Cultural Studies

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 → CS → US

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 175 Introduction to Multicultural Advertising US
AFRO 101 Black America, 1619-Present US HP
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 211 Intro to African-American Film US
AFRO 228 Hip Hop Music: History and Culture US LA
AFRO 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 275 Afro-American History to 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
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 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
AIS 277 Encounters in Native America US HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 120 Intro to Asian Am Pop Culture US
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 211 Asian Americans and the Arts US LA
AAS 246 Asian American Youth in Film US SS
AAS 281 Constructing Race in America US HP
AAS 282 Feminist and Queer Activisms US
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
AAS 287 Food and Asian Americans US SS
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
CLCV 224 Greco-Roman Antiquity and US Minority Cultures US LA
CMN 214 Organizational Communication & Diversity US
CMN 250 Social Movement Communication US
CMN 277 Introduction to Mediated Communication US SS
CWL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US 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 224 Latina/o Popular Culture US
ENGL 259 Early African American Literature and Culture US
ENGL 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
ENGL 275 Am Indian and Indigenous Film US LA
ENGL 286 Asian American Literature US LA
FAA 201 Black Arts Today US LA
GWS 282 Feminist and Queer Activisms US
HK 271 Health Equity in the United States US
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 174 Black America, 1619-Present US 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
HDFS 120 Intro to Family Studies US SS
HDFS 221 Asian Families in America US SS
HDFS 322 US Latina and Latino Families US
DTX 221 Human-Centered Design Across Disciplines US SS
IS 145 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
IB 110 Race and Environmental Biology US LS
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 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
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
LLS 282 Feminist and Queer Activisms US
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LLS 322 US Latina and Latino Families US
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
MACS 211 Intro to African-American Film US
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
NRES 224 Environmental and Climate Justice US SS
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 214 American Indian Law & Politics US SS
PORT 150 Writing Brazilians into the U.S. US SS
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
SOCW 296 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community US
SPAN 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
SPAN 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
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