HCS 342 - Health Communication Credits: 3

A course designed to investigate the nature of health communication through theory, research, and skills associated with communicating in various health-related contexts. More specifically, students analyze communication messages among and between patients, providers, family caregivers, healthcare organizations, and communities. This class examines the sociohistorical, intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup, organizational, intercultural, and generational communication with all aspects of health so that students may become more mindful, educated, and effective health communicators.