COMM 215 — Intercultural Communication
Previously SPCH 115. This course is an overview of the theories and practices of using messages to generate meaning in intercultural contexts. Using directed readings, stories, media, and activities, this course is designed to increase students’ sensitivity to other cultures, and just as importantly, increase awareness of their own cultural backgrounds and the contexts (social, cultural, and historical) in which we live and communicate. This course is designed for students to explore communication differences and similarities when living and working with people of different ethnicity, race, sex, and/or nationality. Through increased awareness and sensitivity, students will be able to articulate intercultural influences on communication.
Prerequisites: ENGL 121