Professional & Technical Communication, Health Communication, B.S.

The Health Communication Concentration prepares students in health communication theory and practice, with a special emphasis on communicating health-related scientific and technical information to the general public. Collectively, the courses in this concentration offer students a broad background in both oral and written health communication practices. This concentration will be useful to students who intend to pursue careers in health communication that require that require broad knowledge of scientific concepts as well as of the strategies and technologies for designing and delivering effective communication.