SPCH 329U

Catalog description

The ‘Dark Side’ is a metaphor used to examine the immoral, abusive, dysfunctional, destructive and even criminal dimensions of interpersonal communication. This course relies on scholarly research to ignite discussion and debate on the value of the dark side paradigm in our daily lives. Some of the topics include infidelity, bullying, intimate partner abuse, jealousy, stalking, child abuse, parent abuse, deception, and secrets. Students are expected to read a significant amount of social scientific research and research one area of the Dark Side. This is an online course, therefore students need to have a reasonably sophisticated level of computer literacy in order to effectively participate.