Psychology of Communication
X156.1 (3 semester units in Behavioral Health and Science)
45 hours CE credit: BRN
Recipient of the Meritorious Award for the Best College-Level Distance Course from the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)This course examines the processes of perception, cognition, motivation, emotion, learning, memory, and creativity in combination with social roles, group affiliations, and cultural background to explore how people communicate to themselves, to other individuals, within small groups, within large organizations, via mass communication, and in cross-cultural communications.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed lower-division coursework in general psychology prior to enrolling in this course.
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MICHAEL SWETT, Ph.D., is a consultant and instructor at Portland Community College, Portland, Ore., and Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Ore.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $685 (EDP 867572)
Proctored final exam
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Hey Whipple, Squeeze This: A Guide to Creating Great Advertising
Author: Luke Sullivan
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 3d
Publication Year: 2008
ISBN: 0470190736
AND
Influence: Science and Practice
Author: Robert B. Cialdini
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Edition: 4th
Publication Year: 2001
ISBN: 0321011473