Cultural Studies

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 → CS

COURSE TITLE ACP CS HUM NAT QR SBS
ADV 175 Introduction to Multicultural Advertising US
ADV 376 Global Advertising WCC SS
AFRO 100 Intro to African American St US SS
AFRO 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
AFRO 122 Russia and Black America US
AFRO 132 African American Music US LA
AFRO 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AFRO 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AFRO 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
AFRO 224 Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp US LA
AFRO 243 Pan Africanism NW
AFRO 250 Introduction to Health and Wellness in the Black Community US SS
AFRO 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
AFRO 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
AFRO 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
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
AFST 210 Introduction to Modern African Literature NW LA
AFST 213 African Muslim Societies NW HP
AFST 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
AFST 233 Context in International Interventions NW SS
AFST 243 Pan Africanism NW
ABE 152 Water in the Global Environment NW PS
ABE 232 Context in International Interventions NW SS
ACE 251 The World Food Economy NW SS
AIS 101 Intro to American Indian Studies US HP
AIS 265 Intro to American Indian Lit US LA
AIS 278 Native American History US HP
AIS 285 Indigenous Thinkers NW HP
AIS 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
AIS 295 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
ANSC 250 Companion Animals in Society WCC
ANTH 101 Introduction to Anthropology WCC SS
ANTH 103 Anthro in a Changing World NW SS
ANTH 106 Hist Arch Americas US HP
ANTH 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
ANTH 180 The Archaeology of Death WCC SS
ANTH 182 Latin American Cultures NW SS
ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
ANTH 221 Archaeology of South Asia NW SS
ANTH 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
ANTH 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
ANTH 261 Intro to the African Diaspora US HP
ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
ANTH 278 Climate Change & Civilization NW
ANTH 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
ARAB 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
ARCH 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARCH 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
ARTH 110 Introduction to the History of Art and Visual Culture WCC LA
ARTH 219 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
ARTH 220 African Arts and Architecture NW LA
AAS 100 Intro Asian American Studies US SS
AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire US HP
AAS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
AAS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
AAS 246 Asian American Youth in Film US SS
AAS 283 Asian American History US HP
AAS 286 Asian American Literature US LA
AAS 287 Food and Asian Americans US SS
AAS 288 Global Islam and Feminisms NW
AAS 297 Asian Families in America US SS
AAS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
ASST 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
BCS 115 South Slavic Cultures NW SS
CLCV 114 Introduction to Ancient Greek Culture WCC LA
CLCV 115 Mythology of Greece and Rome WCC LA
CLCV 116 Introduction to Ancient Roman Culture WCC HP
CLCV 120 The Classical Tradition WCC LA
CLCV 132 Class Archaeology, Rome-Italy 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
CLCV 250 Sports and Society in Greece and Rome WCC HP
CMN 210 Public Communication in Everyday Life WCC HP
CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm NW SS
CMN 250 Social Movement Communication US
CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication WCC BSC
CMN 277 Introduction to Mediated Communication US SS
CWL 122 Russia and Black America US
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 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 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
CWL 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
CWL 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
CS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
CPSC 113 Environment, Agriculture, and Society WCC LS
CPSC 116 The Global Food Production Web NW
DANC 100 Intro to Contemporary Dance WCC LA
DANC 340 Dancing Black Popular Culture ACP US HP
ESE 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
ESE 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
EALC 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
EALC 132 Zen NW HP
EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia NW LA
EALC 250 Intro to Japanese Culture NW SS
EALC 275 Masterpieces of East Asian Lit NW LA
EALC 276 Asian Film Genres NW LA
EALC 327 Tokyo: Then and Now ACP NW
EDUC 201 Identity and Difference in Education US
EPOL 280 Education & Climate Hope US SS
EPOL 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
EPSY 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
ENGL 116 Introduction to American Literature WCC 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 224 Latina/o Popular Culture US
ENGL 225 Intro to Latina/o Literature US LA
ENGL 241 Modern Poetry WCC
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 260 Modern African American Literature and Culture US
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 201 Black Arts Today US LA
FR 165 French in US Minority Cultures US
FR 240 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
GWS 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
GWS 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
GWS 230 Latina/o Genders & Sexualities US
GWS 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
GWS 288 Global Islam and Feminisms NW
GWS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
GGIS 101 Global Development & Environment NW SS
