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This course provides a relational approach to studying interpersonal communication by understanding how concepts such as affection, conflict, and listening are constrained and enabled in close relationships across diverse contexts. Students learn to see personal agency in interactions that shape quality of life, while also identifying and practicing the importance of dual perspective-taking, inclusion, civil discourse, and relational justice.

This course explores the nature of organizing as an outcome of symbolic interaction. We will learn several theoretical perspectives that provide a knowledge framework for observing, interpreting, and critiquing communication patterns for the informational and ideological meanings that influence how and why organizing happens as it does in any context–from corporations to social movements.

This class introduces students to key communication and cultural studies concepts like "culture," "media," "mass media," and "ideology." In addition to looking at the production, consumption, and political economy of media, students will examine how communication, culture, and power intersect and shape society. Applying communication and cultural studies approaches, we will analyze media representations of various identities and current events.

Communication or organizational communication majors may undertake on-the-job training positions with professional organizations. This course provides reflective, specific guidance in applying students’ academic experience to a professional communication experience. Students may receive an IP (In Progress) grade until the completion of their internship. May be taken twice. Only 1 credit can apply to the major.