Humanities & the Arts
Spring 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
spring 2025 → HUM → HP
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRO 101 | Black America, 1619-Present | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| AFRO 276 | African American History Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AFRO 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| AIS 101 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 278 | Native American History | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 285 | Indigenous Thinkers | NW | HP | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANSC 255 | Animal Ethics | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 105 | World Archaeology | HP | ||||||
| ANTH 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| ARCH 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| ARCH 314 | History of World Landscapes | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| ARTH 219 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| AAS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| AAS 283 | Asian American History | US | HP | |||||
| CLCV 116 | Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 132 | Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 133 | Archaeology of Israel | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 160 | Ancient Greek & Roman Religion | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| CLCV 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| CLCV 250 | Sports and Society in Greece and Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| CMN 210 | Public Comm in Everyday Life | WCC | HP | |||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| ESE 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| EALC 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| EALC 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| EDUC 202 | Social Justice, School and Society | ACP | HP | |||||
| ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| ETMA 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | ACP | HP | |||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 263 | History of Medicine in the United States | US | HP | |||||
| HK 208 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | HP | ||||||
| HIST 100 | Global History | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 104 | Black Music | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 105 | Latin America to Independence | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 120 | East Asian Civilizations | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 135 | History of Islamic Middle East | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 142 | Modern Europe and the World | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 164 | The Automobile | 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 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 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 203 | Reacting to the Past | HP | ||||||
| HIST 209 | World War II: A Global History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 219 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 220 | Traditional China | NW | HP | |||||
| HIST 241 | History of Ancient Rome | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 253 | Enlightenment to Existentialsm | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 259 | 20thC World from Midcentury | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 262 | Zionism: A Global History | WCC | HP | |||||
| HIST 263 | History of Medicine in the United States | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 273 | Illinois History | HP | ||||||
| HIST 276 | African American History 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 | |||||
| ARTJ 302 | Intro to Japanese Animation | NW | HP | |||||
| JS 120 | A History of Judaism | ACP | HP | |||||
| JS 201 | History of Antisemitism | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 231 | Development of Ancient Cities | WCC | HP | |||||
| JS 262 | Zionism: A Global History | WCC | HP | |||||
| JOUR 205 | History of American Journalism | HP | ||||||
| LA 221 | History of the Prison | WCC | HP | |||||
| LA 222 | Islamic Gardens & Architecture | NW | HP | |||||
| LA 314 | History of World Landscapes | ACP | WCC | HP | ||||
| LLS 200 | U.S. Race and Empire | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 279 | Mexican-American History | US | HP | |||||
| LLS 281 | Constructing Race in America | US | HP | |||||
| LAW 303 | Living the Law | HP | ||||||
| SLCL 200 | Topics in Global Culture | WCC | HP | |||||
| MACS 264 | Media Industries | WCC | HP | |||||
| NRES 202 | American Environmental History | WCC | 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 109 | Religion & Society in West II | WCC | HP | |||||
| PHIL 110 | World Religions | NW | HP | |||||
| PHIL 203 | Ancient Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 206 | Early Modern Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| PHIL 316 | Ethics and Engineering | ACP | HP | |||||
| PS 270 | Intro to Political Theory | HP | ||||||
| REL 109 | Religion & Society in West II | 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 201 | Hebrew Bible in English | HP | ||||||
| REL 212 | History of Antisemitism | WCC | HP | |||||
| REL 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 231 | Religion and Philosophy | HP | ||||||
| REL 286 | Introduction to Hinduism | NW | HP | |||||
| REL 287 | Introduction to Buddhism | NW | HP | |||||
| SAME 214 | Introduction to Islam | NW | HP | |||||
| SPED 117 | The Culture of Disability | HP |
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