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 → US

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
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 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
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
ANTH 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
ANTH 160 Race and Contemporary Social Issues US
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
CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition US LA
CMN 214 Organizational Communication & Diversity US
CMN 250 Social Movement Communication US
CMN 277 Introduction to Mediated Communication US SS
CWL 204 US Border Literatures and Cultures US
CWL 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
CWL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
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 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 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
GWS 230 Latina/o Genders & Sexualities US
GWS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
GWS 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
GWS 382 Black Women & Popular Culture US
HIST 104 Black Music US 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 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
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
JS 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
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 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
MACS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
NRES 224 Social Justice and Environment US SS
LEAD 340 Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges US
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 214 American Indian Law & Politics US SS
PORT 150 Writing Brazilians into the U.S. US SS
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 170 Integration, Assimilation and Multiculturalism: America's Immigrant Society US SS
SOC 221 Latina/o Migration US SS
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
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 263 Intro African American Theat US
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
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