Humanities & the Arts

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 → HUM → LA

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
ART 102 Drawing 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 241 Modern Art, 1880-1940 LA
ARTH 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
ARTS 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
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 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition US LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
CWL 189 Literatures of the Islamic World 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 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
CWL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 227 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
CWL 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
CWL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
CWL 241 Early Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
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 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 272 Sexuality and Literature LA
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
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 200 Explore Music through Dance LA
EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry LA
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 200 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare 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 247 The British Novel WCC 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 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 359 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 102 Design Beyond Boundaries LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW LA
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 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Introduction to Film LA
MACS 203 Contemporary Movies LA
MACS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I WCC LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
MUS 313 The History of Music I LA
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
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 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
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
YDSH 320 Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
COURSE EXPLORER
Email: Course Explorer Feedback

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR | 901 W. Illinois Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Site developed by: Technology Services at Illinois | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
1102 Digital Computer Laboratory | MC-256 | Urbana, IL 61801 | phone 217-244-7000