COM 485 - Media and Relationships

Prerequisites, COM 100, or SCC 100 with a minimum grade of B- and COM 295, or SCC 295 with a minimum grade of C. The course involves three sections: a) media effects, b) interpersonal communication, and c) the ways in which these two bodies of research are integrated and merged. Students will learn how media exposure and use impacts perceptions of and behaviors within various interpersonal relationships. Some sections of this course may be offered for communication studies and/or strategic and corporate communication majors only. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits