Study Abroad

The University of Arizona offers opportunities to undergraduate and graduate/professional students to study abroad in more than 60 countries.  Currently, the Department of Communication works very closely with the program in Orvieto, Italy where Communication students can complete core units and earn several upper division units in one semester abroad.  Additionally, undergraduate students may choose to attain a Certificate in International and Intercultural Communication, which focuses on a range of theories and research in the area as well as engaging in communication in an intercultural or international setting. 

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Orvieto, Italy

Arizona in Italy (Orvieto) is a UA Faculty led program with courses available in Communication, Classics, Archaeology, Italian, Art, Art History, Latin, Psychology, Sociology, English, Architecture and Journalism. Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Classes are direct UA credit and can satisfy the foreign language requirement as well as Tier II general education credits. COMM classes are taught in English; Italian language classes are taught in Italian.
 

Location: Orvieto, Italy

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer

Language of Instruction: English

Requirements: 2.5 GPA

Application Deadline: Fall-April 25, Spring-Oct. 25, Summer-Feb. 25

Arizona in Italy homepage: http://www.arizonainitaly.org
For more information on Orvieto: intl-italy@email.arizona.edu or call (520) 626-9211

Barcelona, Spain

Take your Communication degree to the next level by spending your semester abroad in Barcelona, Spain!  Students choose from three different tracks that include major coursework, internships and general education credits from our partner, CEA Study Abroad.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Term Available: Fall

Language of Instruction: English

Requirements: 2.5 GPA

Application Deadline: April 25

Faculty Contact: Kyle Tusing

Program Website: https://global.arizona.edu/study-abroad/program/arizona-barcelona

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Publications

  • Coping with Illness Digitally
    Stephen A. Rains
    MIT Press Ltd
    July 27, 2018

    An examination of “digital coping” involving the use of communication technologies, particularly social media, in responding to illness.

    Communication technologies have become a valuable resource for responding to the profound challenges posed by illness. Medical websites make it possible to find information about specific health conditions, e-mail provides a means to communicate with health care providers, social network sites can be used to solidify existing relationships, online communities provide opportunities for expanding support networks, and blogs offer a forum for articulating illness-related experiences. In this book, Stephen Rains examines this kind of “digital coping” involving the use of communication technologies, particularly social media, in responding to illness. Synthesizing a diverse body of existing empirical research, Rains offers the first book-length exploration of what it means to cope with illness digitally.

    Rains examines the implications of digital communication technologies on a series of specific challenges raised by illness and discusses the unique affordances of these technologies as coping resources. He considers patients' motivations for forging relationships online and the structure of those networks; the exchange of social support and the outcomes of sharing illness experiences; online health information searches by patients and surrogates; the effects of Internet use on patient-provider communication; and digital coping mechanisms for end-of-life and bereavement, including telehospice, social media memorials, and online grief support. Finally, Rains presents an original model of digital coping that builds on issues discussed to summarize how and with what effects patients use communication technologies to cope with illness.

     

     

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