Cultural Studies

Fall 2019

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 2019 → 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 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 212 Intro African American Theat US
AFRO 243 Pan Africanism NW SS
AFRO 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFST 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
AFST 243 Pan Africanism NW SS
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 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW 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 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 268 Images of the Other ACP WCC HP
ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARTD 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 120 Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture US
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 246 Asian American Youth in Film US SS
AAS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History 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 222 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition US LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
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 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
CWL 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
CWL 212 Israeli Cinema and Television WCC LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 221 Jewish Storytelling WCC 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 Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 255 Renaissance Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 264 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CPSC 113 Environment, Agric, & Society WCC LS
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 125 Black Dances of Resistance US
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 240 Chinese Civilization NW
EALC 250 Intro to Japanese Culture NW SS
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
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 150 Black Literature in America US LA
ENGL 202 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 204 Renaissance Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 206 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 207 Romantic Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 211 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
ENGL 213 Modernist Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 222 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
ENGL 223 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 241 Modern Poetry WCC
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC LA
ENGL 251 The Twentieth-Century American Novel WCC LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
ENGL 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 US HP
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GEOG 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GLBL 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
GCL 143 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
GCL 147 Social Justice in the Social Sciences US SS
GCL 185 Health, Wellness, and the Black Experience US SS
GCL 195 Fictions of Equality WCC LA
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 103 A History of Everything: The Big Bang to Big Data WCC HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations 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 170 US History to 1877-ACP ACP US HP
HIST 171 US History to 1877 US HP
HIST 172 US History Since 1877 US HP
HIST 174 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
HIST 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
HIST 280 Caribbean Latina/o Migration US HP
HIST 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 286 US Gender History Since 1877 US HP
HIST 290 Religion, Violence & America WCC
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 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
JS 212 Israeli Cinema and Television WCC LA
JS 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
JS 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
JS 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LAST 170 Introduction to Latin America NW SS
LAST 232 Spanish in the Community 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 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 280 Caribbean Latina/o Migration US HP
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
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
LING 270 Language, Technology & Society WCC BSC
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 Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
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 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 241 Comp Politics in Dev Nations NW SS
PS 243 Pan Africanism 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 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
REL 132 Zen NW HP
REL 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
REL 236 Religion, Violence & America WCC
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
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 160 Global Ineq and Social Change NW SS
SOC 162 Intro to Intl Health Policy WCC SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 221 Latina/o Migration US SS
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SOC 366 Postsocialism Eastern Europe WCC SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 212 Israeli Cinema and Television WCC LA
SAME 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community US
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 210 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
THEA 263 Intro African American Theat US
TURK 270 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
UP 330 The Modern American City US
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
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