Learn about interpersonal, organizational and mass health communication strategies, approaches and campaigns as you discover how health communication professionals think and act, preparing you for a career in various healthcare or communications settings.
16
Hours of Coursework
9
Hours Outside of your Major
About the Minor
The Health Communication minor is open to all undergraduate students following the 2016-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2022, and 2022-2024 catalogs.
- The Health Communication minor requires a total of 16 hours of coursework.
- Nine hours of coursework must come from outside of major requirements. Only 7 hours of overlap between major and minor courses is allowed for this minor.
- 6 hours of coursework must be taken at upper division level.
- 9 hours of coursework must be taken in residence.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis. Only courses with a grade of C- or better will be counted towards the minor.
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Click on tab for the specific catalog year associated with your major. Only courses listed on your specific catalog will count towards your minor. NOTE: You can find your catalog in the Profile section at the bottom of the IDA Audit Request page. |
For students under the 2022-2024 catalog:
Students pursuing the Health Communication minor under the 2022-2024 catalog are responsible for the following requirements:
| One hour of required coursework: | |
| COM 102 | Introduction to Health Communication |
| Three hours of Interpersonal Communication coursework: | |
|
CMS 330 |
Interpersonal Health Communication |
|
CMS 332 |
Argumentation and Advocacy |
|
CMS 332K |
Theories of Persuasion |
|
CMS 344K |
Lying and Deception |
|
CMS 358 |
Communication and Personal Relationships |
|
HDF 337 |
Personal Relationships |
|
HDF 266C |
Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships and Guidance in Adult Child Relationships Lab 1 |
| Three hours of Organizational Communication coursework: | |
|
CMS 341 |
Digital Communications |
|
CMS 353S |
Social Media and Organizations |
|
CMS 357 |
Family Communication |
|
HDF 304 |
Family Relationships |
|
HDF 313 |
Child Development |
|
HDF 347 |
Socioeconomic Problems of Families |
|
HDF 378L |
Theories of Child and Family Development |
|
N 310 |
Communication in Health Care Settings |
|
SOC 308J |
Romantic Relationships and Family Formation |
|
S W 360K.4 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 4: Social Work Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and their Families) |
| Three hours of Population/Mass Media coursework: | |
|
ADV 319 |
Psychology of Advertising |
|
ADV 322 |
Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media |
|
AMS 370.1 |
Seminar in American Culture (Topic 1: American Cultural History of Alcohol and Drugs) |
|
CMS 372T |
Time Matters |
|
ECO 325K |
Health Economics |
|
EDP 350G |
Adolescent Development |
|
EDP 350L |
Human Sexuality |
|
EDP 371 |
Introduction to Statistics |
|
GOV 370V |
The Politics of Health Care |
|
GRG 334E |
Children's Environmental Health |
|
H S 301 |
Introduction to Health and Society |
|
HDF 313 |
Child Development |
|
HDF 371 |
Adolescent Development in Context |
|
HDF 378K.6 |
Advanced Child and Family Development (Topic 6: Introduction to Early Childhood Interventions) |
|
HED 329K |
Child and Adolescent Health |
|
HED 335 |
Theories of Substance Use and Abuse |
|
HED 343 |
Foundations of Epidemiology |
|
HIS 350R.18 |
Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health) |
|
J 349F |
Reporting Public Health and Science |
|
KIN 334 |
Children's Exercise and Physical Activity |
|
N 309 |
Global Health |
|
NTR 330 |
Nutrition Education and Counseling |
|
NTR 331 |
International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies |
|
NTR 332 |
Community Nutrition |
|
NTR 337 |
Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences |
|
NTR 338W |
Issues in Nutrition and Health |
|
NTR 365.4 |
Selected Topics in Nutritional Sciences (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health) |
|
PBH 317 |
Introduction to Public Health |
|
PBH 334 |
Global Health |
|
PBH 338 |
Environmental Health |
|
PBH 341R |
Public Health Research |
|
PBH 356 |
Health Behavior Theory and Practice |
|
PBH 358D |
Health Policy and Health Systems |
|
PBH 361P |
Public Health Internship |
|
PHL 325M |
Medicine, Ethics, and Society |
|
PSY 319K |
