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 → US
| 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 | |||||
| AGED 340 | Leadership Ethics & Pluralism | US | ||||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| CLCV 224 | American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition | US | LA | |||||
| CMN 250 | Social Movement Communication | US | ||||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CWL 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| DANC 125 | Black Dances of Resistance | US | ||||||
| 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 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| ENGL 272 | Minority Images in Amer Film | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 330 | Slavery and Identity | US | LA | |||||
| GCL 143 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 263 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| JOUR 452 | Great Books of Journalism | US | LA | |||||
| KIN 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| RST 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOC 221 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SPAN 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| THEA 263 | Intro African American Theat | US |