COMM2033 — Nonverbal Communication
COMM 2033 - Nonverbal Communication COMM 2033 - Nonverbal Communication Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: Effective communication requires an understanding of nonverbal messages. The course includes the study of variety of nonverbal communicators, including gestures, facial expression, appearance, vocal cues, space, and time. Course activities provides students the opportunity to analyze their own and others’ nonverbal communication in interpersonal, intercultural, and workplace relationships. MnTC Goals Goal 1 Communication Goal 7A Human Diversity Major Content Introduction and Overview Bio-evolutionary Influences on Nonverbal Communication Sociocultural Influences on Nonverbal Communication The Visual and Auditory Codes: Kinesics and Vocalics The Contact Codes: Haptics and Proxemics The Body as a Code: Appearance and Adornment The Place and Time Codes: Environment, Artifacts, and Chronemics Displaying Identities, Managing Images, and Forming Impressions Expressing Emotions Relational Messages: Developing and Expressing Closeness Relational Messages: Power, Dominance, and Status Coordinating Interaction Influencing Others Deceiving and Detecting Deception Learning
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052