Academic Calendar - 2025
Western University Academic Calendar. - 2025
Intercultural Communications
Using a range of cultural artifacts, this course provides students with a framework to approach and understand the complexities of intercultural communication in diverse local, national, and international settings. Students learn how intercultural communication processes are influenced by power dynamics and develop skills to negotiate our changing world.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
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Please consult with the Department for current course offerings.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
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Please consult with the Department for current course offerings.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
Return to top
Using a range of cultural artifacts, this course provides students with a framework to approach and understand the complexities of intercultural communication in diverse local, national, and international settings. Students learn how intercultural communication processes are influenced by power dynamics and develop skills to negotiate our changing world.
Antirequisite(s): Intercultural Communications 1030.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Understand how people adapt, communicate, and innovate amidst cultural shifts. Become familiar with tools available to unravel intricate narratives of resilience and transformation across diverse linguistic and cultural landscapes. Embrace adaptability through interactive class activities.
Antirequisite(s): Digital Humanities 2135F/G, Spanish 3135F/G.
Extra Information: 1 lecture hour, 2 laboratory hours (independent and collaborative work). Taught in English. Course work and tutorial section in Spanish for Spanish program and module students. Cross-listed with Digital Humanities 2135F/G and Spanish 3135F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Intercultural Communications 2200F/G NOT "LOST IN TRANSLATION": THE PRACTICE AND THEORY OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
How does culture mold habits of thought? What is "lost in translation" between one culture and another? Explore cultural values, practices, symbols, rituals, heroes, and non-verbal and verbal communication. Examples and projects will be based on language and storytelling in literature, film, music, popular culture, food, fashion, and more.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Discover the intimate relationship between food and the arts in Italian culture by exploring how eating, drinking, banqueting, and reveling are portrayed in cinema, literature, music, and painting. This journey reveals the deep connections between the sharing of food and artistic expressions: a unique perspective on Italy's rich cultural tapestry.
Antirequisite(s): Italian 2233A/B/Y.
Extra Information: 2 hours. Taught in English. Select coursework in Italian for students enrolled in Italian modules. Cross-listed with Italian 2233A/B/Y.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Intercultural Communications 2246F/G EMPOWERING MONTESSORI: EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORKS
This course explores a cosmopolitan intellectual milieu of the turn-of-the-century, where science and religion cross paths and philanthropists support educators. Learn how the social discourse nourished by artists, noble women, women’s rights activists, etc. empowered the birth of Dr. Maria Montessori’s pedagogical method.
Antirequisite(s): Italian 2246F/G.
Extra Information: 2 hours. Taught in English. Cross-listed with Italian 2246F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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From Michelangelo to Leonardo, Dante to Machiavelli, the Uffizi to Palazzo Vecchio, discover the towering minds and iconic cultural landmarks of the Flower of Tuscany. Explore Florence and nearby cities like Arezzo, Siena, and Pisa through films, literature, arts, and politics, following in the steps of their famous foreign visitors.
Antirequisite(s): Comparative Literature and Culture 2248A/B/Y; Italian 2248A/B/Y.
Extra Information: 2 hours. Cross-listed with Comparative Literature and Culture 2248A/B/Y and Italian 2248A/B/Y.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Intercultural Communications 2500F/G BRIDGING CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY: LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN ACTION
Develop intercultural competence by examining individual experiences of learning and maintaining language and of integrating cultural heritage. Connect in-class learning about language, identity, memory, storytelling, and related issues with service-learning projects in London or the surrounding region.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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This course looks at film festivals as complex spaces of symbolic, economic, and even geopolitical negotiations between the local and the global. Students are invited to critically engage in debates and with ideas surrounding these dynamic cultural phenomena by exploring different festivals and their respective programming strategies.
Extra Information: 3 hours. A course of this nature includes readings and viewing on students’ own time in preparation for class.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Intercultural Communications 3300F/G/Z MAKING A DIFFERENCE: PORTFOLIO IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
What do you need to be interculturally effective? Using local experiences, gain global competencies by developing a comparative perspective on expectations, myths, roles, norms, rituals, and language. Figure out how to make a difference by applying your skills.
Prerequisite(s): ICC 2200F/G.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): ICC 2500F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Practice Intercultural Communication through study abroad in a non-English speaking environment of your choice. Use your own experiences of culture and community such as good, media, family, and student life to reflect on how you transform as you adapt. Develop an awareness of how communication, verbal and non-verbal, impacts intercultural understandings.
Prerequisite(s): ICC 2200F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Intercultural Communications 3800F/G/Z WORKING WITH A MENTOR: INTERNSHIP IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
The Academic Internship is a 0.5 credit internship with a minimum of 60 hours. The internship will require students to make connections with academic study while undertaking supervised duties in organizations, businesses, or community groups with interests related to Intercultural Communication.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department. Registration in the third or fourth year of a module in Intercultural Communication, with a minimum modular average of 75%. Approval of, and acceptance into, an internship placement.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): Students must have completed or are completing the required courses and at least 50% of the module.
Extra Information: Pass or Fail.
