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Introduction to Communication

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TBA
Online 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the breadth and depth of the discipline of communication, which includes a detailed examination of psychological and social processes that humans use to create and share meaning. Using a social scientific approach to human communication research, students will learn how language, culture, and identity influence communication. Students will study the process of communication in a variety of face-to-face and mediated contexts.

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