The Average yearly snowfall in Worcester is 67.6 inches. Clark is 40 miles from Boston. Nearly a quarter of our students study abroad. We have programs in China, Great Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain. Examines the ways in which communication creates and represents social orders and cultural identities.
Emphasis is on critical analysis of communication in contemporary society.
Subjects include culture-based metaphor, nonverbal communication, advertising, print media, and television. Focuses on tools for analyzing communication in context with reference to its psychological, social, cultural, and political implications. Examines means by which society creates and transmits cultural beliefs through forms of nonverbal communication. Studies how tangible artifacts, ranging from clocks to computers, reveal the ideas, assumptions, and values of the people who make them. Students explore ways to make use of such artifacts responsibly and creatively in a media-driven society.