When most of us are asked about our culture, we might immediately think of characteristics like our ethnicity, nationality, or ancestry, but culture is much more complex than the surface-level […]

Josh “Dr. J” Misner is a professor of communication studies at North Idaho College in beautiful Coeur d’Alene. As both a power user of social media and an author/researcher of […]

The fall 2019 voyage will be Lori’s second Semester at Sea adventure, and her third time living at sea. In the spring of 2018 she circumnavigated the globe aboard the […]

This course introduces students to the practical and theoretical elements of effective public speaking and advocacy. Focus is given to oral communication skills, (both in larger audience venues and smaller […]

Regardless of your field of study or ultimate career trajectory you are more than likely to engage in deep interpersonal and professional relationships with people whose cultural background is significantly […]

The purpose of this introductory course is to enable students to communicate more effectively within a variety of relationships and contexts. Students will develop a vocabulary of communication concepts and […]

Interpersonal communication is studied throughout this course to highlight psychological, social, cultural, and linguistic factors that influence communication patterns in close relationships. Discussions will blend research and theory with everyday […]

In this course, conflict is studied through a communication framework to better understand the mechanisms that prompt, escalate, and resolve human disputes. Theory and research investigating conflict processes and features […]

Dr. Kristen Cvancara is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato.  She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in […]

We live in a global world.  Regardless of where you reside, your course of study or your intended career, you will be working and living with people who have different […]

In this globally-focused, upper level course, we will: SEE a variety of films from several different cultural locations; ANALYZE these media “texts” within their sociopolitical, cultural, and historical “contexts;” EVALUATE […]

SPCM 436, “Conflict Management & Communication,” examines theoretical and practical issues concerning conflict management, communication, and power in various social environments. The course has six major objectives/goals/intended learning outcomes: (1) […]

SPCM 434, “Intercultural Communication” is designed to increase students’ knowledge about communicating with members of cultures other than their own. The course has six major objectives: (1) to acquaint students […]

Dr. Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager is excited to serve on a Semester at Sea voyage again. As Global Faculty, she teaches in the areas of Intercultural and International Communication/Global Studies, Conflict Management […]

The course design is to help students become more aware of the processes and dynamics of interpersonal communication in a variety of cultural/global contexts. A mentor of mine at the […]