Health Communication, B.A.
This program is now accepting students for the Fall 2024 semester.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the Health Communication program will be able to:
- Understand what health communication is through a critical analysis of related contemporary research.
- Gain an understanding of the models, theories, and practices utilized in health communication research.
- Learn to develop, implement, and evaluate strategic health communication campaigns across diverse contexts.
- Examine the role strategic health communication plays in addressing real world health problems across a variety of contexts students may be working in once the graduate.
- Display communication competence both verbally and nonverbally in interpersonal, small group, organizational, and intercultural contexts.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BST 3004 (B,C,J,L,N) | Biblical Perspectives (GE) | 4 |
| CDM 3000 | Social Media Content Creation and Engagement | 3 |
| CMT 1010 | Foundations in Communication (GE) | 3 |
| CMT 2000 | Media and Society | 3 |
| CMT 2065 | Investigating Communication | 3 |
| CMT 2100 | Introduction to Health Communication | 3 |
| CMT 3030 | Persuasion | 3 |
| CMT 3045 | Communicating Leadership | 3 |
| CMT 3080 | Strategic Communication | 3 |
| CMT 3100 | Theories of Health Communication | 3 |
| CMT 3105 | Health Communication and Culture | 3 |
| CMT 3106 | Health Communication Campaigns | 3 |
| CMT 4040 | Advanced Strategic Communication | 3 |
| CMT 4105 | Interpersonal and Family Health Communication | 3 |
| CMT 4110 | Mediated Health Communication | 3 |
| Total Units | 46 | |