COMM 2131 — Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDusually offered: summerOnlineOnline
Offers students an opportunity to learn about some of the communicative challenges people face in starting, maintaining, and terminating close relationships. The “dark side” is a metaphor used to describe areas of interpersonal and relational communication that are underexplored or “lying in the shadows”; destructive or dysfunctional; and/or poorly understood or often misinterpreted. The dark side perspective acknowledges that while relationships are often a source of joy and satisfaction, they can also elicit feelings of uncertainty, frustration, and pain. Studies the ways in which communication can influence (and possibly resolve) turmoil in close relationships.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 81 | 99 | 82% | 18.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 106 | 120 | 88% | 7.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 91 | 99 | 92% | 8.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 118 | 120 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 2 | 97 | 120 | 81% | 11.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Summer A
- Joseph Schwartz (100% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Joseph Schwartz (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (COMM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All COMM courses · Plan it at numap.app