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
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOG 101 | Global Development&Environment | NW | SS | |||||
| GEOG 204 | Cities of the World | WCC | SS | |||||
| GEOG 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| GEOG 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ADV 476 | Global Advertising | WCC | 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 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 228 | Hip Hop Music: History and Culture | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| AFST 210 | Introduction to Modern African Literature | NW | LA | |||||
| AFST 213 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| AFST 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | ||||||
| AFST 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 251 | The World Food Economy | NW | SS | |||||
| ACE 254 | Economic Systems in Africa | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANSC 250 | Companion Animals in Society | WCC | ||||||
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 103 | Anthro in a Changing World | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ANTH 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| ANTH 160 | Race and Contemporary Social Issues | US | ||||||
| ANTH 180 | The Archaeology of Death | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 182 | Latin American Cultures | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 210 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| ANTH 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 268 | Images of the Other | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ANTH 272 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| ANTH 279 | Economy, Business & Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| ANTH 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| ARAB 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ARTD 209 | Chado (The Way of Tea) | NW | ||||||
| ARTH 110 | Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ARTH 214 | Art in China | ACP | NW | |||||
| ARTH 217 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | 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 | |||||
| ASST 208 | Cultures & Literatures of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 116 | The Roman Achievement | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 120 | The Classical Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 133 | Archaeology of Israel | WCC | 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 250 | Sports and Society in Greece and Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 323 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CMN 210 | Public Comm in Everyday Life | WCC | HP | |||||
| CMN 232 | Intro to Intercultural Comm | NW | SS | |||||
| CMN 250 | Social Movement Communication | US | ||||||
| CMN 260 | Intro to Health Communication | WCC | BSC | |||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CWL 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| CWL 202 | Literature and Ideas | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 204 | US Border Literatures and Cultures | US | ||||||
| CWL 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 208 | Cultures & Literatures of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 210 | Introduction to Modern African Literature | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 220 | Origins of Western Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 230 | Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 242 | Modern 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 259 | Early African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| CWL 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| CWL 271 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 273 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 322 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CPSC 113 | Environment, Agric, & Society | WCC | LS | |||||
| CPSC 116 | The Global Food Production Web | NW | ||||||
| CPSC 131 | Agriculture in Mythology | NW | ||||||
| DANC 100 | Intro to Contemporary Dance | WCC | LA | |||||
| ESE 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| ESE 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| ESE 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 221 | Modern China | NW | ||||||
| EALC 222 | Chinese Thought and Culture | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 230 | Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 250 | Intro to Japanese Culture | NW | SS | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 285 | Intro to Korea Through Film | NW | ||||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 365 | Contemporary Korean Society | NW | 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 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Introduction to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 150 | Black Literature in America | US | 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 208 | Victorian Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 209 | Early British Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 211 | Introduction to Modern African Literature | NW | LA | |||||
| ENGL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 224 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| ENGL 247 | The British Novel | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 250 | Nineteenth-Century American Fiction | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 255 | Early American Literature and Culture | WCC | 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 | |||||
| ENGL 266 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 268 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| ENGL 269 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Literature in English | NW | LA | |||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 202 | Sexualities | WCC | ||||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 245 | Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| GWS 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| GWS 287 | African-American Women | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| GER 201 | German Popular Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 260 | The Holocaust in Context - ACP | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| GER 261 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GLBL 100 | Intro to Global Studies | WCC | SS | |||||
| GLBL 250 | Development | NW | ||||||
| GLBL 272 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| HNDI 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 130 | History of South Asia | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 140 | Western Civ to 1660-ACP | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| HIST 141 | Western Civ to 1660 | WCC | 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 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 211 | History of Southern Africa | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 213 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 219 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 221 | Modern China | NW | ||||||
| HIST 222 | Chinese Thought and Culture | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 245 | Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 264 | Technology in Western Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | 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 220 | Families in Global Perspective | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| JS 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| JS 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 261 | The Holocaust in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| JS 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| KIN 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| LA 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| LAST 170 | Introduction to Latin America | NW | SS | |||||
| LAST 210 | Life in the Andes | NW | SS | |||||
| 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 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| LING 222 | Language in Globalization | NW | ||||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| LING 270 | Language, Technology & Society | WCC | BSC | |||||
| MACS 100 | Intro to Popular TV & Movies | WCC | LA | |||||
| MACS 207 | Indian Cinema in Context | NW | LA | |||||
| MACS 250 | Latina/os on the Bronze Screen | US | LA | |||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| MACS 356 | Sex & Gender in Popular Media | WCC | ||||||
| MDVL 201 | Medieval Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 245 | Wives, Workers and Witches in Pre-Modern Europe | WCC | HP | |||||
| MUSE 250 | The World Through Museums | WCC | SS | |||||
| MUS 130 | Music Then and Now | WCC | LA | |||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| NRES 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| NRES 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| NRES 287 | Environment and Society | WCC | SS | |||||
| PHIL 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PS 241 | Comp Politics in Dev Nations | NW | SS | |||||
| PS 243 | Pan Africanism | NW | ||||||
| PS 273 | Environment and Society | WCC | 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 | ||||||
| RST 242 | Nature and American Culture | WCC | ||||||
| REL 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 110 | World Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 115 | Language and Culture in India | NW | ||||||
| REL 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 208 | Cultures & Literatures of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| REL 215 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | NW | LA | |||||
| REL 224 | Chinese Thought and Culture | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 258 | Muslims in America | US | SS | |||||
| REL 269 | Jewish History Since 1700 | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| RUSS 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| SCAN 225 | Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia | WCC | LA | |||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOC 160 | Global Ineq and Social Change | NW | SS | |||||
| SOC 202 | Sexualities | WCC | ||||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| SAME 150 | Lang&Culture of Arab World | NW | ||||||
| SAME 208 | Cultures & Literatures of South Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| SAME 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| SAME 223 | The Qur'an (Koran) | NW | LA | |||||
| SAME 272 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| 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 | |||||
| THEA 110 | Broadway Musicals | WCC | LA | |||||
| THEA 323 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| TURK 270 | Language and Culture in Turkey | NW | ||||||
| UP 160 | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | US | ||||||
| UP 185 | Cities in a Global Perspective | NW | SS |