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
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 105 | Black Literature in America | US | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| AFST 210 | Introduction to Modern African Literature | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 268 | Images of the Other | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| 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 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| ARTH 242 | Art Since 1940 | LA | ||||||
| AAS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| 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 203 | Ancient Philosophy | 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 275 | Media, Money and Power | WCC | HP | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| 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 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 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 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 122 | History East Asian Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EDUC 202 | Social Justice, School and Society | ACP | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| GWS 286 | US Gender History Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| GER 205 | Germany and Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GER 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GER 331 | Intro to German Literature | LA | ||||||
| GLBL 228 | Terrorism, Past and Present | HP | ||||||
| GCL 128 | Sustainability in Fiction | LA | ||||||
| GCL 148 | Historical Perspectives on Social Justice | HP | ||||||
| GCL 188 | Health and Wellness in Literature | LA | ||||||
| GCL 195 | Fictions of Equality | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 203 | Reacting to the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 257 | Terrorism, Past and Present | 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 | |||||
| ITAL 156 | Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City | WCC | LA | |||||
| ITAL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | 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 | |||||
| JOUR 452 | Great Books of Journalism | LA | ||||||
| LLS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| 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 360 | Contemporary US Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LAW 301 | Introduction to Law | HP | ||||||
| LING 210 | Language History | HP | ||||||
| LING 240 | Language in Human History | HP | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| 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 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 252 | Viking Sagas in Translation | WCC | LA | |||||
| MILS 120 | Intro to US Armed Forces | HP | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 250 | Conceptions of Human Nature | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 170 | Power, Politics, and Protest | HP | ||||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| REL 101 | Bible as Literature | LA | ||||||
| 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 201 | Hebrew Bible in English | HP | ||||||
| REL 220 | Jewish Storytelling | WCC | LA | |||||
| REL 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| REL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| RUSS 220 | Golden Age of Russian Lit | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| 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 |