Inspire Individuals to Heed and Use Health Information
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 enter jobs in public relations, advertising, patient education, health administration, social media, healthcare policy and advocacy, community health, and other related fields.
Minor Requirements
Required Courses (6 hours required)
- Introduction to Health Communication – COMM 3308
- COMM 4383 Applied Health Communication – COMM 3308
Electives (12 hours required; at least 3 hours must be +3000)
- Interpersonal Communication – COMM 2312
- Nonverbal Communication – COMM 2322
- Persuasion – COMM 2326
- Organizational Communication – COMM 2327
- Active Listening – COMM 2357
- Social Media for Public Relations – COMM 3309
- Teams, Collaboration and Community – COMM 3339
- Intercultural Communication – COMM 3344
- Native American and Chican@x Communication – COMM 3345
- Family Communication – COMM 3346
- Sports Communication – COMM 3372
- The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication – COMM 3374
- Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations – COMM 4326
- Internship (in Health Communication) – COMM 4350
- Lying and Deception – COMM 4356
- Special Topics in Health Communication – COMM 4390
- General Psychology – PSYC 2301
- Adolescent Psychology – PSYC 2307
- Self and Society – SOCI 1301
- Social Welfare: Historic Response to Need – SOCI 2318
- Concepts of Physical Fitness and Wellness – KINE 2344
Total Hours: 18
For more information about this minor and course descriptions, view and download the Undergraduate Bulletin (PDF).