Social Psychology |
|
PSY 339 |
Behavior Problems of Children |
|
PSY 341K.4 |
Selected Topics in Psychology (Topic 4: Health Psychology) |
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PSY 352P |
Psychopathology |
|
PSY 364M |
Mental Illness and the Brain |
|
S W 334 |
Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities |
|
S W 360K.9 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 9: Loss and Grief: Individual and Family Perspectives) |
|
SOC 307P |
Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being |
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SOC 321G |
Global Health Issues and Health Systems |
|
SOC 354K |
Sociology of Health and Illness |
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SDS 302F |
Foundations of Data Analysis |
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URB 328S |
Human Behavior and Social Environment |
|
WGS 301.20 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 20: Fertility and Reproduction) |
|
WGS 301.21 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 21: Gender, Race, and Class in American Societies) |
|
WGS 322C |
Sociology of Gender |
|
WGS 345.35 |
Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health) |
| Six additional upper-division hours from the three above areas. | |
| 1 Courses must be taken concurrently; only three hours of coursework will count towards the minor. | |
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In addition to specific course requirements, students must also fulfill the hour totals for overall, in residence, and upper division coursework as well as meet the grade minimums in each minor course. |
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Under specific circumstances, the minor faculty committee may consider course substitutions for minor course requirements. Approval of any petition is not a guarantee. Students must meet with the Moody Minors Advisor to discuss a petition. |
For students under the 2020-2022 catalog
Students pursuing the Health Communication minor under the 2020-2022 catalog are responsible for the following requirements:
| One hour of required coursework: | |
|
COM 102 |
Introduction to Health Communication |
|
Three hours of Interpersonal Communication coursework: |
|
|
CMS 330 |
Interpersonal Health Communication |
|
CMS 332 |
Argumentation and Advocacy |
|
CMS 332K |
Theories of Persuasion |
|
CMS 344K |
Lying and Deception |
|
CMS 358 |
Communication and Personal Relationships |
|
HDF 337 |
Personal Relationships |
|
HDF 266C |
Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships |
|
& HDF 266L |
Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships Lab |
|
Three hours of Organizational Communication coursework: |
|
|
CMS 341 |
Digital Communications |
|
CMS 353S |
Social Media and Organizations |
|
CMS 357 |
Family Communication |
|
HDF 313 |
Child Development |
|
or WGS 313 |
Child Development |
|
HDF 347 |
Socioeconomic Problems of Families |
|
HDF 378L |
Theories of Child and Family Development |
|
N 310 |
Communication in Health Care Settings |
|
S W 360K.4 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 4: Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and their Families) |
|
WGS 301.4 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 4: Family Relationships) |
|
or HDF 304 |
Family Relationships |
| WGS 301.23 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 23: Romantic Relationships and Family Formation) |
|
or SOC 308J |
Romantic Relationships and Family Formation |
|
Three hours of Population/Mass Media coursework: |
|
|
ADV 319 |
Psychology of Advertising |
|
ADV 322 |
Health Communication - Messages, Campaigns, and the Media |
|
ADV 327 |
Account Planning |
|
AMS 370 |
Seminar in American Culture (Topic 1: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) |
|
CMS 372T |
Time Matters |
|
ECO 325K |
Health Economics |
|
EDP 350G |
Adolescent Development |
|
EDP 350L |
Human Sexuality |
|
EDP 371 |
Introduction to Statistics |
|
GOV 370V |
The Politics of Healthcare |
|
GRG 334E |
Children's Environmental Health |
|
H S 301 |
Introduction to Health and Society |
|
or SOC 308S |
Introduction to Health and Society |
|
HDF 313 |
Child Development |
|
or WGS 313 |
Child Development |
|
HDF 371 |
Adolescent Development in Context |
|
HDF 378K.6 |
Advanced Child and Family Development (Topic 6: Into to Early Childhood Interventions) |
|
HED 329K |
Child and Adolescent Health |
|
