Bruce Henderson, Coordinator
The Department of Speech Communication, with the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education and the Department of Communication Management and Design, offers a specialized minor in health communication. Health communication focuses on communication processes and behaviors as they occur within the contexts of health promotion and health care. The minor is administered by the Department of Speech Communication and the Health Communication Steering Committee. For additional information, contact the coordinator, Professor Bruce Henderson.
| OCLD-22200 | Presentation Media Design and Production | 3 |
| SPCM-11000 | Public Communication or | |
| SPCM-11500 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 |
| SPCM-22500 | Health Communication or | |
| HPS-22500 | Health Communication | 3 |
| HPS-20500 | Critical Health Issues | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
| OCLD-10800 | Human Communication in Organizations | |
| SPCM-14000 | Small Group Communication | |
| SPCM-14900 | Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication | |
| SPCM-15000 | Introduction to Communication Theory | |
| SPCM-21500 | Argumentation and Debate | |
| SPCM-31100 | Advanced Public Communication | |
| SPCM-35300 | Language and Social Interaction | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
| ECON-30400 | Economics of Health Care | |
| POLT-36500 | The Politics of Health | |
| PHIL-23000 | Bioethics | |
| SOCI-31400 | Sociology of Health and Medicine | |
| SOCI-31600 | Women and Health | |
| ANTH-38000 | Medical Anthropology | |
| HPS-25000 | International Health Issues | |
| HPS-30400 | Economics of Health Care | |
| HLTH-15200 | Introduction to Health Education | 3 |
Choose one of the following:
| OCLD-15000 | Professional Applications of Technology | |
| HPS-35000 | Communicating in Health Service Organizations | |
| HLTH-31700 | Community Health | |
| HLTH-33000 | Health Promotion in the Workplace | |
| MKTG-31200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Total, health communication minor | 21 |