Intercultural Communication Competence

Catalog description

Investigates theories and concepts related to the intersections between culture, ethnicity, race, identity, and human interaction. Students explore how cultural nuances, stereotypes, prejudices, and misperceptions lead to miscommunication, and will focus on differences and similarities between cultures and positive outcomes that may emerge from intercultural interactions. Also examines how differences based on sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, and gender can function as inter/cultural communication between people.