Cultural Studies
Spring 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
spring 2021 → CS → US
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 100 | Intro to African American St | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| AFRO 105 | Black Literature in America | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 132 | African American Music | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AFRO 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 228 | Hip Hop Music: History and Culture | US | LA | |||||
| 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 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 287 | African-American Women | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFST 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| ACE 255 | Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | US | SS | |||||
| ACES 179 | History of Ag in IL Since 1860 | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| AIS 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 160 | Race and Contemporary Social Issues | US | ||||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 246 | Asian American Youth in Film | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| AAS 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| CLCV 224 | American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition | US | LA | |||||
| CMN 250 | Social Movement Communication | US | ||||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CWL 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| CWL 204 | US Border Literatures and Cultures | US | ||||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| CWL 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| ESE 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| EDUC 201 | Identity and Difference in Education | US | ||||||
| EPOL 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| ENGL 150 | Black Literature in America | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 224 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| 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 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| GWS 287 | African-American Women | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 171 | US History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 172 | US History Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US History Since 1877-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 275 | Afro-American History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 287 | African-American Women | US | HP | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 263 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| HDFS 322 | US Latina and Latino Families | US | ||||||
| IHLT 232 | Health Disparities in the U.S. | US | ||||||
| KIN 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| LLS 100 | Intro Latina/Latino Studies | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 240 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| LLS 250 | Latina/os on the Bronze Screen | US | LA | |||||
| LLS 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 280 | Caribbean Latina/o Migration | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LLS 322 | US Latina and Latino Families | US | ||||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MACS 250 | Latina/os on the Bronze Screen | US | LA | |||||
| MACS 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PORT 150 | Writing Brazilians into the U.S. | US | SS | |||||
| PSYC 144 | Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination | US | BSC | |||||
| RST 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| REL 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| RUSS 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SPAN 232 | Spanish in the Community | US | ||||||
| SPAN 240 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| SPAN 246 | Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| UP 160 | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | US |