Health Communication Certificate

Health Communication Certificate CMN2

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. *This program is not currently accepting applications. Students interested in Health Communication should apply to Communication and Media.

Course Requirements

Course List
Course	Title	Quarter Hours
HTHC 515	INTRO TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION	4
Select five of the following:		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
HCMN 548	TEAMS, DIVERSITY AND LEADERSHIP
HCMN 552	RELATIONSHIPS AND INFLUENCE IN THE WORKPLACE
JOUR 507	VISUAL COMMUNICATION
JOUR 522	MULTIPLATFORM NEWS EDITING
JOUR 542	SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE NEWS
PRAD 515	WRITING FOR A COMMUNICATION CAREER
PRAD 540	CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
PRAD 595	SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING

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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Health Communication (Certificate)

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