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This course will extend from the foundation of 480.687 Intercultural Communication. Students will use the tools gained from the foundation course to critically examine contemporary issues of Intercultural Communication. This is an advanced course were students will examine the meaning of “culture” and how it affects us as world citizens, and especially how it affects our communications and marketing efforts. Thus, during this course we will examine how intercultural contacts affects us personally, nationally, and internationally especially as the changing demographics in the United States will serve as a backdrop for the discussion of integrating intercultural communication into overall communication. The advanced course examines our current world, but at the national and international level and the difficulties and dangers that can result from cultural conflicts and how that plays out in our communications efforts. In a today’s world, where technology allows us to communicate without borders, there is a need for intercultural understanding and communication. This course will explore various ways in how culture effects how we think, communicate with each other and why in today’s world, more than ever, there is a necessity to understand and respect all cultures. The course provides communication professionals to be equipped to create communications strategies and programs in a diverse world.