Minor in Health Communication
The minor in Health Communication requires 21 semester credit hours and can be completed at the San Marcos Campus (M) and Accelerated Online Program (AOP). 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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| COMM 2315 | Interpersonal Communication 1 | 3 |
| or COMM 2330 | Small Group Communication | |
| COMM 4326 | Health Communication | 3 |
| MC 4322 | Health Communication Campaigns | 3 |
| Choose 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
COMM 3318J | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication and Conflict Management | ||
| Family Communication 2 | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Nonverbal Communication | ||
| Communication across Social Contexts | ||
| Interviewing Principles and Practices | ||
| Professional Communication | ||
| Organizational Rhetoric | ||
| Communication Training and Human Resource Development | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Communication and Training Across Differences | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Leadership and Communication | ||
| Communication and Coping across the Lifespan | ||
| Relational Communication | ||
| Communication Internship | ||
| Choose 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Healthcare Organization | ||
| Ethics in the Health Professions | ||
| Complementary and Integrative Health in the Consumer Era | ||
| 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 | ||
PSY 3325 | 3 | |
| Lifespan Development 3 | ||
| Social Psychology 3 | ||
| Industrial Psychology 3 | ||
| Health Psychology 3 | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |
