Humanities & the Arts

Spring 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

spring 2022 → HUM → HP

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
AFST 112 History of Africa from 1800 NW HP
AIS 101 Intro to Amer Indian Studies US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 268 Images of the Other ACP WCC HP
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
ARTH 217 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
ARTH 219 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
CLCV 116 The Roman Achievement 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
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture US HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EDUC 202 Social Justice, School and Society ACP HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 112 History of Africa from 1800 NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 140 Western Worlds: Ancient and Medieval Societies from the Mediterranean to N. Europe (ACP) ACP WCC HP
HIST 141 Western Worlds: Ancient and Medieval Societies from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe WCC HP
HIST 168 A History of Judaism ACP 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 173 US History Since 1877-ACP ACP 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 219 History of the Prison WCC HP
HIST 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
HIST 253 Enlightenment to Existentialsm WCC HP
HIST 256 Britain and World Since 1688 WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 260 History of Russia WCC HP
HIST 264 Technology in Western Society WCC HP
HIST 268 Biology and Society from Darwin to the Human Genome WCC HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 274 US Foreign Relations Since 1917 WCC HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ARTJ 302 Intro to Japanese Animation NW HP
JS 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
JS 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
JOUR 205 History of American Journalism HP
LA 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
MACS 264 Creative and Information Economies WCC 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 110 World Religions NW HP
PHIL 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 223 Minds & Machines HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
PSYC 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
REL 132 Zen NW HP
REL 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
REL 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW 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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