COMM 6025

Interpersonal Communication (IPC): Theories, Frame

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Centering Communication (and related disciplines) frameworks and perspectives, this course will acquaint students with notable human perspectives that prompt the development of interpersonal communication theory and research. Each week, drawing from various critical and empirical social scientific theories and perspectives, our weekly, in-depth discussions will: (a) evaluate the variety and quality of interpersonal interactions and (b) co-create diverse research questions/hypotheses and develop novel research projects that center on exploring interpersonal phenomena.

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Learning Outcomes

• Appraise the main themes, strengths, and implications of interpersonal communication theoretical perspectives.
• Identify and develop an in-depth understanding of 1 or 2 interpersonal communication theories that can help guide future research.
• Apply different IPC theories to interactions as instances where message exchanges occur in context.
• Describe AND explicate the functions of IPC in human life (e.g., relationship building, identity, health) via an exploratory, IPC-focused research proposal.

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