Health Communication
Health communication is defined by the Centers for Disease Control as the 鈥渟tudy and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual decisions that enhance health.鈥� Our graduate program equips health communication students with practical and theoretical know-how to examine the ways individuals and groups understand, shape, and accommodate to health and illness.
Our curriculum features a comprehensive approach to health delivery and promotion. Students who chose to pursue a graduate degree with our program gain knowledge in various subjects, including:
- Provider-patient communication
- Social marketing and communication campaigns on health-related behavioral change
- Cultural influences on health meanings and treatment preferences
- Health citizenry and health literacy
- Communication within healthcare organizations
- Risk and crisis management
- The influence of narrative and interactive media -- including e-health and telemedicine -- on public understanding and health promotion
Featured Courses
- COMM 6335 -
- COMM 6336 -
- COMM 6341 -
- COMM 6345 -
For a full list of graduate-level courses at the Valenti School of Communication,