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 → HP

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
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 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
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
ASST 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
CLCV 133 Archaeology of Israel WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Comm in Everyday Life WCC HP
CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
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 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
GWS 245 Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe WCC HP
GWS 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
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
JS 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 262 Zionism: A Global History WCC HP
JOUR 205 History of American Journalism HP
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LAW 301 Introduction to Law HP
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC HP
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
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
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SPED 117 The Culture of Disability HP
TSM 311 Humanity in the Food Web ACP HP
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