Jun 07, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Health Communication Minor

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Schedule of Classes

Specific offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the liberal arts minor in health communication

To successfully complete the minor in health communication, students must complete a minimum of 22 credits including:

Required core courses

COM 1000 - Foundations of Communication Studies (4)
COM 4402 - Health Communication (4)

Communication courses - choose two

COM 1500 - Introduction to American Sign Language (4)
COM 2000 - Public Speaking (4)
COM 2202 - Persuasion and Social Change (4)
COM 2403 - Group Dynamics and Communication (4)
COM 3000 - Relational Communication Theory (4)
COM 3200 - Persuasion (4)
COM 3300 - Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4)
COM 3302 - Disability and Communication in Everyday Life (4)
COM 3401 - Communication in Organizations (4)
COM 4401 - Family Communication (4)
COM 4404 - Crisis Communication (4)
COM 4414 - Health Communication and Close Relationships (4)
COM 4602 - Sexuality and Communication (4)
SPN 3190 - Business Spanish: Communications and Journalism (4)

Choose two courses from one of the following options

Health and Wellness

HS 2000 - Introduction to Health and Health Behaviors (3)
And one of the following:
HS 3410 - Integrative Holistic Health (3)
HS 3440 - Introduction to Community Engagement (4)
HS 3500 - Health Behavior Theories (3)
HS 4450 - Laughter as Therapeutic Modality (3)
NTR 4200 - Communication and Counseling in Nutrition Practice (4) *
PH 3000 - Introduction to Public Health (3) *
PH 3500 - Public Health Program Implementation (4)
PH 4750 - Global Health and Social Issues (4)
WHP 3700 - Culture, Ethnicity and Well-being (3) *
PH 3800 - Persuasion and Marketing in Health Promotion (4) (Requires prerequisites: HS 3500 , NTR 2500 , NTR 2650 and NTR 2651 )

Society and Well-Being

SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology (4) or SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology through Health and Medicine (4)
And one of the following:
SOC 2220 - Sociology of Mental Illness (4)
SOC 3210 - Sociological Perspectives on Aging (4)
SOC 3430 - Sociology of Health and Medicine (4)
SW 3312 - Death and Dying (4)
SPN 3580 - Spanish Language and Culture for Health Care Professionals and First Responders (4)

Health Messaging

PR 2500 - Introduction to Public Relations (4)
And one of the following:
PR 2400 - Introduction to Advertising (4)
PR 3510 - Public Relations and Advertising Campaigns (4)
PR 3520 - Internal Public Relations (4)
PR 3540 - Social Media in Public Relations (4)
JMS 2656 - Introduction to Digital Media Production (4)
JMS 3290 - Media Storytelling for Social Justice (4)
JMS 4200 - Media Design (4) (JMS 2000 prerequisite waived for students who are declared health communication minors; see Journalism faculty adviser)

Note

Communication majors may elect this minor.