Humanities & the Arts

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 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
TSM 311 Humanity in the Food Web ACP HP
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFST 111 History of Africa to 1800 NW HP
AFST 213 African Muslim Societies NW HP
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AFAS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
ANTH 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW 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 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ARTH 219 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARTS 220 Introduction to Fashion 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 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy 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
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
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 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 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 267 The Short Story 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
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 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
EDUC 202 Social Justice, School and Society ACP HP
EPOL 316 Education and Social Justice US HP
EPS 380 Education and Social Justice US 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 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 200 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 219 Literature and Medicine LA
ENGL 222 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story LA
ENGL 250 Nineteenth-Century American Fiction WCC LA
ENGL 253 Topics in Literature and New Media LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC LA
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 270 American Film Genres 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
FAA 102 Design Beyond Boundaries LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FAA 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 240 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 263 History of Medicine in the United States US HP
GWS 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
GEOL 201 History of Geology ACP HP
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 260 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
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 168 A History of Judaism ACP 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 203 Reacting to the Past 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 273 Illinois History 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
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
JS 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
JS 120 A History of Judaism ACP 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
JOUR 205 History of American Journalism HP
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism LA
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 279 Mexican-American History 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
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 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MDVL 255 British Isles to 1688 WCC HP
MILS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
MUS 130 Music Then and Now WCC LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US 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 210 Ethics HP
PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics HP
PHIL 222 Philosophical Foundations of Computer Science HP
PHIL 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro HP
PHIL 250 Conceptions of Human Nature HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PSYC 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
REL 132 Zen NW HP
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 230 Philosophy of Religion Intro 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
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
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
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
SPED 117 The Culture of Disability HP
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 208 21st Century Dramaturgy LA
THEA 210 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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