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
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 101 | Global Development&Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| 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 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| AFST 111 | History of Africa to 1800 | NW | HP | |||||
| AFST 213 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 248 | Introduction to Engaged and Public Anthropology | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 259 | Latina/o Anthropology | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 272 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 278 | Climate Change & Civilization | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 279 | Economy, Business & Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ARAB 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| ARCH 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| ARTH 110 | Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ARTH 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| ARTH 219 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 221 | Odysseus and Other Heroes | 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 | Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CMN 210 | Public Comm in Everyday Life | WCC | HP | |||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 250 | Social Movement Communication | US | ||||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| 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 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 212 | Israeli Cinema and Television | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 230 | Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 241 | Early Masterpieces of Western Culture | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| CWL 253 | Medieval Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 254 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | 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 | Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 263 | Odysseus and Other Heroes | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 264 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| DANC 125 | Black Dances of Resistance | US | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 230 | Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Introduction to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 202 | Medieval Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 206 | Enlightenment Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 208 | Victorian Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 209 | Early British Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 213 | Modernist Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 222 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 250 | Nineteenth-Century American Fiction | 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 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 266 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 268 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Literature in English | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 330 | Slavery and Identity | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 359 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| FR 156 | Exploring Paris | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 201 | Race, Gender & Power | WCC | ||||||
| GWS 230 | Latina/o Genders & Sexualities | US | ||||||
| GWS 240 | Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 272 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| 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 104 | Black Music | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 111 | History of Africa to 1800 | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 142 | Western Civ Since 1660 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 143 | Western Civ Since 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | 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 205 | Lived Experience in Latin America | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 213 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 236 | Madness and Modern Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 260 | History of Russia | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 262 | Zionism: A Global History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | History of Medicine in the United States | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 272 | Twentieth Century America | WCC | 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 220 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| ITAL 156 | Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City | WCC | LA | |||||
| JS 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 201 | History of Antisemitism | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 209 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | LA | |||||
| JS 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| JS 212 | Israeli Cinema and Television | WCC | LA | |||||
| JS 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 262 | Zionism: A Global History | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| KIN 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| LA 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LAST 210 | Life in the Andes | 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 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 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| LING 222 | Language in Globalization | 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 255 | British Isles to 1688 | WCC | HP | |||||
| MUS 130 | Music Then and Now | WCC | LA | |||||
| MUS 132 | Popular Music Studies | US | LA | |||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 224 | Social Justice and Environment | US | SS | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | US | ||||||
| PHIL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| PS 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 214 | American Indian Law & Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | ||||||
| PORT 150 | Writing Brazilians into the U.S. | US | SS | |||||
| PSYC 236 | Madness and Modern Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| RST 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| REL 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 110 | World Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 134 | Religion, Race, and Resistance | US | ||||||
| REL 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 212 | History of Antisemitism | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 215 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | NW | LA | |||||
| REL 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| RUSS 115 | Intro to Russian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| REES 116 | Intro to Russian Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| 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 161 | Introduction to Poverty | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 162 | Intro to Intl Health Policy | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 201 | Race, Gender & Power | WCC | ||||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SAME 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| SAME 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| SAME 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| SAME 212 | Israeli Cinema and Television | WCC | LA | |||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| SAME 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | NW | 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 248 | Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers | 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 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| THEA 263 | Intro African American Theat | US | ||||||
| TURK 270 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| UP 160 | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | US | ||||||
| YDSH 320 | Lit Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA |