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The phenomenon called interpersonal communication encompasses the complexities of interaction between people in any of a variety of situations. The expectations people form prior to a conversation, the messages that they produce using language and nonverbal cues, the ways in which they attach meaning to the behaviors of others, and the systemic qualities of the dyad are all part of interpersonal communication. And interpersonal communication occurs in contexts as varied as strangers sharing a seat on a bus, neighbors passing each other in the street, college roommates or married couples coordinating their lives, and co-workers negotiating office politics. In the home, at school, at work, and in public, interpersonal communication is an intricate process that weaves the fabric of our lives as social beings. This class is designed as an opportunity to explore the complexities of interpersonal communication and relationships and to develop a repertoire of interpersonal communication skills.

We begin with an introduction to both the social scientific study of interpersonal communication and the art of competent interpersonal communication. In the first unit of the course, we consider the foundations of interpersonal communication in culture, the individual, and the processes by which people attach meaning to their experiences. Then, we turn our attention to the nature and dynamics of interpersonal messages. Third, we explore communication as it participates in the development, maintenance, and dissolution of personal relationships. Finally, the ways in which interpersonal communication contributes to managing conflict, influencing others, and being supportive are examined.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

The phenomenon called interpersonal communication encompasses the complexities of interaction between people in any of a variety of situations. The expectations people form prior to a conversation, the messages that they produce using language and nonverbal cues, the ways in which they attach meaning to the behaviors of others, and the systemic qualities of the dyad are all part of interpersonal communication. And interpersonal communication occurs in contexts as varied as strangers sharing a seat on a bus, neighbors passing each other in the street, college roommates or married couples coordinating their lives, and co-workers negotiating office politics. In the home, at school, at work, and in public, interpersonal communication is an intricate process that weaves the fabric of our lives as social beings. This class is designed as an opportunity to explore the complexities of interpersonal communication and relationships and to develop a repertoire of interpersonal communication skills.

We begin with an introduction to both the social scientific study of interpersonal communication and the art of competent interpersonal communication. In the first unit of the course, we consider the foundations of interpersonal communication in culture, the individual, and the processes by which people attach meaning to their experiences. Then, we turn our attention to the nature and dynamics of interpersonal messages. Third, we explore communication as it participates in the development, maintenance, and dissolution of personal relationships. Finally, the ways in which interpersonal communication contributes to managing conflict, influencing others, and being supportive are examined.

The phenomenon called interpersonal communication encompasses the complexities of interaction between people in any of a variety of situations. The expectations people form prior to a conversation, the messages that they produce using language and nonverbal cues, the ways in which they attach meaning to the behaviors of others, and the systemic qualities of the dyad are all part of interpersonal communication. And interpersonal communication occurs in contexts as varied as strangers sharing a seat on a bus, neighbors passing each other in the street, college roommates or married couples coordinating their lives, and co-workers negotiating office politics. In the home, at school, at work, and in public, interpersonal communication is an intricate process that weaves the fabric of our lives as social beings. This class is designed as an opportunity to explore the complexities of interpersonal communication and relationships and to develop a repertoire of interpersonal communication skills.

We begin with an introduction to both the social scientific study of interpersonal communication and the art of competent interpersonal communication. In the first unit of the course, we consider the foundations of interpersonal communication in culture, the individual, and the processes by which people attach meaning to their experiences. Then, we turn our attention to the nature and dynamics of interpersonal messages. Third, we explore communication as it participates in the development, maintenance, and dissolution of personal relationships. Finally, the ways in which interpersonal communication contributes to managing conflict, influencing others, and being supportive are examined.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.

COMM 3402 offers a broad overview of the study of the messages and patterns of communication that connect individuals. Our focus will be on the development of relationships as they are affected by, and reflected in, communication. We concentrate primarily on romantic relationships and friendships, although some discussion of family and professional relationship is included. The course begins with initial interaction between strangers as they develop into friends, lovers, and, in some cases, couples with long-term commitments. We will cover such topics as understanding and misunderstanding, the communication of interpersonal needs, intimacy, love, deception, and conflict.