Minor in Health Communication

The minor in Health Communication requires 21 semester credit hours.  The minor includes a unique blend of theory, research, and application. The study of health communication can contribute to disease prevention and health promotion in areas such as provider-patient communication, patient-family communication, public health messages and campaigns, health in mass media, public health, and technology and health. The minor is interdisciplinary, including courses from the Department of Communication Studies, the School of Health Administration, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and the Department of Psychology.

If a student is a Communication Studies major, only the core courses in Communication Studies (COMM 1310, COMM 2315, COMM 2330, COMM 2338, COMM 3301, COMM 3302) may count towards their minor in Health Communication.

If a student is a Healthcare Administration major, no courses may count for their major and minor.

Required Courses
COMM 2315Interpersonal Communication 13
or COMM 2330 Small Group Communication
COMM 4326Health Communication3
MC 4322Health Communication Campaigns3
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Communication and Coping
Caregiving and End-of-life Communication
Communication in Health Organizations
Introduction to Organizational Communication
Communication and Conflict Management
Family Communication 2
Communication and Gender
Intercultural Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Diversity and Communication
Interviewing Principles and Practices
Professional Communication
Organizational Rhetoric
Communication Training and Human Resource Development
Persuasion
Diversity and Inclusion Training
Political Communication
Leadership and Communication
Relational Communication
Communication Internship
Choose 6 hours from the following:6
Healthcare Organization
Ethics in the Health Professions
Healthcare Administration History, Culture, and Language
Project Management & Professional Development in Healthcare
Medical Terminology
Mass Media and Society
Introduction to Public Relations
Visual Literacy: Film
Prevention of Disease
Consumer Health
Global Health
Psychopathology 3
Psychology of Persuasion 3
Lifespan Development 3
Social Psychology 3
Industrial Psychology 3
Health Psychology 3
Total Hours21
1

COMM 2315 and COMM 2330 both have a prerequisite of COMM 1310.

2

This course has a prerequisite of COMM 2315. Students should select that option as one of the required Communication Studies courses.

3

All Psychology courses require the completion of PSY 1300 with a grade of C.