Humanities & the Arts

Winter 2020-2021

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

winter 2020-2021 → HUM → LA

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 105 Black Literature in America US LA
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 272 Minority Images in Amer Film US LA
AFST 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
ARCH 164 Architecture as a Second Language LA
ART 100 Understanding Visual Culture LA
ART 102 Drawing for Non-Majors LA
ART 103 Painting for Non-Majors LA
ART 104 Sculpture for Non-Majors LA
ART 105 Visual Design for Non-Majors LA
ART 140 Introduction to Art LA
ART 208 Digital Art and Sustainability LA
ART 221 Visual Culture of Fandoms LA
ART 240 Learning Through Contemporary Art LA
ART 280 Exploring Visual Culture WCC LA
ART 310 Design Thinking LA
ARTD 240 eWaste: Sustainable Design LA
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
ARTH 112 Renaissance to Modern Art LA
ARTH 211 Design History Survey LA
ARTH 241 Modern Art, 1880-1940 LA
ARTH 242 Art Since 1940 LA
ARTH 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
ARTS 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ASST 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
ASST 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
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 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CLCV 221 Odysseus and Other Heroes WCC LA
CLCV 222 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition US LA
CLCV 240 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CWL 111 Bible as Literature LA
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
CWL 151 Cross-Cultural Thematics LA
CWL 189 Lit of Asia & Africa I NW LA
CWL 190 Lit of Asia & Africa II NW LA
CWL 201 Comparative Lit Studies LA
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 205 Islam & West Through Lit LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
CWL 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
CWL 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW 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 217 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
CWL 220 Origins of Western Literature WCC LA
CWL 221 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
CWL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
CWL 226 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US 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 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
CWL 249 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
CWL 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
CWL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation 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 262 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
CWL 263 Odysseus and Other Heroes WCC LA
CWL 264 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CWL 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 269 British, American, and Continental Fiction LA
CWL 271 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
CWL 272 Sexuality and Literature LA
CWL 273 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
CWL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
CWL 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
CWL 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
CWL 311 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
CWL 320 Lit 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 207 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I NW LA
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II NW LA
EALC 308 Chinese Popular Lit NW LA
ENGL 101 Intro to Poetry LA
ENGL 102 Intro to Drama LA
ENGL 103 Intro to Fiction LA
ENGL 104 Introduction to Film LA
ENGL 109 Intro to Fiction-ACP ACP LA
ENGL 114 Bible as Literature LA
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 116 Introduction to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 117 Shakespeare on Film LA
ENGL 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
ENGL 150 Black Literature in America US 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 208 Victorian Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 210 Modern British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 211 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
ENGL 213 Modernist Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
ENGL 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 219 Literature and Medicine LA
ENGL 220 Literature and Science LA
ENGL 222 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
ENGL 223 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story LA
ENGL 247 The British Novel WCC LA
ENGL 248 British, American, and Continental Fiction LA
ENGL 250 Nineteenth-Century American Fiction WCC LA
ENGL 251 The Twentieth-Century American Novel WCC LA
ENGL 253 Topics in Literature and New Media LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 256 Survey of American Lit II WCC LA
ENGL 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
ENGL 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
ENGL 267 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 268 The Holocaust in Context - ACP ACP WCC LA
ENGL 269 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
ENGL 270 American Film Genres LA
ENGL 272 Minority Images in Amer Film US LA
ENGL 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
ENGL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
ENGL 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
ENGL 359 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
FAA 102 Design Beyond Boundaries LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FAA 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 240 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity WCC LA
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC LA
GER 250 Grimms' Fairy Tales - ACP ACP 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
GER 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 331 Intro to German Literature LA
HIST 254 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
ITAL 270 Introduction to Italian Cinema LA
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 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
JS 261 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
JS 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
JS 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
JOUR 452 Great Books of Journalism LA
LA 218 S Asian Cultural Landscapes NW LA
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
LLS 260 Graffiti and Murals WCC LA
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Introduction to Film LA
MACS 117 Shakespeare on Film LA
MACS 203 Contemporary Movies LA
MACS 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II LA
MACS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
MDVL 111 Ancient to Medieval Art LA
MDVL 122 Swords, Sorcery & Sex: The Middle Ages in Popular Culture LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MUS 130 Music Then and Now WCC LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
MUS 134 History of Musical Events LA
MUS 313 The History of Music I LA
MUS 314 The History of Music II LA
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
REL 101 Bible as Literature LA
REL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
REL 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
REL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
REL 284 Modern Jewish Literature LA
REL 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit LA
RUSS 225 Russian Lit and Revolution LA
RUSS 260 Medicine & Russian Literature LA
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SCAN 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
SLAV 120 Russian & E Euro Folktales WCC LA
SAME 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
SAME 211 The Arab-Israeli Conflict WCC LA
SAME 212 Israeli Cinema and Television WCC LA
SAME 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
SAME 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 122 Theatre Foundations: Theory and Practice LA
THEA 208 21st Century Dramaturgy LA
THEA 210 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
THEA 262 Literature of Modern Theatre ACP LA
THEA 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
YDSH 220 Jewish Storytelling WCC LA
YDSH 320 Lit Responses to the Holocaust WCC LA
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