Interpersonal Communication

Catalog description

This course focuses on communication in everyday interactions. Students develop verbal and nonverbal communication skills in various interpersonal and intercultural contexts. This course addresses the sense of self and how the self is influenced by others and one's own communication. It reviews basic aspects of message production and interpretation. Throughout the course, students will be encouraged to analyze their own communication behaviors and improve upon their own communication skills. Students explore their everyday interactions with issues of ethics and human rights. Students have dialogue that engages their identities, including dis/ability, race, political affiliation, religion, sexual orientation, and gender. Students have the opportunity to apply interpersonal communication skills to their career interests in the field of communication.