COMS 459 - Communication in Conflict Management

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion/field experience.
Prerequisites: COMS 130 and COMS 330, or permission of instructor.
Addresses the nature of conflict between people as it is manifested in communicative interaction in varied contexts, within individuals, between individuals, between groups and between organizational and social entities. It deals with both competitive and cooperative communication genres, as well as strategies of conflict intervention and mediation.