INTERCULTURAL AND INTERGROUP COMMUNICATION

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to intercultural and intergroup communication and factors contributing to successful communication among different cultures and social groups. In this course, we will discuss issues pertaining to identities and their relationships with advocacy intervention strategies. After completing this course, students will be able to analyze interactions among various groups from cultural and socio-psychological perspectives. They will learn to describe and discuss current issues of intercultural and intergroup communication by taking a critical and analytical approach. Furthermore, they will propose advocacy interventions based on their assessment of communication needs to improve relationships between members of cultures and/or social groups.