Cultural Studies
Fall 2020
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 2020 → 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 134 | Religion, Race, and Resistance | US | ||||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 212 | Intro African American Theat | US | ||||||
| AFRO 228 | Hip Hop Music: History and Culture | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 250 | Introduction to Health and Wellness in the Black Community | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| AFRO 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AIS 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| AIS 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 259 | Latina/o Anthropology | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 105 | Introduction to Arab American Studies | US | ||||||
| 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 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| AAS 275 | The Politics of Fashion | US | ||||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| 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 209 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| CWL 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| DANC 125 | Black Dances of Resistance | US | ||||||
| EDUC 201 | Identity and Difference in Education | US | ||||||
| EPOL 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPOL 316 | Education and Social Justice | US | HP | |||||
| EPOL 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 380 | Education and Social Justice | US | HP | |||||
| EPS 402 | Asian American Education | ACP | US | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENGL 222 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| ENGL 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| ENGL 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 330 | Slavery and Identity | US | LA | |||||
| GWS 230 | Latina/o Genders & Sexualities | US | ||||||
| GWS 263 | History of Medicine in the United States | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 275 | The Politics of Fashion | US | ||||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 104 | Black Music | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 170 | US History to 1877-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| HIST 171 | US History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | History of Medicine in the United States | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 263 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| IB 110 | Race and Environmental Biology | US | LS | |||||
| JS 209 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | LA | |||||
| KIN 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| 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 230 | Latina/o Genders & Sexualities | US | ||||||
| LLS 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 259 | Latina/o Anthropology | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | 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 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MUS 132 | Popular Music Studies | US | LA | |||||
| NRES 224 | Social Justice and Environment | US | SS | |||||
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | US | ||||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PORT 150 | Writing Brazilians into the U.S. | US | SS | |||||
| RST 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| REL 134 | Religion, Race, and Resistance | US | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SPAN 232 | Spanish in the Community | US | ||||||
| SPAN 242 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| SPAN 248 | Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers | US | LA | |||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| THEA 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| THEA 263 | Intro African American Theat | US | ||||||
| UP 160 | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | US |