The Health Communication concentration is one of three concentrations available in the Applied Communication major. See the major page for more information.
Concentration Curriculum Requirements
The Applied Communication major with a concentration in Health Communication major consists of 36 s.h. distributed as follows:
Required Core Courses
- ACL 3540 Strategic Business and Professional Communication (3 s.h.)
- ACL 4700 Applied Communication & Leadership in Organizations (3 s.h.)
- ACL 4900 Internship (3 s.h.)
Required Statistics Course
Select one course (3 s.h.) from the following:
- MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3 s.h.)
- SOC 2200 Applied Statistics (3 s.h.)
- PSY 2500 Statistics for Psychology (3 s.h.)
- BUS 2160 Statistics for Business and Economics (3 s.h.)
Major Electives
Select 12 s.h. from the following:
- COM 1050 Introduction to Mass Communications (3 s.h.)
- COM 2800 Mass Communications Theory (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3400 Theories and Techniques of Effective Listening (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3600 Exploring Cross-Cultural Communication (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3700 Results-Oriented Persuasion (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3710 Effective Interpersonal Communication (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3750 Small Group Communication Skills (3 s.h.)
- ACL 3900 Collaborative Conflict Management (3 s.h.)
- LSS 3000 Principles of Leadership (3 s.h.)
- LSS 3400 Issues in Contemporary Leadership (3 s.h.)
Health Communication Concentration Electives
Select 12 s.h. from the following:
- ATP 1200 Athletic Training Care (3 s.h.)
- ATP 1590 Concepts of Athletic Training (3 s.h.)
- ATP 2200 Basic Athletic Training (3 s.h.)
- ENG 3200 Business Writing (3 s.h.)
- ENG 3210 Technical Writing (3 s.h.)
- HCA 2000 Introduction to Healthcare Administration (3 s.h.)
- HCA 2300 Medical Terminology (3 s.h.)
- HCA 3400 Health Care Organization Behavior (3 s.h.)
- HCA 4700 Foundations of Health Care Policy (3 s.h.)
- PHI 3400 Medical Ethics (3 s.h.)
- PSY 3360 Health Psychology (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3010 Introduction to Gerontology (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3050 Death and Dying (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3320 Methods of Social Research (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3450 Physiology of Aging (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3880 Special Topics (3 s.h.)
- SOC 3920 Human Sexuality (3 s.h.)
- SWK 3800 Social Work with Older Adults (3 s.h.)
- PXS 3000 Community Health (3 s.h.)
Minor Requirements
Students may also minor in Applied Communication with a concentration in Health Communication.
A minor consists of 18 s.h. with at least 9 s.h. with the ACL designation.