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COM 434

Communication and Conflict Resolution

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Theory and research in conflict and negotiation; emphasis on conflict management in interpersonal settings.

Requirements

Prerequisites

COM 113COM 212CRJ 301
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

COM 113; COM 212 or CRJ 301.

Units

Lecture3

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Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify and describe third-party help models such as mediation.
  • practice and demonstrate basic mediation skills.
  • describe fundamental theories of conflict management and how conflict affects interpersonal relationships.
  • analyze the causes and management strategies of interpersonal conflict to apply appropriate resolution skills.
  • describe and apply the fundamental concepts of mediation to a conflict situation case study.
  • synthesize research related to specific types of conflict situations.
  • display civic engagement skills, written or verbally, to express, defend, and listen to multiple points of view.