Students accepted for an internship will arrange individual programs with supervising faculty. The student is required to a) maintain a suitable level of performance in the position as verified by the employer through evaluations and b) submit a mid-term as well as a final report, demonstrating how the experience gained through the internship relates to his/her coursework and program of study.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Intercultural Communications
Using a range of cultural artifacts, this course provides students with a framework to approach and understand the complexities of intercultural communication in diverse local, national, and international settings. Students learn how intercultural communication processes are influenced by power dynamics and develop skills to negotiate our changing world.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
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Please consult with the Department for current course offerings.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
Return to top
Please consult with the Department for current course offerings.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 1.00
Return to top
Using a range of cultural artifacts, this course provides students with a framework to approach and understand the complexities of intercultural communication in diverse local, national, and international settings. Students learn how intercultural communication processes are influenced by power dynamics and develop skills to negotiate our changing world.
Antirequisite(s): Intercultural Communications 1030.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
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Understand how people adapt, communicate, and innovate amidst cultural shifts. Become familiar with tools available to unravel intricate narratives of resilience and transformation across diverse linguistic and cultural landscapes. Embrace adaptability through interactive class activities.
Antirequisite(s): Digital Humanities 2135F/G, Spanish 3135F/G.
Extra Information: 1 lecture hour, 2 laboratory hours (independent and collaborative work). Taught in English. Course work and tutorial section in Spanish for Spanish program and module students. Cross-listed with Digital Humanities 2135F/G and Spanish 3135F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Intercultural Communications 2200F/G NOT "LOST IN TRANSLATION": THE PRACTICE AND THEORY OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
How does culture mold habits of thought? What is "lost in translation" between one culture and another? Explore cultural values, practices, symbols, rituals, heroes, and non-verbal and verbal communication. Examples and projects will be based on language and storytelling in literature, film, music, popular culture, food, fashion, and more.
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Discover the intimate relationship between food and the arts in Italian culture by exploring how eating, drinking, banqueting, and reveling are portrayed in cinema, literature, music, and painting. This journey reveals the deep connections between the sharing of food and artistic expressions: a unique perspective on Italy's rich cultural tapestry.
Antirequisite(s): Italian 2233A/B/Y.
Extra Information: 2 hours. Taught in English. Select coursework in Italian for students enrolled in Italian modules. Cross-listed with Italian 2233A/B/Y.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Intercultural Communications 2246F/G EMPOWERING MONTESSORI: EDUCATION AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S NETWORKS
This course explores a cosmopolitan intellectual milieu of the turn-of-the-century, where science and religion cross paths and philanthropists support educators. Learn how the social discourse nourished by artists, noble women, women’s rights activists, etc. empowered the birth of Dr. Maria Montessori’s pedagogical method.
Antirequisite(s): Italian 2246F/G.
Extra Information: 2 hours. Taught in English. Cross-listed with Italian 2246F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
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From Michelangelo to Leonardo, Dante to Machiavelli, the Uffizi to Palazzo Vecchio, discover the towering minds and iconic cultural landmarks of the Flower of Tuscany. Explore Florence and nearby cities like Arezzo, Siena, and Pisa through films, literature, arts, and politics, following in the steps of their famous foreign visitors.
Antirequisite(s): Comparative Literature and Culture 2248A/B/Y; Italian 2248A/B/Y.
Extra Information: 2 hours. Cross-listed with Comparative Literature and Culture 2248A/B/Y and Italian 2248A/B/Y.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Intercultural Communications 2500F/G BRIDGING CLASSROOM AND COMMUNITY: LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN ACTION
Develop intercultural competence by examining individual experiences of learning and maintaining language and of integrating cultural heritage. Connect in-class learning about language, identity, memory, storytelling, and related issues with service-learning projects in London or the surrounding region.
Extra Information: 3 hours.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
This course looks at film festivals as complex spaces of symbolic, economic, and even geopolitical negotiations between the local and the global. Students are invited to critically engage in debates and with ideas surrounding these dynamic cultural phenomena by exploring different festivals and their respective programming strategies.
Extra Information: 3 hours. A course of this nature includes readings and viewing on students’ own time in preparation for class.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Intercultural Communications 3300F/G/Z MAKING A DIFFERENCE: PORTFOLIO IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
What do you need to be interculturally effective? Using local experiences, gain global competencies by developing a comparative perspective on expectations, myths, roles, norms, rituals, and language. Figure out how to make a difference by applying your skills.
Prerequisite(s): ICC 2200F/G.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): ICC 2500F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Practice Intercultural Communication through study abroad in a non-English speaking environment of your choice. Use your own experiences of culture and community such as good, media, family, and student life to reflect on how you transform as you adapt. Develop an awareness of how communication, verbal and non-verbal, impacts intercultural understandings.
Prerequisite(s): ICC 2200F/G.
Course Weight: 0.50
Return to top
Intercultural Communications 3800F/G/Z WORKING WITH A MENTOR: INTERNSHIP IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
The Academic Internship is a 0.5 credit internship with a minimum of 60 hours. The internship will require students to make connections with academic study while undertaking supervised duties in organizations, businesses, or community groups with interests related to Intercultural Communication.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department. Registration in the third or fourth year of a module in Intercultural Communication, with a minimum modular average of 75%. Approval of, and acceptance into, an internship placement.
Pre-or Corequisite(s): Students must have completed or are completing the required courses and at least 50% of the module.
Extra Information: Pass or Fail.
Students accepted for an internship will arrange individual programs with supervising faculty. The student is required to a) maintain a suitable level of performance in the position as verified by the employer through evaluations and b) submit a mid-term as well as a final report, demonstrating how the experience gained through the internship relates to his/her coursework and program of study.