PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS OF COMMUNICATION (2 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: understand the various concepts, theories, and aspects of philosophy through a number of theorists‘ ideas; analyze the dynamics of the act of communication in different facets of a framework; and be critical of the media applications of communication technologies.

Topics:

Introduction; the structure of communication; discourse and power; language as a form of life; speech act art; theory of conversation; intentionality of speech acts; communication and social theory; as well as language and social semiotics.

Prerequisite(s): None