Social & Behavioral Sciences
Summer 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
summer 2020 → SBS → SS
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 101 | Global Development&Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 104 | Social and Cultural Geography | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 105 | The Digital Earth | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| RSOC 110 | Intro to Rural Society | SS | ||||||
| GCL 126 | Sustainability and Social Science | SS | ||||||
| GCL 143 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| GCL 146 | Fundamental Causes of Disease: The HIV/AIDS Pandemic | SS | ||||||
| GCL 147 | Social Justice in the Social Sciences | US | SS | |||||
| GCL 185 | Health, Wellness, and the Black Experience | US | SS | |||||
| GCL 186 | Health and Society | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| GEOG 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 221 | Geographies of Global Conflict | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 224 | Geog Patterns of Illinois | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| RSOC 270 | Global Demography | SS | ||||||
| GEOG 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ADV 476 | Global Advertising | WCC | SS | |||||
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 250 | Introduction to Health and Wellness in the Black Community | US | SS | |||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| AGED 230 | Leadership Communications | ACP | SS | |||||
| AGED 260 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| AGED 360 | Advanced Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 255 | Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | US | SS | |||||
| AIS 102 | Contemp Issues in Ind Country | US | SS | |||||
| ANSC 305 | Human Animal Interactions | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 102 | Human Origins and Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 110 | Humanizing Science | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 209 | Food, Culture, and Society | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 224 | Tourist Cities and Sites | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 225 | Women in Prehistory | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 259 | Latina/o Anthropology | US | SS | |||||
| ANTH 262 | Women's Lives | SS | ||||||
| ANTH 277 | Ancient Cities, Sacred Land | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 279 | Economy, Business & Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 362 | Body, Personhood, and Culture | SS | ||||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 246 | Asian American Youth in Film | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 287 | Food and Asian Americans | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| ATMS 322 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| BCS 115 | South Slavic Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 230 | Intro to Interpersonal Comm | SS | ||||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CMN 280 | Comm Technology & Society | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 100 | Contemporary Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 101 | Introduction to Public Health | SS | ||||||
| CHLH 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| ESE 106 | Geographies of Globalization | NW | SS | |||||
| ESE 210 | Social & Environmental Issues | SS | ||||||
| ESE 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| ESE 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| EALC 130 | The Chinese Language | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | SS | |||||
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Economics | SS | ||||||
| ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | SS | ||||||
| ECON 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| EPOL 350 | Social Learning and Knowledge | ACP | SS | |||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENVS 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| ENSU 301 | Soc Impacts Weather & Climate | SS | ||||||
| GWS 100 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| GWS 225 | Women in Prehistory | SS | ||||||
| GWS 250 | Gender and Representation | SS | ||||||
| GWS 262 | Women's Lives | SS | ||||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 200 | Foundations of Research | QR2 | SS | |||||
| GLBL 221 | Geographies of Global Conflict | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 140 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| HDFS 220 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 225 | Close Relationships | SS | ||||||
| INFO 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| IS 145 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| IS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| IHLT 230 | Leadership in Health | SS | ||||||
| KIN 140 | Social Sci of Human Movement | SS | ||||||
| KIN 249 | Sport & Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| LER 100 | Introduction to Labor Studies | SS | ||||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 220 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 259 | Latina/o Anthropology | US | SS | |||||
| LING 100 | Intro to Language Science | SS | ||||||
| LING 104 | Talking Culture | SS | ||||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MDIA 223 | Watching the Environment | SS | ||||||
| MACS 166 | Contemporary Media Literacy | SS | ||||||
| MACS 202 | Social Aspects Info Tech | SS | ||||||
| MACS 351 | Social Aspects of Media | SS | ||||||
| MUSE 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| NRES 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| NRES 223 | Watching the Environment | SS | ||||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| LEAD 260 | Introduction to Leadership Studies | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 106 | Ethics and Social Policy | SS | ||||||
| PHIL 107 | Intro to Political Philosophy | SS | ||||||
| PS 100 | Intro to Political Science | SS | ||||||
| PS 101 | Intro to US Gov & Pol | SS | ||||||
| PS 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 224 | Politics of the National Parks | SS | ||||||
| PS 225 | Environmental Politics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| PS 240 | Intro to Comp Politics | SS | ||||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PS 280 | Intro to Intl Relations | SS | ||||||
| PS 281 | Intro to Intl Relations-ACP | ACP | SS | |||||
| PS 282 | Governing Globalization | ACP | SS | |||||
| PSYC 239 | Community Psych | SS | ||||||
| RST 100 | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism in Modern Society | SS | ||||||
| RST 224 | Politics of the National Parks | SS | ||||||
| RST 225 | Environmental Politics & Policy | SS | ||||||
| RST 335 | Leisure and Consumer Culture | WCC | SS | |||||
| REHB 330 | Disability in American Society | SS | ||||||
| REL 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| REES 200 | Intro to Russia and Eurasia | SS | ||||||
| REES 201 | Introduction to Eastern Europe | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 200 | Introduction to Social Work | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 240 | Death & Dying | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 245 | Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector | SS | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | SS | ||||||
| SOC 101 | Sociology of Gender | SS | ||||||
| SOC 122 | Africa in World Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 130 | Intro Gender & Women's Studies | SS | ||||||
| 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 170 | Integration, Assimilation and Multiculturalism: America's Immigrant Society | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 179 | Social Organization | SS | ||||||
| SOC 221 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 270 | Global Demography | SS | ||||||
| SOC 273 | Social Perspectives on the Family | SS | ||||||
| SOC 350 | Technology and Society | SS | ||||||
| SOC 366 | Postsocialism Eastern Europe | WCC | SS | |||||
| SOC 373 | Social Inequality | SS | ||||||
| SAME 152 | The New Middle East | NW | SS | |||||
| SPAN 150 | Language and Identity in Latinx Communities in the US | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SHS 270 | Comm Disability in the Media | ACP | SS | |||||
| SHS 271 | Communication and Aging | SS | ||||||
| UP 136 | Urban Sustainability | SS | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| UP 210 | Environmental Economics | SS | ||||||
| UP 260 | Social Inequality and Planning | SS |
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