Health Communication (MA)

The M.A. in Health Communication prepares students to apply knowledge of communication in health care settings. The program includes critical and theoretical courses as well as highly applied courses in a range of health communication topics including cultural awareness and health disparities, healthcare systems and policy, training and development, provider communication, and health education and promotion.

Graduates of the program will:

• Recognize health care disparities
  
• Identify the social and multicultural dimensions of health care delivery
  
• Describe the relationship between effective communication and the quality of care that patients receive
  
• Enhance health literacy across diverse audiences
  
• Design and deliver health communication campaigns that provide knowledge to individuals hoping to understand contemporary health care issues 
• Implement and evaluate health service delivery programs