2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Sep 27, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Health Communication Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus, Online


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Program Coordinator/Contact

Rebecca A. Kuehl, Associate Director
Erica Quam, Professional Academic Advisor
School of Communication and Journalism
Yeager Hall 211
605-688-4171

Program Information

The Health Communication minor emphasizes knowledge and skills in areas such as patient provider communication, telemedicine, and persuasive health messaging. Students gain familiarity with contemporary health issues and perspectives outside of the communication discipline. The minor provides students with a firm foundation to pursue a career in a variety of health-related fields, building on the central role of communication in the delivery, management, and promotion of health care.

Course Delivery Format

Available on the main campus but also available online.

Student Learning Outcomes


Health Communication students will:

  • Articulate the role of communication in the promotion and delivery of health care on individual and community levels.
  • Develop communication skills necessary for appropriately and effectively conveying health information across a variety of contexts.
  • Understand the impact of community, cultural, psychological, and other forces on health behaviors and decision-making.

Total Required Credits: 18