Humanities & the Arts

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 → HUM → LA

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFST 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
ART 102 Drawing for Non-Majors LA
ART 103 Painting for Non-Majors LA
ART 104 Sculpture 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 211 Design History Survey LA
ARTH 242 Art Since 1940 LA
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 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 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
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 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 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 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 262 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 264 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CWL 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 272 Sexuality and Literature LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 200 Explore Music through Dance LA
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
ENGL 103 Intro to Fiction LA
ENGL 104 Introduction 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 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
ENGL 150 Black Literature in America US LA
ENGL 200 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare 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 245 The Short Story LA
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC LA
ENGL 251 The Twentieth-Century American Novel WCC LA
ENGL 253 Topics in Literature and New Media LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
FAA 102 Design Beyond Boundaries LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FAA 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
GWS 240 Sex & Gender in Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
GCL 128 Sustainability in Fiction LA
GCL 188 Health and Wellness in Literature LA
GCL 195 Fictions of Equality WCC LA
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
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
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism LA
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Introduction to Film LA
MACS 203 Contemporary Movies LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I LA
MDVL 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
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
MUS 313 The History of Music I LA
REL 101 Bible as Literature LA
REL 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
SAME 212 Israeli Cinema and Television WCC LA
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 102 Text to Stage LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 210 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
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