COGS 15. What the *#!?: An Uncensored Introduction to Language (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/COGS.html#cogs15
Description
This course uses the study of swearing to introduce topics in language: how children learn it, why it changes over time, and how people pronounce and understand it. Students who believe they could be offended by the study of swearing and other taboo language might not find this course appropriate for them.
Prerequisite courses
COGS 15 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have COGS 15 as a prerequisite.