Humanities & the Arts

Spring 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

spring 2026 → HUM → LA

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFST 209 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
AFST 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
ANSC 120 The Art and Ethics of Animal Documentaries LA
ART 140 Introduction to Art LA
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 220 African Arts and Architecture NW LA
ARTS 220 Introduction to Fashion LA
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
ASST 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
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 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CLCV 224 Greco-Roman Antiquity and US Minority Cultures US LA
CWL 119 Literature of Fantasy LA
CWL 202 Literature and Ideas WCC LA
CWL 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
CWL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
CWL 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
CWL 220 Exploring the Greek and Roman World WCC LA
CWL 225 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
CWL 226 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
CWL 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
CWL 242 Modern Masterpieces of Western Culture ACP WCC LA
CWL 249 Soviet and Post-Soviet Lit LA
CWL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
CWL 253 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 254 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
CWL 257 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
CWL 267 The Short Story LA
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
CW 100 Intro to Creative Writing LA
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 200 Explore Music through Dance LA
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
ENGL 104 Introduction to Film LA
ENGL 109 Intro to Fiction-ACP ACP LA
ENGL 116 Introduction to American Literature WCC LA
ENGL 119 Literature of Fantasy 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 206 Enlightenment Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 207 Romantic Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 209 Early British Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 211 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
ENGL 213 Modernist Literature and Culture WCC LA
ENGL 218 Introduction to Shakespeare LA
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 245 The Short Story LA
ENGL 250 Nineteenth-Century American Fiction WCC 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 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 240 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC LA
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
IS 312 Reading and Writing Data ACP LA
ITAL 270 Introduction to Italian Cinema LA
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW LA
LAST 240 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
LLS 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
LLS 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
SLCL 110 Introduction to Intercultural Competence WCC LA
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 104 Introduction to Film LA
MACS 203 Contemporary Movies LA
MACS 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II WCC LA
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
MUS 314 The History of Music II LA
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
REL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
RUSS 225 Soviet and Post-Soviet Lit LA
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
SCAN 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SAME 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
SPAN 242 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 246 Gender & Sexuality in Latina/o Literature US LA
SPAN 248 Latin American Diaspora through Film: Beyond Braceros, Narcos, and Latin Lovers US LA
THEA 101 Introduction to Theatre Arts LA
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
THEA 122 Theatre Foundations: Theory and Practice LA
THEA 208 21st Century Dramaturgy LA
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