COM 216: Intercultural Communication

Goal: To understand the similarities and differences in cultures’ communication understandings, performances, and privileging.
Content: Focus on the social construction of positionality, power dynamics, and expectations of cultural identity: race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, social economic status, sex, gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, age, etc. Explore the transitioning, negotiating, and managing in the process of intercultural communication in relationships, groups, societies, media, and institutions.
Gen. Ed. Category: Diverse & Interdependent World (HUM)
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Undergraduate