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 → US
| COURSE | TITLE | ACP | CS | HUM | NAT | QR | SBS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADV 175 | Introduction to Multicultural Advertising | US | ||||||
| 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 224 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| AIS 295 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 106 | Hist Arch Americas | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 261 | Intro to the African Diaspora | US | HP | |||||
| ANTH 288 | American Indians of Illinois | US | HP | |||||
| 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 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 250 | Social Movement Communication | US | ||||||
| CMN 277 | Introduction to Mediated Communication | US | SS | |||||
| CWL 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| CWL 226 | Humanist Persp of Afro-Am Exp | US | LA | |||||
| CWL 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| DANC 340 | Dancing Black Popular Culture | ACP | US | HP | ||||
| 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 224 | Latina/o Popular Culture | US | ||||||
| ENGL 225 | Intro to Latina/o Literature | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 260 | Modern African American Literature and Culture | US | ||||||
| ENGL 265 | Intro to American Indian Lit | US | LA | |||||
| ENGL 286 | Asian American Literature | US | LA | |||||
| FAA 201 | Black Arts Today | US | LA | |||||
| FR 165 | French in US Minority Cultures | US | ||||||
| GWS 215 | US Citizenship Comparatively | US | HP | |||||
| GWS 230 | Latina/o Genders & Sexualities | US | ||||||
| GWS 285 | US Gender History to 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| 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 172 | US History Since 1877 | US | HP | |||||
| HIST 173 | US History Since 1877-ACP | ACP | US | 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 | |||||
| HDFS 120 | Intro to Family Studies | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 221 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| HDFS 322 | US Latina and Latino Families | US | ||||||
| IS 145 | Mapping Inequalities | US | QR2 | SS | ||||
| 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 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 250 | American Voices: Linguistic Diversity in the US | US | SS | |||||
| MUS 132 | Popular Music Studies | US | LA | |||||
| PS 201 | US Racial & Ethnic Politics | US | SS | |||||
| PORT 150 | Writing Brazilians into the U.S. | US | SS | |||||
| PSYC 144 | Stereotypes, Prejudice & Discrimination | US | BSC | |||||
| RST 230 | Diversity in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | US | ||||||
| RUSS 122 | Russia and Black America | US | ||||||
| SOCW 297 | Asian Families in America | US | SS | |||||
| SOCW 300 | Diversity: Identities & Issues | ACP | US | |||||
| SOC 180 | Stress and Health in African American Communities | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 221 | Latina/o Migration | US | SS | |||||
| SOC 225 | Race and Ethnicity | US | SS | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| UP 160 | Race, Social Justice, and Cities | US | ||||||
| UP 330 | The Modern American City | US |
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