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
| PHS2010 | Introduction to Public Health | 4 sh |
| COM3370 | Health Communications | 4 sh |
| HCM4970 | Senior Seminar in Health Communications | 4 sh |
Research Methods - choose one : 4 sh
| ESS2140 | Research Methods | 4 sh |
| HSS2850 | Research Methods in Human Service Studies | 4 sh |
| MGT3100 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 4 sh |
| MKT4140 | Marketing Research | 4 sh |
| PHS2020 | Research Methods in Public Health | 4 sh |
| PHS3010 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 sh |
| POL2200 | Research Methods in Political Science and Policy Studies | 4 sh |
| PSY2970 | Experimental Research Methods and Statistics | 4 sh |
| PSY3970 | Nonexperimental Research Methods and Statistics | 4 sh |
| PWR2170 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 sh |
| SOC2150/ANT2150 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 sh |
| SOC2160/ANT2160 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 sh |
| STC3620 | Strategic Research Methods | 4 sh |
Elective: 4 sh
Elective must be a course from outside the student's declared major
| ANT3250 | Medical Anthropology | 4 sh |
| COM2620 | Interpersonal Communication | 2 sh |
| COM2650 | Small-Group Communication | 2 sh |
| COM3000 | Persuasion | 4 sh |
| COM3310 | Environmental Communications | 4 sh |
| ESS1200 | Medical Terminology | 2 sh |
| ESS3133 | Exercise Psychology | 4 sh |
| ESS4260 | Exercise Psychophysiology | 4 sh |
| HSS2130 | Working With Groups and Communities | 4 sh |
| HSS3110 | Social Policy and Inequality | 4 sh |
| MGT4250 | Data Visualization and Storytelling | 4 sh |
| NRS2000 | Healthcare Relationships I: Disparity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 4 sh |
| WHE3240 | Nutrition | 4 sh |
| PEH3250 | Substance Abuse and Human Behavior | 4 sh |
| PHS3010 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 sh |
| PHS3020 | Global Health | 4 sh |
| PUB3250 | Health Policy | 4 sh |
| PSY3530 | Community Psychology | 4 sh |
| PSY3840 | Health Psychology | 4 sh |
| PWR3220 | Writing Science | 4 sh |
| PWR3230 | Writing Civic Action | 4 sh |
| SOC3150 | Drugs and Society | 4 sh |
| SOC3250 | Medical Sociology | 4 sh |
| WHE2300 | Foundations of Health and Wellness Coaching | 2 sh |
| WHE2850 | Integrated Personal Health and Wellness | 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