HCOM courses are offered primarily in an accelerated online format.
Students majoring in health communication will learn about the important role communication plays in enhancing individual and societal health, developing skills that will prepare them for careers in fields such as patient advocacy, health media campaigns and care coordination. Depending on students’ areas of interest, they are encouraged to select a minor that will complement this major and strengthen their skill set. For example, if a student has an interest in video production related to health communication, a minor in Electronic Media and Broadcasting would be appropriate.
Students majoring in health communication must complete 61 credit hours of study as outlined below, earn a C- or better in each course for the major and satisfy the University’s graduation requirements, including INF 100 Orientation to College of Informatics (1 credit) CMST 101 Public Speaking - OC (3 credits) or CMST 110 Introduction to Communication Studies - OC (3 credits) or “HNR 101 Introduction to Honors Learning - WC/OC (3 credits) and HNR 102 Interdisciplinary Research Process - WC/OC (3 credits) ” for the general education oral communication requirement, JOU 110 Introduction to Mass Communication - SB (3 credits) or INF 128 Principles of Informatics - SB (3 credits) to fulfill the general education individual and society requirement, and SWK 105 Social Work & the Community - SB (3 credits) to fulfill the general education cultural pluralism requirement. It is recommended students take PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology - SB (3 credits) to fulfill the general education individual and society requirement and STA 205 Statistical Methods - QR (3 credits) to fulfill the mathematics general education requirement. It is the policy of the School of Communication and Media that the courses offered by the school (CMST, COM, DFX, EMB, HCOM, JOU, POP, PRE courses) cannot be double counted toward the majors and minors in the school unless the required course is the only option.
Special graduation requirements: All majors and minors must earn a letter grade of C- or better and a 2.0 GPA in their major or minor courses.
Four-Year Plan: Click here to view the Four-Year Plan for this specific program. To find out more about Four-Year Plans, visit the Policies and Procedures page.
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