COM ST 011 - Dialogues in U.S. American Culture - Units 3

This course is designed to explore the rich diversity of people, cultures, and opportunities within the U.S.A. This course emphasizes both theoretical and practical understanding of diversity consciousness and how they affect interpersonal communication. This course content includes a wide range of perspectives from disciplines, such as art, literature, psychology, sociology, philosophy, history and science. The lecture-discussions and films explore topics including ethnicity, aging, (dis)ability, social class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, identity, politics and science within the U.S. culture and how they affect human communication. (CSU)