CMST 280 Intercultural Communication

5 credits

This course meets the Humanities  general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ENGL 99  (or placement into ENGL& 101  or higher)

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

• Define culture and co-culture and explain their elements and their impact on communication
• Define ethnocentrism and bias and explain their influence on perception of self and others
• Identify and critically analyze one’s own cultural identities, worldview, and communication styles and how they influence thinking and behavior
• Describe characteristics and challenges of intercultural communication in interpersonal, group, and international settings
• Develop effective communication skills for personal and professional intercultural situations
• Demonstrate cultural awareness and the ability to communicate effectively with sensitivity in intercultural settings

 
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