Humanities & the Arts

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 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
AFST 111 History of Africa to 1800 NW HP
ACES 179 History of Ag in IL Since 1860 US HP
AFAS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
AIS 101 Intro to American Indian Studies US HP
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 255 Animal Ethics HP
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 157 The Archaeology of Illinois HP
ANTH 268 Images of the Other ACP WCC HP
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ART 140 Introduction to Art LA
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 241 Modern Art, 1880-1940 LA
ARTS 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
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 203 Ancient Philosophy 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
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
CWL 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
CWL 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder 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 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss 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 264 Introduction to Greek and Roman Theater ACP WCC LA
CWL 272 Sexuality and Literature LA
CWL 273 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 200 Explore Music through Dance LA
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
ESE 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
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 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 367 History of Korea NW HP
EDUC 202 Social Justice, School and Society ACP HP
EPOL 380 Education and Social Justice US HP
ECE 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
ETMA 311 Humanity in the Food Web ACP HP
ENGL 103 Intro to Fiction LA
ENGL 104 Introduction to Film LA
ENGL 109 Intro to Fiction-ACP ACP LA
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 120 Science Fiction LA
ENGL 200 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture 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 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 220 Literature and Science LA
ENGL 222 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue US LA
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 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 102 Design Beyond Boundaries LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FAA 201 Black Arts Today US LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GER 261 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
GER 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
HK 208 Introduction to Medical Ethics HP
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 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 174 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
HIST 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
HIST 203 Reacting to the Past HP
HIST 207 Digital Documentary Publishing 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
IS 312 Reading and Writing Data ACP LA
ITAL 156 Exploring Rome: History and Culture of the Eternal City WCC LA
ITAL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW LA
JS 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
JS 120 A History of Judaism ACP 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
JOUR 205 History of American Journalism HP
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
LLS 360 Contemporary US Latina/o Lit US LA
LAW 301 Introduction to Law HP
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Introduction to Film LA
MACS 203 Contemporary Movies LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I WCC LA
MACS 264 Media Industries WCC HP
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 216 Legends of King Arthur WCC LA
MDVL 240 Italy Middle Ages & Renaiss LA
MDVL 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
MDVL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
MILS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces HP
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
MUS 313 The History of Music I LA
NRES 202 American Environmental History WCC HP
NS 120 Intro to US Armed Forces 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 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
PHIL 203 Ancient Philosophy HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 222 Philosophical Foundations of Computer Science HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PS 170 Power, Politics, and Protest HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 108 Religion & Society in West I WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 120 A History of Judaism ACP HP
REL 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
REL 225 Japanese Religions: Thought and Practice NW HP
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 283 Jewish Sacred Literature LA
RUSS 260 Medicine & Literature LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SLAV 117 Russ & E Euro Science Fiction LA
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPED 117 The Culture of Disability HP
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 209 Writing Performance & Culture ACP WCC LA
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
UKR 113 Ukrainian Culture WCC LA
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