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Health Communications Minor

Coordinator: Professor J. Lellis

 

The Health Communications minor provides an interdisciplinary approach to solving personal and public health or healthcare challenges through ethical, evidence-based communication. The minor is broad and designed for students across disciplines who have an interest in working in agency, community, government, or healthcare settings where creative ideas and professional written and oral health communication skills are essential. Students will develop essential research and planning skills.

Requirements

Required Courses: 12 sh

PHS 2010INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh
COM 3370HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh
HCM 4970SENIOR SEMINAR IN HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

Research Methods - choose one : 4 sh

ESS 2140RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh
HSS 2850RESEARCH METHODS IN HUMAN SERVICE STUDIES

4 sh
MGT 3100FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS ANALYTICS

4 sh
MKT 4140MARKETING RESEARCH

4 sh
PHS 2020RESEARCH METHODS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

4 sh
PHS 3010INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

4 sh
POL 2200RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND POLICY STUDIES

4 sh
PSY 2970EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS

4 sh
PSY 3970NONEXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS

4 sh
PWR 2170WRITING AS INQUIRY

4 sh
SOC 2150/ANT 2150QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh
SOC 2160/ANT 2160QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh
STC 3620STRATEGIC RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh

Elective: 4 sh

Elective must be a course from outside the student's declared major
ANT 3250MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

4 sh
COM 2620INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

2 sh
COM 2650SMALL-GROUP COMMUNICATION

2 sh
COM 3000PERSUASION

4 sh
COM 3310ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh
ESS 1200MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

2 sh
ESS 3133EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh
ESS 4260EXERCISE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

4 sh
HSS 2130WORKING WITH GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES

4 sh
HSS 3110SOCIAL POLICY AND INEQUALITY

4 sh
MGT 4250DATA VISUALIZATION AND STORYTELLING

4 sh
NRS 2000HEALTHCARE RELATIONSHIPS I: DISPARITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

4 sh
PEH 3240NUTRITION

4 sh
PEH 3250SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

4 sh
PHS 3010INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY

4 sh
PHS 3020GLOBAL HEALTH

4 sh
PST 3250HEALTH POLICY

4 sh
PSY 3530COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh
PSY 3840HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

4 sh
PWR 3220WRITING SCIENCE

4 sh
PWR 3230WRITING CIVIC ACTION

4 sh
SOC 3150DRUGS AND SOCIETY

4 sh
SOC 3250MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

4 sh
WHE 2300PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH PROMOTION: FOUNDATIONS TO FUNCTION

4 sh
WHE 2850PERSPECTIVES IN PERSONAL AND GLOBAL HEALTH

4 sh

 

Program Outcomes

Apply health communication theory and research to create strategies that increase health literacy, influence behavior change, improve patient-provider relationships, and/or influence health policy.

Use intercultural communication skills to inform and engage diverse audiences including healthcare consumers, domestic and global communities, policy makers, and/or a variety of organizations and businesses.

Make data-informed, ethical decisions and present clear messages about health.

Total Credit Hours: 20

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