Minor in Health Communication
Catalog Year: 2023-2024
Banner Code: LA-MINOR-LA-HCOM
Health communication, one of the fastest growing fields in the broader communication discipline, addresses how communication intersects with all aspects of health (social, mental, and physical).
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Minor Requirements
Total credits: 18
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Core Courses
Required Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
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COMM 304 | Foundations of Health Communication | 3 |
COMM 430 | Persuasion | 3 |
COMM 334 | Family and Health Communication | 3 |
Total Credits | 9 |
One Additional Communication Course
Code | Title | Credits |
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Select 3 credits from the following: 1 | 3 | |
Special Topics in Health Communication | ||
Special Topics in Communication 2 | ||
Environmental Communication | ||
Total Credits | 3 |
- 1
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Other COMM courses may be substituted with approval of the minor director.
- 2
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Requires approval of the minor director.
Electives
Students should confer with the health communication minor program director when making choices among these courses. Other courses may be substituted with approval of the minor director.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Select 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
Health Care Delivery in the United States | ||
Healthcare Ethics | ||
Healthcare Finance | ||
Health Economics and Policy | ||
Introduction to Health Care Politics and Policy | ||
Introduction to Health Services Research | ||
Introduction to Health Behavior (Mason Core) | ||
Drugs and Health | ||
Human Sexuality | ||
Women's Health | ||
Men's Health | ||
Health Interventions for Vulnerable Populations | ||
Relationship Health | ||
Health Communication | ||
Global Health (Mason Core) | ||
Introduction to Public Health | ||
Health Behavior Theories | ||
Health Promotion and Education | ||
Health and Environment | ||
Fundamentals of Epidemiology | ||
Social Determinants of Health | ||
Health Maintenance and Health Aspects of Aging | ||
Violence, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
Conflict, Trauma and Healing | ||
Contemporary Health: Intersections in Science and Society (Mason Core) | ||
Death, Dying, and Decision Making | ||
Introduction to Nutrition (Mason Core) | ||
Nutrition throughout the Life Cycle | ||
Lifespan Development (Mason Core) | ||
Child Development | ||
Adolescent Development | ||
Clinical Psychology | ||
Behavior Modification | ||
Psychopathology | ||
Therapeutic Communication Skills | ||
Psychological Factors in Aging | ||
Science of Well Being | ||
Death, Dying, and Grieving | ||
Psychology of Intimate Relationships | ||
Sociology of Health, Illness, and Disability | ||
Substance Use, Misuse, and Disorder: Programs and Policies | ||
Child and Family Welfare | ||
Introduction to Gerontology | ||
Social Determinants of Health | ||
Total Credits | 6 |