Principles underlying communication behavior, focusing on feedback, nonverbal communication, decision making, listening, communication barriers and breakdowns, persuasion, and conflict. Analysis of roles, power, space, and variables of cohesion and adaptability in familial systems, with interpersonal and personal subsystems. The impact of honest versus deceptive communication is evaluated.
Presents skills that men and women can use to communicate more effectively.
Up to three semester hours of internship or experience in a field directly related to Communication, negotiated between major advisor and student. Approval of the chairperson. Contracts filed with Registrar. Approval of the chairperson. Contracts filed with Registrar.