Cultural Studies

Spring 2023

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 2023 → CS → US

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 175 Diversity in Advertising US
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 134 Religion, Race, and Resistance US
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 211 Intro to African-American Film US
AFRO 212 Intro African American Theat US
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 231 Lang Diff Dis: American Persp US
AFRO 234 Black Religious Imaginations US
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 290 Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917 US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
AFST 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
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 102 Contemp Issues in Ind Country US SS
AIS 140 Native Religious Traditions US HP
AIS 214 American Indian Law & Politics US SS
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 278 Native American History US HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANTH 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
ANTH 160 Race and Contemporary Social Issues US
ANTH 259 Latina/o Anthropology US SS
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 120 Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture US
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 246 Asian American Youth in Film US SS
AAS 258 Muslims in America US SS
AAS 260 Intro Asian American Theatre US
AAS 265 Politics of Hip Hop US
AAS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 282 Feminist and Queer Activisms US
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
AAS 287 Food and Asian Americans US SS
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
AAS 402 Asian American Education 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 204 US Border Literatures and Cultures US
CWL 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
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 125 Black Dances of Resistance US
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP 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
EPOL 380 Education and Social Justice US HP
EPOL 402 Asian American Education ACP US
EPS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPS 380 Education and Social Justice US HP
EPS 402 Asian American Education 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 222 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
ENGL 224 Latina/o Popular Culture US
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US 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 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ENGL 330 Slavery and Identity US LA
FAA 201 Black Arts Today US LA
FR 165 French in US Minority Cultures US
GWS 103 Black Women in the Diaspora US
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 230 Latina/o Genders & Sexualities US
GWS 263 History of Medicine in the United States US HP
GWS 275 The Politics of Fashion US
GWS 282 Feminist and Queer Activisms US
GWS 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
GWS 286 US Gender History Since 1877 US HP
GWS 287 African-American Women US HP
GWS 382 Black Women & Popular Culture US
GGIS 254 American People, Places, & Environments US SS
GLBL 130 Resistance Movements US
HIST 104 Black Music US 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 263 History of Medicine in the United States US HP
HIST 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
HIST 276 Afro-American Hist Since 1877 US HP
HIST 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
HIST 278 Native American History 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 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 284 Af Am Urban Hist Since 1917 US HP
HIST 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
HIST 286 US Gender History Since 1877 US HP
HIST 287 African-American Women 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
IS 145 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
IB 110 Race and Environmental Biology US LS
IHLT 232 Health Disparities in the U.S. US
ITAL 250 Minority Identities in Film and Culture: The Italian American and African American Experience US
JS 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
KIN 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
LAST 232 Spanish in the Community US
LLS 100 Intro Latina/Latino Studies US SS
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
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 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
LLS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
LLS 258 Muslims in America US SS
LLS 259 Latina/o Anthropology US SS
LLS 265 Politics of Hip Hop US
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 301 19thC US Latina/o Lit-ACP ACP US HP
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
LAW 302 Transitional Justice US HP
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
MACS 211 Intro to African-American Film US
MACS 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
NRES 224 Social Justice and Environment US SS
LEAD 340 Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges US
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 214 American Indian Law & 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
REL 234 Black Religious Imaginations US
REL 258 Muslims in America US SS
RUSS 122 Russia and Black America US
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 170 Integration, Assimilation and Multiculturalism: America's Immigrant Society US SS
SOC 180 Stress and Health in African American Communities US SS
SOC 221 Latina/o Migration US SS
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SPAN 150 Language and Identity in Latinx Communities in the US US SS
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community US
SPAN 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
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
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
SHS 231 Lang Diff Dis: American Persp US
THEA 260 Intro Asian American Theatre US
THEA 263 Intro African American Theat US
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
UP 330 The Modern American City US
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