CMST& 210 Interpersonal Communication

5 credits

This course meets the Humanities  general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ABED 40  or AHSE 56  (or placement into MATH 87  or AHSE 66  or higher) and ABED 46  (or placement into ENGL 93  or higher) 

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Describe the transactional model of communication as it applies to interpersonal communication
• Recognize and describe how self-concept, perception, language, and emotions affect communication
• Identify and explain the influence of gender and cultural values on interpersonal communication
• Examine and assess their own verbal and non-verbal communication behaviors, including self-disclosure, listening habits, and conflict styles
• Adapt and apply appropriate communication strategies in dealing with real life interpersonal communication situations
• Describe and continue to build their own interpersonal communication competence which includes cultivating empathy; active listening; clear, honest, ethical communication; and world-mindedness

 
General Education Distribution Area Outcomes
Students who successfully complete courses in the Humanities distribution area will be able to:

• Discuss and explain methods of creative expression, social interaction, and aesthetic considerations employed by individuals and societies
• Employ methods of intellectual and creative inquiry central to the selected Humanities course of study, using the vocabulary, concepts, historical perspectives and materials common to the chosen area
• Dependent on the Humanities area selected, interpret specific artifacts from art, film, history, language, literature, philosophy, religious thought, or narrative form and develop one’s own viewpoint or artifact using the techniques common to that area