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 → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| AAS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| 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 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | HP | ||||||
| GEOL 201 | History of Geology | ACP | HP | |||||
| GCL 148 | Historical Perspectives on Social Justice | HP | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| LLS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| 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 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| MILS 120 | Intro to US Armed Forces | HP | ||||||
| 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 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 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SOC 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP |