Cultural Studies
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 → CS → US
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 132 | African American Music | US | LA | |||||
| AFRO 134 | Religion, Race, and Resistance | US | ||||||
| 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 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 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | US | HP | |||||
| AFST 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| ACE 255 | Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | US | SS | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| 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 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 105 | Introduction to Arab American Studies | US | ||||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| AAS 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| 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 214 | Organizational Communication & Diversity | US | ||||||
| CMN 250 | Social Movement Communication | US | ||||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CWL 122 | Russia and Black America | 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 | ||||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | US | HP | |||||
| ESE 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| EDUC 201 | Identity and Difference in Education | US | ||||||
| EPOL 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 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| GWS 103 | Black Women in the Diaspora | US | ||||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 230 | Latina/o Genders & Sexualities | US | ||||||
| GWS 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| GEOG 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| GLBL 130 | Resistance Movements | US | ||||||
| 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 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 288 | American Indians of Illinois | 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 220 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| LLS 230 | Latina/o Genders & Sexualities | US | ||||||
| LLS 240 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| 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 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| LLS 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| LLS 322 | US Latina and Latino Families | US | ||||||
| LLS 360 | Contemporary US Latina/o Lit | US | LA | |||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MACS 250 | Latina/os on the Bronze Screen | US | LA | |||||
| MUS 132 | Popular Music Studies | US | LA | |||||
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | US | ||||||
| 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 134 | Religion, Race, and Resistance | US | ||||||
| RUSS 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOC 221 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| THEA 260 | Intro Asian American Theatre | US | ||||||
| UP 330 | The Modern American City | US |