COMM 3673 - Love and Communication

3 credits

[Meets the Core Curriculum Writing Practice Requirement] This course focuses on the conditions, difficulties, joys, and sorrows of loving and being loved. This course will examine the philosophy, theory, and practice of the art of loving and its connection to communication skills. The course will focus on the functions of communication over the course of a close and intimate relationship. Although the main focus will be on communication, the class will explore close relationships from historical, sociological, psychological, and cultural points of view as well, in addition to placing considerable emphasis on the emotional and spiritual dimensions of loving relationships.