COMM 250 - Intercultural Communication

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

COMMUNICATION

Description:

Prerequisite: COMM 100 or COMM 101The field of intercultural communication examines the ways inwhich communication creates and represents social orders andcultural identities. In this course students will gain a theoreticalunderstanding of intercultural communication and apply theoretical/conceptual frameworks to real and hypothetical cases of cross cultural(mis)communication and representation. The relationship betweencommunication and culture will be explored in order to understandhow communication does not simply transmit cultural informationbut constitutes and maintains cultural realities. Further, studentswill learn to identify the different components of interculturalcommunication and how these impinge on intercultural encounters inthe workplace and the larger community.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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