Cultural Studies

Fall 2025

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 2025 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 175 Introduction to Multicultural Advertising US
ADV 376 Global Advertising WCC SS
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 134 Religion, Race, and Resistance US
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 234 Black Religious Imaginations US
AFRO 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
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
AFRO 400 African Diasporic Thought in the Caribbean NW
AFST 111 History of Africa to 1800 NW HP
AFST 233 Context in International Interventions NW SS
AFST 254 Economic Systems in Africa NW SS
ABE 232 Context in International Interventions NW SS
ACE 251 The World Food Economy NW SS
ACE 254 Economic Systems in Africa NW SS
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 American Indian Studies US HP
AIS 214 American Indian Law & Politics US SS
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC SS
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World NW SS
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 268 Images of the Other ACP WCC HP
ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
ANTH 278 Climate Change & Civilization NW
ANTH 279 Economy, Business & Society WCC SS
ANTH 280 Anthropology of Martial Arts NW SS
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
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 203 Race, Science, and Technology US SS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 258 Muslims in America US SS
AAS 260 Intro Asian American Theatre US
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America 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
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 131 Classical Archaeology, Greece WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CLCV 222 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CLCV 224 Greco-Roman Antiquity and US Minority Cultures US LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CLCV 323 The Comic Imagination ACP WCC LA
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 250 Social Movement Communication US
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CMN 277 Introduction to Mediated Communication US SS
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
CWL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
CWL 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CWL 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
CWL 241 Early Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
CWL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
CWL 253 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 255 Renaissance Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 264 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CWL 273 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 400 African Diasporic Thought in the Caribbean NW
CPSC 131 Agriculture in Mythology NW
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
ESE 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
ESE 254 People, Places, and Environments of the US US SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 130 The Chinese Language NW SS
EALC 207 Classical Chinese Lit NW LA
EALC 208 Chinese Cinema NW LA
EALC 225 Japanese Religions: Thought and Practice NW HP
EALC 227 Modern Japanese History NW HP
EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
EALC 240 Chinese Civilization NW
EALC 250 Intro to Japanese Culture NW SS
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 280 Anthropology of Martial Arts NW SS
EALC 367 History of Korea NW HP
EDUC 201 Identity and Difference in Education US
EPOL 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPOL 380 Education and Social Justice US HP
EPSY 202 Exploring Cultural Pluralism US
EPSY 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 202 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 204 Renaissance Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 208 Victorian Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC 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 251 The Twentieth-Century American Novel WCC LA
ENGL 255 Early American Literature and Culture WCC 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 266 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
ENGL 269 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
FAA 201 Black Arts Today US LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 202 Sexualities WCC
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GWS 382 Black Women & Popular Culture US
GGIS 101 Global Development & Environment NW SS
GGIS 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GGIS 254 People, Places, and Environments of the US US SS
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 261 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GLBL 240 Global Health WCC
GLBL 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
HK 271 Health Equity in the United States US
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
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 105 Latin America to Independence NW HP
HIST 106 Modern Latin America NW HP
HIST 111 History of Africa to 1800 NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 130 History of South Asia NW HP
HIST 135 History of Islamic Middle East 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 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 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
HIST 227 Modern Japanese History NW HP
HIST 241 History of Ancient Rome WCC HP
HIST 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
HIST 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
HIST 258 20thC World to Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 259 20thC World from Midcentury WCC HP
HIST 262 Zionism: A Global History WCC HP
HIST 268 Biology and Society from Darwin to the Human Genome 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 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
HIST 293 The President and the People WCC HP
HIST 325 History of Korea NW HP
HDFS 120 Intro to Family Studies US SS
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
HDFS 221 Asian Families in America US SS
HDFS 263 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
IS 145 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
IS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
IB 110 Race and Environmental Biology US LS
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
ARTJ 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
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 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 252 The Holocaust WCC HP
JS 261 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
JS 262 Zionism: A Global History WCC HP
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LAST 170 Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande NW SS
LAST 210 Life in the Andes NW SS
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 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 258 Muslims in America US SS
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LING 115 Language and Culture in India NW
LING 222 Language in Globalization NW
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
LING 270 Language, Technology & Society WCC BSC
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I WCC LA
MACS 264 Media Industries WCC HP
MACS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
NRES 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
NRES 224 Environmental and Climate Justice US SS
NRES 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LEAD 340 Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges US
PHIL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 214 American Indian Law & Politics US SS
PS 241 Comparative Politics in the Global South NW SS
PORT 150 Writing Brazilians into the U.S. US SS
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
RST 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
RST 335 Leisure and Consumer Culture WCC SS
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 134 Religion, Race, and Resistance US
REL 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
REL 225 Japanese Religions: Thought and Practice NW HP
REL 234 Black Religious Imaginations US
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 258 Muslims in America US SS
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 161 Introduction to Poverty WCC SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 202 Sexualities WCC
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 250 Introduction to Middle East Studies NW
SAME 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community US
SPAN 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 209 Writing Performance & Culture ACP WCC LA
THEA 260 Intro Asian American Theatre US
TURK 270 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective NW SS
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