HED 335 |
Theories of Substance Use and Abuse |
|
HED 343 |
Foundations of Epidemiology |
|
HIS 350R |
Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health) |
| or WGS 345.3 | Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 3: Women in Sickness and Health) |
|
J 349F |
Reporting Public Health and Science |
|
KIN 334 |
Children's Exercise and Physical Activity |
|
N 309 |
Global Health |
|
NTR 330 |
Nutrition Education and Counseling |
|
NTR 331 |
International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies |
|
NTR 332 |
Community Nutrition |
|
NTR 337 |
Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences |
|
NTR 338W |
Issues in Nutrition and Health |
|
NTR 365.4 |
Selected Topics in Nutritional Sciences (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health) |
|
PBH 317 |
Introduction to Public Health |
|
PBH 334 |
Global Health |
|
PBH 338 |
Environmental Health |
|
PBH 341R |
Public Health Research |
|
PBH 356 |
Health Behavior Theory and Practice |
|
PBH 358D |
Health Policy and Health Systems |
|
PBH 361P |
Public Health Internship |
|
PHL 325M |
Medicine, Ethics, and Society |
|
PSY 319K |
Social Psychology |
|
PSY 339 |
Behavior Problems of Children |
|
PSY 341K.4 |
Selected Topics in Psychology (Topic 4: Health Psychology) |
|
PSY 352 |
Abnormal Psychology |
|
PSY 364M |
Mental Illness and the Brain |
|
S W 334 |
Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities |
|
S W 360K.9 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 9: Loss and Grief: Individual and Family Perspectives) |
|
SOC 307P |
Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being |
|
SOC 321G |
Global Health Issues and Health Systems |
|
SOC 354K |
Sociology of Health and Illness |
|
SDS 302 |
Data Analysis for the Health Sciences |
|
SDS 332 |
Statistical Models for the Health and Behavioral Sciences |
|
URB 354.10 |
Topics in Urban Society and Culture (Topic 10: Human Behavior and Social Environment) |
|
or S W 327 |
Human Behavior and Social Environment |
|
WGS 301.20 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 20: Fertility and Reproduction) |
|
or SOC 307K |
Fertility and Reproduction |
|
WGS 301.21 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 21: Gender, Race, Class in American Societies) |
|
or SOC 307L |
Gender, Race, and Class in American Society |
|
WGS 322C |
Sociology of Gender |
|
or SOC 333K |
Sociology of Gender |
|
WGS 345.35 |
Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues Women's Health) |
|
or HED 361 |
Psychosocial Issues in Women’s Health |
|
Six additional upper-division hours from the above areas of which three hours must be from outside the student’s major college. |
|
|
In addition to specific course requirements, students must also fulfill the hour totals for overall, in residence, and upper division coursework as well as meet the grade minimums in each minor course. |
|
Under specific circumstances, the minor faculty committee may consider course substitutions for minor course requirements. Approval of any petition is not a guarantee. Students must meet with the Moody Minors Advisor to discuss a petition. |
For students under the 2018-2020 catalog
Students pursuing the Health Communication minor under the 2018-2020 catalog are responsible for the following requirements:
| One hour of required coursework: | |
|
COM 102 |
Introduction to Health Communication |
|
Three hours of Interpersonal Communication coursework: |
|
|
CMS 330 |
Interpersonal Health Communication |
|
CMS 332 |
Argumentation and Advocacy |
|
CMS 332K |
Theories of Persuasion |
|
CMS 344K |
Lying and Deception |
|
CMS 358 |
Communication and Personal Relationships |
|
HDF 337 |
Personal Relationships |
|
HDF 466 |
Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships |
| or WGS 466 | Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships |
|
or HDF 266C & 266L |
Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships (Lecture and Lab) |
|
PHM 390C |
Communication Skills for Health Professionals |
|
Three hours of Organizational Communication coursework: |
|
|
CMS 341 |
Digital Communications |
|
CMS 353S |
Social Media and Organizations |
|
CMS 357 |
Family Communication |
|
HDF 313 |
Child Development |
|
or WGS 313 |
Child Development |
|
HDF 347 |
Socioeconomic Problems of Families |
|
HDF 378L |
Theories of Child and Family Development |
|
N 310 |
Communication in Health Care Settings |
|
S W 360K.4 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 4: Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and their Families) |
|
WGS 301.4 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 4: Family Relationships) |
|
or HDF 304 |
Family Relationships |
|
WGS 301.19 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 19: Diversity in American Families) |
|
WGS 301.23 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 23: Romantic Relationships and Family Formation) |
|
Three hours of Population/Mass Media coursework: |
|
|
ADV 319 |
Psychology of Advertising |
|
ADV 322 |
Health Communication - Messages, Campaigns, and the Media |
|
ADV 327 |
Account Planning |
|
AMS 370.1 |
Seminar in American Culture (Topic 1: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) |
| HIS 350R.5 | Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 5: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) |
|
BIO 361L |
Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory |
|
CH 107 |
Conference Course |
|
CMS 372T |
Time Matters |
|
ECO 325K |
Health Economics |
|
EDP 350G |
Adolescent Development |
|
EDP 350L |
Human Sexuality |
|
EDP 371 |
Introduction to Statistics |
|
GOV 370L.23 |
Topics in American Government and Politics (Topic 23: Politics of Healthcare) |
|
GRG 356.1 |
Topics in Environmental Geography (Topic 1: Children's Environmental Health) |
|
H S 301 |
Introduction to Health and Society |
|
or SOC 308S |
Introduction to Health and Society |
|
HDF 313 |
Child Development |
|
or WGS 313 |
Child Development |
|
HDF 371 |
Adolescent Development in Context |
|
HDF 378K.6 |
Advanced Child and Family Development (Topic 6: Into to Early Childhood Interventions) |
|
HED 329K |
Child and Adolescent Health |
|
HED 335 |
Theories of Substance Use and Abuse |
|
HED 343 |
Foundations of Epidemiology |
|
HED 360 |
Adolescent Health Risk Behavior |
|
HED 361 |
Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health |
| WGS 345.35 | Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues Women's Health) |
| HED 364 | Strategic Health Communication |
|
HED 370K.1 |
Topical Seminar in Health Promotion (Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion I) |
|
HED 371K |
Foundations of Health Promotion II |
|
HIS 350R.18 |
Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health) |
| WGS 345.3 | Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 3: Women in Sickness and Health) |
|
J 349F |
Reporting Public Health and Science |
|
KIN 334 |
Children's Exercise and Physical Activity |
|
KIN 378.3 |
Fieldwork in Health (Topic: 3: Sexual Health I) |
|
N 275 |
Public Health Nursing |
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or N 287Q |
Public Health Nursing |
|
N 307.1 |
Topics in Nursing (Topic 1: Women's Reproductive Health for Non-science Majors) |
| or SOC 310S | Women's Reproductive Health for Non-science Majors |
| or WGS 301.7 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 7: Women's Reproductive Health for Non-science Majors) |
|
N 309 |
Global Health |
|
NTR 330 |
Nutrition Education and Counseling |
|
NTR 331 |
International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies |
|
NTR 332 |
Community Nutrition |
|
NTR 337 |
Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences |
|
NTR 338W |
Issues in Nutrition and Health |
|
NTR 365.4 |
Selected Topics in Nutritional Sciences (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health) |
|
PBH 317 |
Introduction to Public Health |
|
PBH 334 |
Global Health |
|
PBH 338 |
Environmental Health |
|
PBH 341R |
Public Health Research |
|
PBH 356 |
Health Behavior Theory and Practice |
|
PBH 358D |
Health Policy and Health Systems |
|
PBH 361P |
Public Health Internship |
|
PHL 325M |
Medicine, Ethics, and Society |
|
PSY 319K |
Social Psychology |
|
PSY 339 |
Behavior Problems of Children |
|
PSY 341K |
Selected Topics in Psychology (Topic 4: Health Psychology) |
|
PSY 346K |
Psychology of Sex |
|
PSY 352 |
Abnormal Psychology |
|
PSY 364M |
Mental Illness and the Brain |
|
S W 334 |
Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities |
|
S W 360K.5 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 5: Facilitating Dialogues on LGBTQ Oppression) |
|
S W 360K.9 |
Current Social Work Topics (Topic 9: Loss and Grief: Individual and Family Perspectives) |
|
SOC 307L |
Gender, Race, and Class in American Society |
| or WGS 301.21 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 21: Gender, