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 |
| COM 3370 | Health Communications | 4 sh |
| HCM 4970 | Senior Seminar in Health Communications | 4 sh |
Research Methods - choose one : 4 sh
| ESS 2140 | Research Methods | 4 sh |
| HSS 2850 | Research Methods in Human Service Studies | 4 sh |
| MGT 3100 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 4 sh |
| MKT 4140 | Marketing Research | 4 sh |
| PHS2020 | Research Methods in Public Health | 4 sh |
| PHS3010 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 4 sh |
| POL 2200 | Research Methods in Political Science and Public Policy | 4 sh |
| PSY 2970 | Experimental Research Methods and Statistics | 4 sh |
| PSY 3970 | Nonexperimental Research Methods and Statistics | 4 sh |
| PWR 2170 | Writing as Inquiry | 4 sh |
| SOC 2150/ANT 2150 | Qualitative Research Methods | 4 sh |
| SOC 2160/ANT 2160 | Quantitative Research Methods | 4 sh |
| STC 3620 | Strategic Research Methods | 4 sh |
Elective: 4 sh
Elective must be a course from outside the student's declared major
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