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Sep 08, 2024
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FCL 503 - Family Communication Description: This course is designed to provide an overview of family dynamics and the processes that influence family communication and family functioning. FCL 403, COM 403, and FCL 503 are cross-listed courses; students may not receive credit for more than one.
Credits: (4)
Learner Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Attain a consistent communication focus in viewing and understanding family life.
- Demonstrate the utility of applying theoretical frameworks to questions about family communication.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply critical thinking to contemporary family forms and functions.
- Identify dysfunctional family patterns and their root causes.
- Articulate the importance of family communication rituals.
- Identify the role of communication for coping with stressors and mediating conflict.
- Evaluate the relative quality of research design, measurement, sampling and causal inference in published empirical literature on Family Communication.
- Develop the ability to use current empirical literature to pose pertinent research questions and hypotheses.
Learner Outcomes Approval Date: 6/18/10
Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
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