Health Communication

Requirements for the liberal arts minor in Health Communication

To successfully complete the minor in Health Communication, students must complete a minimum of 22 credits including:

Required Core Courses

• course Foundations of Communication Studies (4)

• course Health Communication (4)

Communication Courses - Choose 2

• course Introduction to American Sign Language (4)

• course Public Speaking (4)

• course Persuasion and Social Change (4)

• course Group Dynamics and Communication (4)

• course Relational Communication Theory (4)

• course Persuasion (4)

• course Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4)

• course Disability and Communication in Everyday Life (4)

• course American Sign Language for Healthcare Personnel and First Responders (4)

• course Communication in Organizations (4)

• course Family Communication (4)

• course Crisis Communication (4)

• course Health Communication and Close Relationships (4)

• course Sexuality and Communication (4)

• course Business Spanish: Communications and Journalism (4)

  • Required prerequisites: course. course highly recommended

Choose 2 Courses from 1 of the following Areas

Health and Wellness

• course Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3)

• And 1 of the following:

  • course Integrative Holistic Health (3)

  • course Introduction to Community Engagement (4)

  • course Health Behavior Theories (3)

  • course Laughter as Therapeutic Modality (3)

  • course Communication and Counseling in Nutrition Practice (4) *

  • course Introduction to Public Health (3) *

  • course  Public Health Program Implementation (4)

  • course Global Health and Social Issues (4)

  • course Culture, Ethnicity and Well-being (3) *

  • course Persuasion and Marketing in Health Promotion (4)

    • (Requires prerequisites: course, course, course, and course) 

Society and Well-Being

• course Introduction to Sociology (4)
  or course Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine (4)

• And 1 of the following:

  • course Sociology of Mental Illness (4)

  • course Sociological Perspectives on Aging (4)

  • course Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)

  • course Death and Dying (4)

  • course Spanish Language and Culture for Health Care Professionals and First Responders (4)

Health Messaging

• course Introduction to Public Relations (4)

• And 1 of the following:

  • course Introduction to Advertising (4)

  • course Public Relations and Advertising Campaigns (4)

  • course Internal Public Relations (4)

  • course Social Media in Public Relations (4)

  • course Introduction to Digital Media Production (4)

  • course Media Storytelling for Social Justice (4)

  • course Media Design (4)

    • course prerequisite waived for students who are declared Health Communication minors; see Journalism Faculty Adviser

Applicable Majors

All Majors can declare this Minor.