Humanities & the Arts

Spring 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

spring 2018 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
AFST 213 African Muslim Cultures NW 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 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 175 Archaeology and Pop Culture 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
ARTH 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
ARTH 211 Design History Survey LA
ARTH 241 Modern Art, 1880-1940 LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
ASST 208 Cultures & Literatures 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 132 Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy WCC HP
CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 221 The Heroic Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 222 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Literatures 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 227 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture WCC LA
CWL 253 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Lit and Culture WCC LA
CWL 263 The Heroic Tradition WCC LA
CWL 264 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
CWL 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 273 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
CWL 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
CWL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC 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 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 220 Traditional China NW HP
EALC 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
EALC 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
EDUC 202 Social Justice Sch & Society ACP HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry 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 200 Intro to the Study of Lit LA
ENGL 202 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC 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 213 Modernist Lit and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 220 Literature and Science 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 269 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
ENGL 270 American Film Genres LA
ENGL 274 Literature and Society LA
ENGL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 261 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GCL 145 Social Justice and the Arts US LA
GCL 187 Morality, Methods, and Medicine: Formal and Philosophical Approaches to Health in Society HP QR2
HIST 100 Global History WCC NW HP
HIST 101 History Now! HP
HIST 104 Black Music 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 171 US Hist to 1877 WCC HP
HIST 172 US Hist Since 1877 WCC HP
HIST 173 US Hist Since 1877-ACP ACP WCC HP
HIST 203 Reacting to the Past HP
HIST 205 LatAm Hist: Primary Accounts NW HP
HIST 207 Publishing the Past HP
HIST 211 History of Southern Africa NW HP
HIST 213 African Muslim Cultures NW HP
HIST 219 History of the Prison WCC HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 222 Chinese Thght Confucius to Mao NW HP
HIST 241 History of Ancient Rome WCC HP
HIST 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 270 United States History to 1815 WCC HP
HIST 272 Twentieth Century America WCC HP
HIST 274 US & World Since 1917 WCC HP
HIST 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
HIST 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
JS 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
LA 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America 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 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
MDVL 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
MDVL 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Lit and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 245 Women & Gender Pre-Mod Europe WCC HP
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 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions WCC NW HP
REL 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
REL 132 Zen NW HP
REL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
REL 215 African Muslim Cultures NW HP
REL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
REL 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
REL 270 Religion, Ethics, Environment WCC NW HP
REL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SLAV 120 Russian & E Euro Folktales WCC LA
SOC 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
SAME 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
SAME 223 The Qur'an (Koran) 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 210 The Tragic Spirit WCC LA
THEA 262 Literature of Modern Theatre ACP LA
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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