Humanities & the Arts
Fall 2022
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 2022 → HUM
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFST 111 | History of Africa to 1800 | NW | HP | |||||
| AFST 213 | African Muslim Societies | 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 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| AIS 277 | Encounters in Native America | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| ANSC 255 | Animal Ethics | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| ART 140 | Introduction to Art | LA | ||||||
| ARTH 110 | Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ARTH 212 | East Asian Art History | NW | LA | |||||
| ARTH 241 | Modern Art, 1880-1940 | LA | ||||||
| ARTS 220 | Introduction to Fashion | LA | ||||||
| AAS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| ASST 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| CLCV 114 | Introduction to Ancient Greek Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 115 | Mythology of Greece and Rome | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 120 | The Classical Tradition | WCC | LA | |||||
| CLCV 131 | Classical Archaeology, Greece | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| CLCV 220 | Exploring the Greek and Roman World | 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 250 | Sports and Society in Greece and Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 323 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CHLH 260 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| CWL 114 | Global Consciousness and Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 117 | Russ & E Euro Science Fiction | LA | ||||||
| CWL 209 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | 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 220 | Exploring the Greek and Roman World | WCC | 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 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| CWL 254 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 257 | Enlightenment Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 262 | Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| CWL 264 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| CWL 267 | The Short Story | LA | ||||||
| CWL 272 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| CWL 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| CWL 311 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | 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 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 212 | East Asian Art History | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 230 | Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 275 | Masterpieces of East Asian Lit | NW | LA | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 305 | Japan Lit in Translation I | NW | LA | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| ETMA 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| ENGL 104 | Introduction to Film | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 109 | Intro to Fiction-ACP | ACP | LA | |||||
| ENGL 115 | Intro to British Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 116 | Introduction to American Literature | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 122 | The Middle Ages in Popular Culture | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 200 | Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture | 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 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 222 | Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 245 | The Short Story | LA | ||||||
| ENGL 251 | The Twentieth-Century American Novel | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 255 | Early American Literature and Culture | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 266 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| ENGL 285 | Postcolonial Literature in English | NW | LA | |||||
| FAA 110 | Exploring Arts and Creativity | LA | ||||||
| FAA 201 | Black Arts Today | US | LA | |||||
| FR 156 | Exploring Paris | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 240 | Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity | WCC | LA | |||||
| GWS 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GEOL 201 | History of Geology | ACP | HP | |||||
| GER 251 | Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context | WCC | LA | |||||
| GER 270 | Sexuality and Literature | LA | ||||||
| GER 331 | Intro to German Literature | LA | ||||||
| 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 170 | US History to 1877-ACP | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| HIST 171 | US History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 174 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 203 | Reacting to the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 207 | Digital Documentary Publishing | HP | ||||||
| HIST 213 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 236 | Madness and Modern Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 258 | 20thC World to Midcentury | WCC | 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 325 | History of Korea | NW | HP | |||||
| IS 312 | Reading and Writing Data | ACP | LA | |||||
| ITAL 156 | Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City | WCC | LA | |||||
| ITAL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| ARTJ 301 | Manga: The Art of Image and Word | NW | LA | |||||
| JS 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| 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 252 | The Holocaust | WCC | HP | |||||
| JOUR 205 | History of American Journalism | HP | ||||||
| LLS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| 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 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LAW 301 | Introduction to Law | HP | ||||||
| SLCL 200 | Topics in Global Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 100 | Intro to Popular TV & Movies | WCC | LA | |||||
| MACS 104 | Introduction to Film | LA | ||||||
| MACS 203 | Contemporary Movies | LA | ||||||
| MACS 250 | Latina/os on the Bronze Screen | US | LA | |||||
| MACS 261 | Survey of World Cinema I | WCC | LA | |||||
| MACS 264 | Creative and Information Economies | WCC | HP | |||||
| MDVL 122 | The Middle Ages in Popular Culture | LA | ||||||
| MDVL 216 | Legends of King Arthur | WCC | LA | |||||
| MDVL 240 | Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss | LA | ||||||
| MDVL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| MILS 120 | Intro to US Armed Forces | HP | ||||||
| MUS 132 | Popular Music Studies | US | LA | |||||
| MUS 133 | Introduction to World Music | NW | LA | |||||
| MUS 313 | The History of Music I | LA | ||||||
| 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 210 | Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 214 | Biomedical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 222 | Philosophical Foundations of Computer Science | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 170 | Power, Politics, and Protest | HP | ||||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| PSYC 236 | Madness and Modern Society | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 104 | Asian Mythology | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 108 | Religion & Society in West I | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 110 | World Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 132 | Zen | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 215 | African Muslim Societies | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 260 | Mystics and Saints in Islam | NW | LA | |||||
| REL 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| RUSS 220 | Golden Age of Russian Lit | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 215 | Madness, Myth, and Murder | LA | ||||||
| SCAN 251 | Viking Mythology | WCC | HP | |||||
| SLAV 117 | Russ & E Euro Science Fiction | LA | ||||||
| SAME 211 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | WCC | LA | |||||
| SAME 212 | Israeli Cinema and Television | WCC | LA | |||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP | ||||||
| THEA 101 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | LA | ||||||
| THEA 110 | Broadway Musicals | WCC | LA | |||||
| THEA 210 | Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| THEA 323 | The Comic Imagination | ACP | WCC | LA | ||||
| TRST 201 | Intro to Translation Studies | LA | ||||||
| UKR 113 | Ukrainian Culture | WCC | LA |