GGIS 106 Geographies of Globalization NW SS
GGIS 204 Cities of the World WCC SS
GGIS 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
GER 201 German Popular Culture WCC LA
GER 205 Germany and Europe WCC HP
GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context WCC LA
GLBL 100 Intro to Global Studies WCC SS
GLBL 240 Global Health WCC
GLBL 250 Development NW
GLBL 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
HK 271 Health Equity in the United States US
HNDI 115 Language and Culture in India NW
HIST 100 Global History NW HP
HIST 104 Black Music US HP
HIST 112 History of Africa from 1800 NW HP
HIST 120 East Asian Civilizations NW HP
HIST 142 Modern Europe and the World WCC HP
HIST 143 Modern Europe and the World - ACP ACP WCC HP
HIST 164 The Automobile WCC 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 205 Lived Experience in Latin America NW HP
HIST 209 World War II: A Global History WCC HP
HIST 211 History of Southern Africa NW HP
HIST 213 African Muslim Societies NW HP
HIST 219 History of the Prison WCC HP
HIST 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
HIST 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
HIST 278 Native American History US HP
HIST 279 Mexican-American History US HP
HIST 283 Asian American History US HP
HIST 285 US Gender History to 1877 US HP
HIST 288 American Indians of Illinois US HP
HIST 290 Religion, Violence & America WCC
HIST 327 Tokyo: Then and Now ACP NW
HDFS 120 Intro to Family Studies US SS
HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective NW SS
HDFS 221 Asian Families in America US SS
HDFS 322 US Latina and Latino Families US
IS 145 Mapping Inequalities US QR2 SS
IS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
ARTJ 209 Chado (The Way of Tea) NW
ARTJ 301 Manga: The Art of Image and Word NW LA
ARTJ 302 Intro to Japanese Animation NW HP
JS 201 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
JS 231 Development of Ancient Cities WCC HP
JS 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
LA 221 History of the Prison WCC HP
LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture NW HP
LA 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
LA 314 History of World Landscapes ACP WCC HP
LAST 170 Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande NW SS
LAST 210 Life in the Andes NW SS
LAST 232 Spanish in the Community US
LAST 240 Constr Afr and Carib Identity NW LA
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 215 US Citizenship Comparatively US HP
LLS 220 Latina/o Migration US SS
LLS 230 Latina/o Genders & Sexualities US
LLS 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
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
LLS 279 Mexican-American History US HP
LLS 310 Race and Cultural Diversity ACP US
LLS 322 US Latina and Latino Families US
LAW 302 Transitional Justice US HP
LING 115 Language and Culture in India NW
LING 222 Language in Globalization NW
LING 250 American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US US SS
LING 270 Language, Technology & Society WCC BSC
SLCL 110 Introduction to Intercultural Competence WCC LA
MACS 100 Intro to Popular TV & Movies WCC LA
MACS 207 Indian Cinema in Context NW LA
MACS 262 Survey of World Cinema II WCC LA
MACS 264 Media Industries WCC HP
MACS 266 Community Innovation WCC SS
MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media WCC
MDVL 201 Medieval Literature and Culture WCC LA
MDVL 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
MUSE 250 The World Through Museums WCC SS
MUS 132 Popular Music Studies US LA
MUS 133 Introduction to World Music NW LA
NRES 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
NRES 287 Environment and Society WCC SS
PHIL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
PHIL 110 World Religions NW HP
POL 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics US SS
PS 242 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
PS 243 Pan Africanism NW
PS 248 Comparative Politics in Rich Democracies WCC SS
PS 273 Environment and Society WCC SS
PORT 150 Writing Brazilians into the U.S. US SS
PSYC 144 Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination US BSC
PSYC 236 Madness and Modern Society WCC HP
RST 230 Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism US
RST 242 Nature and American Culture WCC
RST 335 Leisure and Consumer Culture WCC SS
REL 109 Religion & Society in West II WCC HP
REL 110 World Religions NW HP
REL 115 Language and Culture in India NW
REL 132 Zen NW HP
REL 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
REL 212 History of Antisemitism WCC HP
REL 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
REL 215 African Muslim Societies NW HP
REL 236 Religion, Violence & America WCC
REL 269 Jewish History Since 1700 WCC HP
REL 286 Introduction to Hinduism NW HP
RUSS 122 Russia and Black America US
REES 115 Intro to Polish Culture WCC LA
SCAN 225 Vikings to Volvos: Scandinavia WCC LA
SCAN 252 Viking Sagas in Translation WCC LA
SOCW 297 Asian Families in America US SS
SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues ACP US
SOC 160 Global Ineq and Social Change NW SS
SOC 180 Stress and Health in African American Communities US SS
SOC 201 Race, Gender & Power WCC
SOC 221 Latina/o Migration US SS
SOC 222 Introduction to Modern Africa NW
SOC 225 Race and Ethnicity US SS
SAME 150 Lang&Culture of Arab World NW
SAME 208 Cultures & Literatures of South Asia NW LA
SAME 214 Introduction to Islam NW HP
SAME 250 Introduction to Middle East Studies NW
SAME 272 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community US
SPAN 240 Latina/o Popular Culture US
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
SHS 222 Language & Culture of Deaf Communities US SS
THEA 110 Broadway Musicals WCC LA
TURK 270 Language and Culture in Turkey NW
UP 160 Race, Social Justice, and Cities US
UP 185 Cities in a Global Perspective NW SS
UP 330 The Modern American City US
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