COM 235 - Gender and Communication

1. Appreciate the diversity and complexities present in the communication styles of people of all sexes and genders, as well as the role of culture in setting and enforcing gender and sex-based expectations for all people. (GELO 3)
2. Analyze theories of gender communication and examine their influences on one’s gender. 
3. Recognize the role the Women’s and Men’s movement played in the shaping of gender.
4. Understand the differences and similarities between men’s and women’s and masculine, feminine, and androgynous verbal communication patterns.
5. Understand the differences and similarities between men’s and women’s and masculine, feminine, and androgynous nonverbal communication patterns.
6. Recognize the role of family in impacting and influencing the development of gender communication.
7. Critique the structures in education and workplace that create and affect gendered communication systems.
8. Compare and contrast gendered approaches to friendships and romantic relationships through application to personal relationships.
9. Critically analyze the media and the media’s impact on gender.
10. Recognize gendered power and violence in interpersonal relationships and in society. 
11. Demonstrate communication competence in gender relationships. (GELO 2)

II. Theoretical Approaches to Gender Communication

III. Women’s and Men’s Movements

IV. Gendered Verbal Communication

V. Gendered Nonverbal Communication

VI. Influence of Family on Gendered Communication

VII. Gendered Friendships and Romantic relationships

VIII. Gendered Communication in Schools

IX. Gender in the Workplace

X. Influences of Media on Gendered Communication

XI. Gendered Power and Violence

Media assisted and video instruction: 20-30%

Group work/discussion: 30-40%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None