University of Wyoming - FIGs - Descriptions

	Social Justice in the 21^st Century
This interdisciplinary FIG is appropriate for students interested in a wide array of possible career paths, including criminal justice, law, medicine, social work, and teaching. Because the world is increasingly interconnected and interdependent, recognizing and understanding our diversity empowers us to act knowledgably in an ongoing commitment to social, economic, and political justice for an increasingly complex transnational society. Students in this FIG will be introduced to concepts of diversity within the general context of culture, and encouraged to see the world beyond the university as both a resource for learning and as a civic sphere to which they have some responsibilities. Social Justice in the 21st Century will appeal to students who wish to make a difference in their chosen careers.

AAST 1030	Social Justice in the 21^st Century	3 Credits [I, D]
ENGL 1010*	College Composition and Rhetoric	3 Credits [WA]

Students will also be placed in ONE of the following courses, depending upon their interests:

AAST 1000	Introduction to African American Studies	3 credits [D]
AIST 1350	American Indians in Contemporary Society	3 credits [CS, D]
CHST 1100	Introduction to Chicano Studies	3 credits [CS, D]
WMST 1080	Introduction to Women’s Studies	3 credits [CH, D]
WIND 2500	Topics: Introduction to Disability Studies	3 credits

Special Notes: Students with previous WA credit will be enrolled in AMST 2010: Introduction to American Studies (3 credits, CH WB) instead of ENGL 1010.