COM 419 Intercultural Communication (HU or SS)

Cultures develop their own patterns and rules of behavior, values, and communication. The meanings that people attach to their experiences and their basic assumptions about the world are learned and shared within their culture. When people from different cultures come into contact with each other, their views of the world and ways of acting and living may collide, coexist, or change. Communicating across cultural boundaries is the topic of this course. This course looks at how culture affects and shapes communication, explores the varied ways of communicating in different cultures, and helps students develop communication skills to competently engage in intercultural communication.

Credits

5

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Collaborate with others to address communication and ethical challenges of a culturally-diverse workplace.
3. Explain how ethical and cultural patterns, behaviors, and values influence decision making.
4. Identify similarities and differences between other cultures and one's own culture.