Cultural Studies

Fall 2021

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 2021 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 476 Global Advertising WCC SS
AFRO 100 Intro to African American St US SS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 212 Intro African American Theat US
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 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 233 Context in International Interventions NW SS
AFST 243 Pan Africanism NW
ABE 232 Context in International Interventions NW SS
ACE 251 The World Food Economy NW SS
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies 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
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 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 160 Race and Contemporary Social Issues US
ANTH 180 The Archaeology of Death WCC SS
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 248 Introduction to Engaged and Public Anthropology NW SS
ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
ANTH 278 Climate Change & Civilization NW
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ARTH 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
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 275 The Politics of Fashion US
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America 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 133 Archaeology of Israel WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition US LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CMN 210 Public Comm in Everyday Life WCC HP
CMN 214 Organizational Communication & Diversity US
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 Literatures of the Islamic World NW LA
CWL 204 US Border Literatures and Cultures US
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 216 Legends of King Arthur 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 255 Renaissance Literature and Culture 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 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
CWL 322 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CPSC 131 Agriculture in Mythology NW
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 122 History East Asian Religions NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 220 Traditional China 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 367 History of Korea NW HP
EDUC 201 Identity and Difference in Education US
EPOL 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPOL 380 Education and Social Justice US HP
EPOL 402 Asian American Education 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 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 213 Modernist Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
ENGL 222 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
ENGL 224 Latina/o Popular Culture US
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC 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 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 359 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 245 Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe WCC 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
GWS 382 Black Women & Popular Culture US
GEOG 101 Global Development&Environment NW SS
GEOG 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context 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 130 History of South Asia 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 172 US History Since 1877 US HP
HIST 174 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
HIST 205 Lived Experience in Latin America NW HP
HIST 220 Traditional China NW HP
HIST 245 Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe WCC HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 262 Zionism: A Global History WCC 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 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
HIST 290 Religion, Violence & America WCC
HIST 325 History of Korea NW 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
ARTJ 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW 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 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
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 220 Latina/o Migration US SS
LLS 230 Latina/o Genders & Sexualities US
LLS 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
LLS 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
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 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I 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 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
MDVL 245 Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
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
NRES 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
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 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
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 122 History East Asian Religions NW 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 236 Religion, Violence & America WCC
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 320 Responses to the Holocaust 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 170 Integration, Assimilation and Multiculturalism: America's Immigrant Society US SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 221 Latina/o Migration US SS
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
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 240 Latina/o Popular Culture 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 263 Intro African American Theat US
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
TURK 270 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
YDSH 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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