The graduate certificate in Health Communication provides communication education for professionals in the healthcare field and health industry education for communication professionals. The six-course (24 credit hour) certificate will prepare students to work alongside clinicians and public health officials to improve the quality and effectiveness of communication in health care settings.
Course Requirements
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| HTHC 515 | INTRO TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION | 4 |
| 20 |
HTHC 516 | RESEARCH METHODS FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS | |
HTHC 517 | COMMUNICATION, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND CULTURE | |
HTHC 519 | ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATORS | |
HTHC 521 | HEALTH AND FAMILY COMMUNICATION | |
HTHC 523 | TOPICS IN HEALTH COMMUNICATION | |
HTHC 524 | HEALTH CARE TEAMS & LEADERSHIP | |
HTHC 525 | NARRATIVES IN HEALTH CARE | |
HTHC 526 | SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS | |
PRAD 536 | ADVERTISING AND HEALTH CAMPAIGNS | |
PRAD 594 | COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE | |
CMN 591 | INTERNSHIP | |
With approval of the graduate program director, students can take up to two relevant elective courses from other College of Communication graduate programs. Course examples include:
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
PRAD 515 | WRITING FOR A COMMUNICATION CAREER | |
PRAD 540 | CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT | |
PRAD 595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING | |
CMNS 548 | TEAMS, DIVERSITY AND LEADERSHIP | |
CMNS 552 | RELATIONSHIPS AND INFLUENCE IN THE WORKPLACE | |
JOUR 507 | VISUAL COMMUNICATION | |
JOUR 522 | MULTI-PLATFORM NEWS EDITING | |
JOUR 532 | THE PRESS AND THE PRESIDENCY | |
JOUR 542 | SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS | |
This graduate certificate program is approved as a Gainful Employment Program through the U.S. Department of Education and is, therefore, eligible for Federal Student Aid.
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