How human communication behaviors acquire meaning. Body language, voice, and use of our environment. How communication promotes or detracts from integration. How communication influences human thought and behavior. Theories of argumentation and persuasion in various communication contexts.
Interpersonal communication processes.
Interpersonal, small group, and systemic communication in organizations. Improve skills and increase understanding of communication process. Substantial independent work with instructor supervision. Major communication theories, from classical period to present, using rhetorical perspective. Multidisciplinary survey of theories from perspective of social sciences.