COM 372 - Introduction to Health Communication

Prerequisites, COM 100, or SCC 100 with a minimum grade of B- and COM 295, or SCC 295 with a minimum grade of C, or as a corequisite. This is a survey course introducing the student to principles that hold particular importance to health communication. The emphasis will be on empirical research in health communication. As part of the exploration of contextual topics, patient-provider interaction and interpersonal communication in health contexts will be examined. Some sections of this course may be offered for communication studies and/or strategic and corporate communication majors only. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits