Intercultural Communication and Engagement

In an increasingly global society and a world of growing international engagement, communicating with people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds creates both challenges and opportunities. The ability to accept and transcend differences through communication has transformative personal and professional power. Students will learn the advantages of cultural intelligence and reflect on their cultural dimensions as the foundation for engagement in diverse settings. This course explores a range of communication theories such as intercultural communication competence, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism. Students will develop skills to increase their ability to navigate intercultural experiences to communicate effectively.