Communication for Health Care Contexts Certificate

  • Minor

The Communication for Health Care Contexts minor provides students with an opportunity to develop communication-based knowledge and skills integral to competent and effective communication in patient/provider interactions in health care contexts.

University Catalog Program Requirements Department Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies Scholarships Communication Studies Scholarships

Program Highlights

  • Develop proficiency in communication practices within diverse public and private arenas such as race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class
  • Students will develop an understanding of current and future issues in health communication practices
  • Core classes occur in smart classrooms in Riverview, the only campus building on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Faculty with established and ongoing research on local and international issues.

Student Organizations

Popular Careers

  • Nursing
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