May 17, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

FYS ENG11 - Language Matters


4 Hour(s) Credit
Engages in a variety of language matters in many aspects of our lives. Facilitates reflection, analysis and understanding of how and why language matters in our lives by exploring language-related research from a variety of disciplines, often through a social justice and equity lens. In this interdisciplinary and inquiry-driven course, examine language matters in media, psychology, history, education, cross-cultural communication, social justice, public health, politics, society, criminal justice and literature, among others.
Three hours per week with enhancement
Meets General Education: First Year Seminar (FYS)
May Not Receive Credit for Both if a second FYS is taken. Taking a second FYS will replace the original FYS grade, regardless of topic.