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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2024/2025

Psychology of Communication

Type: Compulsory course (International Program 'International Relations and Global Studies')
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When: 2 year, 3, 4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Language: English
ECTS credits: 4

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline "Psychology of Communication" is devoted to the study of human communication, ways of transmitting information, problems encountered in the process of communication and ways to resolve them. The discipline contains material that allows students to learn about interpersonal, group and mass communication, methods of persuasive communication, gain the knowledge necessary to understand and overcome the barriers and difficulties that arise in the communication process, as well as general psychological and socio-psychological knowledge necessary for understanding and analysis the reasons for their occurrence.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • to introduce main social psychological concepts, theories, and communication research
  • to enable students to describe, analyze and evaluate communication situations across different contexts
  • to develop basic communication skills and provide the understanding of their appropriate application in a variety of contexts
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • student is capable to identify and explain social psychological concepts, mechanisms and patterns of human communication
  • student is capable to identify common barriers and biases which hinders communication on interpersonal and group levels
  • student is capable to analyze communication situations using social psychological theories
  • student is capable to explain how specific personal, social and cultural factors affect communication in social contexts
  • student is capable to apply social psychological concepts in persuasive communication
  • student is capable to analyze mass communication using social psychological theories
  • student is capable to apply social psychological concepts in mass communication
  • student is capable to apply basic techniques to improve interpersonal and group communication
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction: communication, theory and research
  • Persuasive communication
  • Communication in organizations
  • Conflicts and negotiations
  • Intercultural communication
  • Mass communication
  • Theory guided communication
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • blocking Final exam
    Final examination is in a form of oral exam, including theoretical questions and case analysis.
  • non-blocking Mini-project
    Students work in small groups of 3-4 p. on the offered topic and prepare an oral presentation. Presentation is evaluated due to preestablished criteria. In case student cannot attend seminar and take part in group work and mini projects due to reasonable circumstances, s/he can individually present the task on the same topic during the last seminar class.
  • non-blocking TED-talk
    Students make an individual presentations after the topic "Persuasive communication"
  • non-blocking Test
  • non-blocking In-class activity
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2024/2025 4th module
    0.3 * Final exam + 0.2 * In-class activity + 0.3 * Mini-project + 0.1 * TED-talk + 0.1 * Test
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Berry, J. W. (2011). Cross-Cultural Psychology : Research and Applications (Vol. 3rd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=347856
  • Drenth, P. J. D., Thierry, H., & Wolff, C. J. de. (2017). A Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology : Volume 1: Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology (Vol. Second edition). Abingdon, Oxon: Psychology Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1920019
  • Handbook of theories of social psychology. (2012). Sage Publications Inc. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446249215
  • Hannawa, A. F., & Spitzberg, B. H. (2015). Communication Competence. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1076677
  • Normore, A. H., Javidi, M., & Long, L. W. (2019). Handbook of Research on Strategic Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Management in Modern Organizations. Business Science Reference.
  • Sanborn, F. W., & Harris, R. J. (2019). A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication (Vol. Seventh edition). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1984545

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Brian H. Spitzberg. (2013). (Re)Introducing communication competence to the health professions. Journal of Public Health Research, 2(3), e23. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2013.e23
  • Chen, G.-M., & Dai, X. (2014). Intercultural Communication Competence : Conceptualization and Its Development in Cultural Contexts and Interactions. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=772084
  • Cialdini, R. B. (2009). Influence : The Psychology of Persuasion. New York: HarperCollins. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=279852
  • Cross-Cultural Business Behavior : A Guide for Global Management Richard R. Gesteland Samfundslitteratur 2007
  • Haslam, S. A. (2004). Psychology in Organizations (Vol. 2nd ed). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=251439
  • John Fiske. (2011). Introduction to Communication Studies: Vol. 3rd ed. Routledge.
  • Lane, S. D. (2016). Interpersonal Communication : Competence and Contexts (Vol. Second edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1259028
  • Oxford handbook of internet psychology. (2007). Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.pure.rug.nl.publications.b6e1a6a4.0402.43a5.b0e8.75aff9f2eb28
  • Peter A. Andersen, & Laura K. Guerrero. (1998). Handbook of Communication and Emotion : Research, Theory, Applications, and Contexts. Academic Press.
  • Sana, M. (2015). Critical Analysis of Mass Communication Theories. Scholedge International Journal of Multidisciplinary & Allied Studies, 2(4), 19–24. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=asn&AN=102670511
  • The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory, edited by Robert S. Fortner, and P. Mark Fackler, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2014. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1650862.
  • Ting-Toomey, S., & Dorjee, T. (2017). 7. Multifaceted identity approaches and cross-cultural communication styles: Selective overview and future directions. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501500060-007

Authors

  • VASILEVA EKATERINA DMITRIEVNA
  • BODISHTYANU NIKOL -