Topics: Social Sciences : Communication
This subcategory is for sites pertaining to the study of human communication and understanding. This field focuses on content and process of interaction, primarily among humans.
Academic Departments
Colleges and universities offering programs of study in communication. Programs vary widely in subdisciplinary emphases (e.g., speech, rhetoric, interpersonal, group, organizational, mass communication, journalism) and in theoretical and/or practical approaches.
Asia,
Europe,
North America,
Oceania,
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Global and Intercultural Communications
Intercultural communication is the study of how people or organizations communicate cross cultures or national boundaries.
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Health Communication
Health communication is a subfield that focuses on two major issues:1. How communication techniques can be used to improve the public's understanding of health issues, such as smoking or diet.2.
Education,
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Interpersonal
Interpersonal communication focuses on the study and practice of how individuals interact one-on-one. Although interpersonal communication draws on many concepts from psychology, it is usually taught in Communication departments.
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Journals
Academic journals disseminating research in communication processes.
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Public Speaking
Research information and educational materials on Public Speaking, primarily of interest to teachers and students.
Forensics,
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Research Institutes
Organizations that seek to perform or foster research in communication.
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Rhetoric
According to Aristotle, rhetoric is "the faculty of observing in a given case the available means of persuasion." In contemporary terms, "rhetoric" is the social science that focuses on how to use language to create understanding and to change attitudes or behaviors.The earliest known works on rhetoric predate Aristotle, and rhetoric was an important part of a young Greek male's education to be a civic leader.
Academic Departments,
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Glossaries,
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Publications,
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