CMNS 255 Interpersonal Communication

This course explores essential concepts, key debates, research and practices in the study of interpersonal communication – the human modes of communication and personal relationships that shape our social environment and inner lives. We will look at interpersonal communication in a variety of contexts (self, relationships, groups, work interactions) and from a social constructionist perspective using a variety of theoretical traditions and approaches, including sociopsychological and sociocultural theories, critical theory and social neuroscience.