Health communication professionals use strategies to inform and improve personal and public behaviors and community health practices.
As a Health Communication minor, you'll study audiences and their behaviors related to health practices to determine the format and frequency of messaging.
Students with an education in health communication can find employment in public relations, advertising, patient education, health administration, social media, healthcare policy and advocacy, community health, and other related fields.
Minor Requirements: 18 Hours
Required Courses (6 hours required)
COMM 3308 Introduction to Health Communication
COMM 4383 Applied Health Communication
Electives (12 hours required; at least 3 hours must be +3000)
COMM 2312 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 2322 Nonverbal Communication
COMM 2326 Persuasion
COMM 2327 Organizational Communication
COMM 2357 Active Listening
COMM 3309 Social Media for Public Relations
COMM 3339 Teams, Collaboration and Community
COMM 3344 Intercultural Communication
COMM 3345 Native American and Chican@x Communication
COMM 3346 Family Communication
COMM 3372 Sports Communication
COMM 3374 The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication
COMM 4326 Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations
COMM 4350 Internship (in Health Communication)
COMM 4356 Lying and Deception
COMM 4390 Special Topics in Health Communication
PSYC 2301 General Psychology
PSYC 2307 Adolescent Psychology
SOCI 1301 Self and Society
SOCI 2318 Social Welfare: Historic Response to Need
KINE 2344 Concepts of Physical Fitness and Wellness