Interpersonal Communication

Catalog description

Introduction to strategies and behaviors in all aspects of the interpersonal communication process. Includes study of self concept, relationships, perception, culture, listening, language, non-verbal cues, emotions, and conflict management. This course will provide students with an understanding of the rhetoric involved in interpersonal communication, the psychological basis, and the social significance of communication, including how communication operates in various contexts (friendship, family, intimate, and workplace relationships). This course includes faculty-supervised, faculty-evaluated oral communication in the presence of others (physically or virtually).