Humanities & the Arts

Fall 2026

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 2026 → HUM

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 212 Advertising History HP
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US HP
AFRO 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AFRO 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
AFST 112 History of Africa from 1800 NW HP
AFST 209 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
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 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ANSC 120 The Art and Ethics of Animal Documentaries LA
ANSC 255 Animal Ethics HP
ANTH 105 World Archaeology HP
ANTH 130 History of South Asia NW HP
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ARCH 200 Construction History HP
ART 140 Introduction to Art LA
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 212 East Asian Art History NW LA
ARTH 242 Art Since 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 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 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 131 Classical Archaeology, Greece WCC HP
CLCV 133 Archaeology of Israel WCC HP
CLCV 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
CLCV 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CLCV 224 Greco-Roman Antiquity and US Minority Cultures US LA
CLCV 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Communication in Everyday Life WCC HP
CWL 111 Bible as Literature LA
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Lit NW LA
CWL 190 Modern Asian and African Literatures NW 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 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
CWL 227 Golden Age of Russian Literature ACP 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 257 Enlightenment Literature and Culture 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 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
CWL 312 Japan Lit in Translation II NW 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
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 208 Chinese Cinema NW LA
EALC 212 East Asian Art History NW LA
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 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
EALC 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
EALC 306 Japan Lit in Translation II 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 104 Introduction to Film LA
ENGL 109 Intro to Fiction-ACP ACP LA
ENGL 114 Bible as Literature LA
ENGL 115 Intro to British Literature WCC LA
ENGL 120 Science Fiction LA
ENGL 121 Introduction to Comics 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 206 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 208 Victorian Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 213 Modernist 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 237 Nineteenth-Century British Fiction 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 270 American Film Genres LA
ENGL 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
ENGL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English NW LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
FAA 110 Exploring Arts and Creativity LA
FAA 201 Black Arts Today US LA
FR 156 Exploring Paris WCC LA
FR 240 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
GWS 270 Sexuality and Literature LA
GEOL 201 History of Geology ACP HP
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC 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 106 Modern Latin America NW HP
HIST 112 History of Africa from 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 142 Modern Europe and the World WCC HP
HIST 143 Modern Europe and the World - ACP ACP 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 227 Modern Japanese History NW HP
HIST 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
HIST 241 History of Ancient Rome WCC HP
HIST 247 Medieval Europe WCC HP
HIST 274 US Foreign Relations Since 1917 WCC HP
HIST 275 Afro-American History to 1877 US 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 289 History of Religion in America 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 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 261 The Holocaust in Context WCC LA
JOUR 205 History of American Journalism HP
LAST 240 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
LLS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
LLS 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature 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
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 250 Latina/os on the Bronze Screen US LA
MACS 261 Survey of World Cinema I WCC LA
MACS 264 Media Industries WCC HP
MACS 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
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
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 110 World Religions NW HP
PHIL 206 Early Modern Philosophy HP
PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics HP
PHIL 222 Philosophical Foundations of Computer Science HP
PHIL 223 Minds & Machines HP
PHIL 270 Philosophy of Science HP
PHIL 316 Ethics and Engineering ACP HP
PS 170 Power, Politics, and Protest HP
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory HP
PSYC 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
REL 101 Bible as Literature LA
REL 104 Asian Mythology NW HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 160 Ancient Greek & Roman Religion WCC HP
REL 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
REL 235 History of Religion in America HP
REL 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam NW LA
REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism NW HP
RUSS 115 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Literature ACP LA
REES 116 Intro to Russian Culture WCC LA
SCAN 215 Madness, Myth, and Murder LA
SCAN 251 Viking Mythology WCC HP
SAME 223 The Qur'an (Koran) NW LA
SPAN 246 Gender & Sexuality in 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
TRST 201 Intro to Translation Studies LA
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