Unit 2: Knowing Continued.
9 [Social Scientific] Communication Research at Iowa
Narrowing to the communication studies department at the University of Iowa…
Learning Objectives
What do communication research scholars (at Iowa!) study?
[Social Scientific] Communication Research at Iowa
Area: Interpersonal Communication & Relationships
This specialization focuses on the study of how the communicative practices of relating in everyday life construct, shape, sustain, and change who we are as individuals and the quality of our lives as social beings. The program is centered on theory complemented by a multi-method commitment to both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Coursework in this area concentrates on the study of relationships—those familial, personal, social, and workplace bonds of which everyday life is comprised.
