Course Description

An examination of the precursors, dynamics, and implications of interpersonal conflict in a variety of formal and informal relational contexts.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be expected to complete additional readings (50-100 pages) and to complete an independent research project relevant to course content.

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Athena Title

Interpersonal Conflict

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in COMM 4540E

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Graduate Prerequisite

Graduate: Open to students currently enrolled in the COMM graduate program or permission of department

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Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

I. To foster an appreciation of the variety of ways in which conflict may be defined. II. To identify some of the influences on the initiation, process, management, and resolution of interpersonal conflict. III. To achieve an awareness of the various styles of engaging in conflict and the dynamics associated with each style.

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Topical Outline

I. Defining Interpersonal Conflict II. Distal Influences on Conflict III. Proximal Influences on Conflict IV. Conflict Styles and Tactics V. Violence VI. Bargaining and Negotiation VII. Mediation VIII. Managing Future Conflicts

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