Conflict and Communication

Catalog description

This course provides the opportunity for students to examine conflict in everyday life, with a particular focus on the role that communication plays in the development and management of conflict situations. The course covers the primary literature on conflict and communication: definitions and concepts, power, causes and development of conflict in interpersonal, organizational and intercultural settings, with some attention to conflict management strategies. However, the course will primarily focus on the application of theory to conflict in the everyday lives of people. Students will identify a specific area of organizational or other life situation in which they encounter conflict and toward which they would prefer to direct their own research and application.