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Minor in Health Communication

This minor is for students who seek to improve their understanding and skills that would help them communicate in health professions or as health advocates; educate communities about important health issues; design persuasive health messages; and advise healthcare organizations and providers on how to communicate with patients, promote services, and relate with the public.

Communication Studies coursework assists students in enhancing such competencies as critical inquiry, problem-solving, media and message design, oral performance, relational interaction, and cultural communication.

A minor in Health Communication (COMM) requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:

  • completion of properly distributed credit hour requirements for the baccalaureate degree in effect when the student was admitted to their home school,
  • completion of 15 credit hours in the minor, with a minimum grade of C in each course,
  • 9 credits must be completed at IU Indianapolis,
  • 6 credits must be from the 300-level or higher,
  • COMM-R 110 may not count towards this minor
  • to declare the minor, complete the School of Liberal Arts online declaration form here.
  • Communication Studies majors cannot complete this minor.

Health Communication Minor Requirements 

Intorduction (3 credits)

  • COMM-C 180 Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.) OR
  • COMM-M 150 Mass Media and Contemporary Society (3 cr.)

Health Commication required core (6 credits)

  • COMM-C 392 Health Communication (3 cr.)
  • COMM-C 400 Health Provider-Consumer Communication (3 cr.)

Electives (6 credits):

  • COMM-C 322: Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.) (P: COMM-C 180 or instructor permission)
  • COMM-C 345: Restorative Communication (3 cr.)
  • COMM-C 482: Intercultural Communication (3 cr.) (P: COMM-C 180 or instructor permission)
  • COMM-G 310: Introduction to Communication Research (3 cr.)
  • COMM-G 391: Seminar (1-3 cr.)-health communication-related topics only
  • COMM-M 210: Media Message Design (3 cr.) 
  • COMM-R 321: Persuasion (3 cr.) (P: COMM-R 110)