Health Communication - Certificate
This certificate provides a structured course of study and hands-on experience for students interested in health campaigns, mediated health communication, health policy and communication within healthcare organizations and provider-patient relationships.
Careers in health and communication are growing significantly faster than average, according to the Office of Occupational Outlook, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Health communication skills are becoming increasingly valuable in careers related to health and medicine, as well as in media, public relations, and strategic communication. These skills are applicable across a wide range of health and medical tasks, including provider-patient consultations, the formative research, design, implementation, and assessment of public health communication campaigns, the development of strategic communication initiatives for health organizations, and leadership in public and private sector health agendas.
Health messaging is critical for reaching a variety of audiences and includes using advocacy to influence policy, as well as mediating and shaping public conversations on health issues—both face-to-face and through traditional and new media in local and global contexts. Health communication skills are essential in profit, nonprofit, and governmental organizations.
For specific certificate requirements, students should consult the Undergraduate Studies Office of the Department of Communication and Journalism.
Details are also available on the Department of Communication and Journalism website.