Interpersonal Communication examines interactions with others. Interpersonal Communication is fundamental to managing romantic relationships, friendships, and superior/subordinate relationships. Conflict mediation and the study of social influence are central to this specialty. Intercultural Communication is another area within this specialty, which examines communication relationships across cultures and nations and among diverse groups within a single culture.
Faculty
- Mike Allen
- Lisa Bradford
- Tae-Seop Lim
- Anjana Mudambi
- Kim Omachinski
- Erin Ruppel
- Erin Sahlstein Parcell
Undergraduate Courses
- Commun 101 – Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
- Commun 301 – Interpersonal Communication Processes
- Commun 310 – Communication in Organizations
- Commun 320 – Nonverbal Communication
- Commun 323 – Communication in Groups and Teams
- Commun 350 – Intercultural Communication
- Commun 363 – Communication in Human Conflict
- Commun 365 – Negotiation Skills Workshop
- Commun 381 – Health Communication
- Commun 401 – Communication in Marital and Family Relationships
- Commun 402 – Gender and Communication
- Commun 450 – Cross-Cultural Communication
- Commun 451 – Global 451: Access, Security, and Intercultural Context
- Commun 464 – Theory and Practice of Persuasion
- Commun 481 – Interpersonal Issues in Health Communication
- Commun 550 – International and Global Communication
- Commun 665 – Introduction to Mediation
- Commun 675 – Communication in International Mediation and Peace-Building
Graduate Courses
- Commun 700 – Quantitative Research in Communication
- Commun 702 – Qualitative Research in Communication
- Commun 750 – Theory and Research in Intercultural Communication
- Commun 762 – Argumentation Theory
- Commun 801 – Seminar in Interpersonal Communication
- Commun 802 – Marital and Family Communication
- Commun 803 – Gender and Communication
- Commun 804 – Communication and Sexuality
- Commun 806 – Understudied Close Relationships
- Commun 807- Dark Side of Close Relationships
- Commun 823 – Seminar in Small Group Communication
- Commun 830 – Negotiation
- Commun 837 – Instructional Communication in the College Classroom
- Commun 850 – Seminar in Intercultural Communication
- Commun 857 – Application of Intercultural Communication
- Commun 860 – Seminar: Issues in Communication
- Commun 864 – Communication and Social Influence
- Commun 865 – Theory and Practice of Mediation
- Commun 902 – Advanced Qualitative Methods (Interviewing)
- Commun 965 – Discourses of Conflict
- Commun 971 – Meta-Analysis: Practice and Application
- Commun 972 – Advanced Methods in Communication Research