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CAS 271NIntercultural Communication

3 credits · Communication Arts and Sciences · Penn State

Focus on topics such as language, identity, prejudice, and intergroup relations on a domestic/ international level. This course fulfills an intercultural and international competence (US/IL) requirement. CAS 271N is designed to give undergraduate students an introduction to the various issues, trends, and historical perspectives pertaining to communication within U.S. domestic and international cultures. It integrates social and behavioral sciences and humanities disciplines so that students can compare and contrast what different disciplines bring to a topic. CAS 271N is an introductory survey course that is highly recommended to students as a course preceding several other 300 and 400-level courses on interpersonal, group and intercultural communication, relationships, and processes.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

Counts toward

General education

Humanities (GH), Social & Behavioral Sciences (GS)

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Fall (1 program).

One of the options in (10)

  • Corporate Communication, Minor
  • Criminology, B.A.
  • Criminology, B.S.
  • Diversity Studies, Certificate (Liberal Arts)
  • Global Studies, B.A.
  • Global Studies, Minor
  • Keystone Certificate for Integrative Humanities, Certificate
  • Media and Communication, B.A.
  • Organizational and Professional Communication, B.A.
  • Organizational and Professional Communication, B.S.