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 132 | African American Music | US | LA | |||||
| 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 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 310 | Race and Cultural Diversity | ACP | US | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| ACE 255 | Economics of Food and Environmental Justice | US | SS | |||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| AIS 278 | Native American History | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 100 | Intro Asian American Studies | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| 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 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 | 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 | |||||
| EPSY 202 | Exploring Cultural Diversity | US | ||||||
| EPSY 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| 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 275 | Am Indian and Indigenous Film | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FAA 201 | Black Arts Today | US | LA | |||||
| 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 282 | Feminist and Queer Activisms | US | ||||||
| GGIS 254 | American People, Places, & Environments | US | SS | |||||
| 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 276 | Afro-American Hist Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 278 | Native American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 281 | Constructing Race in America | 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 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 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 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | 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 | |||||
| LAW 302 | Transitional Justice | US | HP | |||||
| LING 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| RUSS 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| 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 232 | Spanish in the Community | US | ||||||
| SPAN 240 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| SPAN 248 | Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers | US | LA | |||||
| SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | US | SS | |||||
| UP 160 | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | US |