Intercultural Communication

Intercultural Communication focuses on the importance of culture in our everyday lives, and the ways in which culture interrelates with and effects communication processes. We live in an era of rapid globalization in which being able to communicate across cultures is imperative to our ability to function in a diverse workplace, city, and world. In order to develop a foundational level of cross-cultural competency, this course will guide students to learn about the ways people from different cultural backgrounds think, communicate, and behave based on the value systems, worldviews, and narratives that ground them. Utilizing research findings, real-life stories and simulated experiential learning, this course is designed to increase our awareness, knowledge and skills of our own cultural backgrounds and the social, cultural and historical context in which we live in and communicate with others across cultures. The goal is to help students become a competent communicator in culturally diverse workplaces and societies.