Faculty Name

Suda Ishida

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

COMM

Course Subject

COMM

Course Number

3460

Course Section

01

Course Title

Intercultural Communication

Academic Term and Year

Summer 2015

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

CSTD

Course Description

Goals: To study the nature of communication as it is affected by cultural and co-cultural variables; to become familiar with philosophies and approaches to the study of communication and diversity; to experience dynamics of intercultural communication; to examine the relationship between culture and perception, thought, language, and behavior; to examine how culture influences and plays a role in public and private communication interactions (e.g., interpersonal relationships, communication in small-group and organizational settings, argumentation, mass communication). Content: Philosophies and theories of intercultural communication; application of concepts and issues to actual experiences; discussion of the influence of culture on all aspects of communication; emphasis is on understanding the relationship of culture to communicative practices and meaning systems. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: COMM 1100 strongly recommended. Credits: 4 credits

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