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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

The Master of Arts in Health Communication requires 12 courses (48-credit hours) — three core courses, one methods course, five Health Communication electives, and three graduate electives inside or outside the program.

Core Courses

Students are required to take all of the following:​

Course Title Quarter Hours
CMNS 500FOUNDATIONS IN GRADUATE COMMUNICATION STUDIES4
HTHC 515INTRO TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION4
HTHC 517COMMUNICATION, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND CULTURE4

Methods Requirement

Course Title Quarter Hours
HTHC 516RESEARCH METHODS FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS4

Elective Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
Select eight courses from the following list: 132
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 515
WRITING FOR A COMMUNICATION CAREER
PRAD 536
ADVERTISING AND HEALTH CAMPAIGNS
PRAD 540
CRISIS COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT
PRAD 594
COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGNS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
CMN 591
INTERNSHIP
CMN 592
INDEPENDENT STUDY
CMN 593
RESEARCH PRACTICUM
CMN 598
STUDY ABROAD
CMNS 590
COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP (VARIABLE TOPICS)
1

With approval of the graduate program director, students can take up to three ​​relevant elective courses from other College of Communication graduate programs or relevant elective courses from other graduate departments/programs outside of the College of Communication.​

Comprehensive Final Examination

Students in the Master of Arts in Health Communication complete their degree requirements by passing a comprehensive final examination.

Grade Requirements

All students are required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 in their coursework. If a student's cumulative GPA falls below 3.000, the student will be allowed to complete an additional 16 credits or 3 quarters (whichever comes first) to attain the 3.000 minimum GPA. If the cumulative GPA remains below a 3.000 at the conclusion of this time period, the student may be dismissed from the program. The student's cumulative and term GPAs along with overall academic performance will be factored into the dismissal decision.

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