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COM 422

Difference and Communication

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Survey of the impact of social identity difference including gender, race, sexuality, religion, socio-economic status, age, nationality, and ability on communication.

Requirements

Prerequisites

COM 113COM 212
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): COM 113; COM 212.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

Terms

fall

Core

CO10, CO12

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify how human difference impacts, enriches, and complicates life in interpersonal, organizational, familial, group, and other settings.
  • explain how communication functions differently across social categories.
  • analyze how power and control of social identity categories are constructed.
  • compare the role of historical, political, and religious factors in creating social identity category stereotypes and perceptions.