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
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 132 | African American Music | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFST 111 | History of Africa to 1800 | NW | HP | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AFAS 120 | Intro to US Armed Forces | HP | ||||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| AIS 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| 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 175 | Archaeology and Pop Culture | HP | ||||||
| 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 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| ARTH 241 | Modern Art, 1880-1940 | LA | ||||||
| ARTH 260 | Graffiti and Murals | WCC | LA | |||||
| ARTS 220 | Introduction to Fashion | LA | ||||||
| AAS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | 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 133 | Archaeology of Israel | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | 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 | |||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| 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 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 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 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 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 367 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| EDUC 202 | Social Justice, School and Society | ACP | HP | |||||
| EPOL 380 | Education and Social Justice | US | HP | |||||
| EPS 380 | Education and Social Justice | US | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| 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 245 | Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 270 | Sexuality and Literature | 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 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 203 | Reacting to the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 205 | Lived Experience in Latin America | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 207 | Digital Documentary Publishing | 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 273 | Illinois History | 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 325 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 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 | |||||
| JOUR 205 | History of American Journalism | HP | ||||||
| LLS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| LAW 301 | Introduction to Law | HP | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| MDVL 245 | Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MILS 120 | Intro to US Armed Forces | HP | ||||||
| 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 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 222 | Philosophical Foundations of Computer Science | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Religion Intro | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 270 | Philosophy of Science | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| 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 201 | Hebrew Bible in English | HP | ||||||
| REL 212 | History of Antisemitism | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 214 | Introduction to Islam | 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 320 | Responses to the Holocaust | WCC | LA | |||||
| RUSS 220 | Golden Age of Russian Lit | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 215 | Madness, Myth, and Murder | 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 | ||||||
| TSM 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| 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 |