Students are encouraged to plan their academic schedule. 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 of the individual and society is evaluated. Gender Communication MM Principles and perspectives of the similarities and differences in men's and women's communication.
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 Arts, negotiated between major advisor and student. Approval of the chairperson. Contracts filed with Registrar. Approval of the chairperson. Contracts filed with Registrar.