Native North Am NW
ANTH 180 The Archaeology of Death WCC SS
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 290 Jewish Cultures of the World NW
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 114 Introduction to East Asian Art NW
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 105 Introduction to Arab American Studies US
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 246 Asian American Youth in Film US SS
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 287 Food and Asian Americans US SS
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AAS 402 Asian American Education ACP US
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
CLCV 114 Introduction to Greek Culture WCC LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 131 Classical Archaeology, Greece WCC HP
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition US LA
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CMN 210 Public Comm in Everyday Life WCC HP
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 250 Social Movement Communication US
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CMN 275 Media, Money and Power WCC HP
CMN 277 Introduction to Mediated Communication US SS
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 189 Lit of Asia & Africa I NW LA
CWL 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
CWL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
CWL 241 Early Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
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 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 322 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CPSC 113 Environment, Agric, & Society WCC LS
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 125 Black Dances of Resistance US
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
EALC 114 Introduction to East Asian Art NW
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 220 Traditional China 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 367 History of Korea NW HP
EDUC 201 Identity and Difference in Education 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 Introduction to American Literature WCC 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 209 British Lit to 1800 WCC LA
ENGL 210 British Lit 1800 to Present WCC LA
ENGL 211 Intro to Mod African Lit NW 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 Nineteenth-Century American Fiction WCC LA
ENGL 251 The American Novel Since 1914 WCC LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
ENGL 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
ENGL 272 Minority Images in Amer Film US LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Lit in English NW LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GEOG 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
GEOG 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GCL 143 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
GCL 195 Fictions of Equality WCC LA
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 106 Modern Latin America 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 205 LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts NW HP
HIST 212 History of Eastern Africa NW HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 253 Enlightenment to Existentialsm WCC HP
HIST 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
HIST 256 Britain and World Since 1688 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 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 271 Nineteenth Century America WCC HP
HIST 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 325 History of Korea NW HP
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
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
JS 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
JS 290 Jewish Cultures of the World NW
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US LA
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin America NW SS
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies US SS
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
LLS 220 Latina/o Migration US SS
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LING 111 Language in Globalization 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 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
MUS 130 Introd to the Art of Music WCC LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
NRES 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
PHIL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
PS 152 The New Middle East NW SS
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US 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 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 212 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
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 161 Introduction to Poverty WCC SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 221 Latina/o Migration US SS
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
SAME 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
SAME 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 263 Intro African American Theat US
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
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