Humanities & the Arts

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 → 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 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
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
AFST 210 Intro to Mod African Lit NW LA
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AFAS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US 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 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 242 Art Since 1940 LA
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
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 203 Ancient Philosophy 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 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 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 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 227 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
CWL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss 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 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 322 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 200 Explore Music through Dance LA
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 220 Traditional China NW HP
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 367 History of Korea NW HP
EDUC 202 Social Justice, School & Society ACP HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
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 Introduction to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 200 Intro to the Study of Lit 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story 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 253 Topics in Lit and New Media LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
ENGL 270 American Film Genres 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
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 285 US Gender History to 1877 HP
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
GEOL 201 History of Geology ACP HP
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GCL 148 Historical Perspectives on Social Justice HP
GCL 188 Health and Wellness in Literature LA
GCL 195 Fictions of Equality WCC LA
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 168 A History of Judaism ACP 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 203 Reacting to the Past 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 285 US Gender History to 1877 HP
HIST 286 US Gender History Since 1877 HP
HIST 325 History of Korea NW HP
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
JS 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
JS 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism US LA
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America 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 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 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
MILS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces 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
NS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces 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 NW HP
PHIL 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 210 Ethics HP
PHIL 250 Conceptions of Human Nature HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
REL 101 Bible as Literature LA
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 120 A History of Judaism ACP 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
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
SOC 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
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
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
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
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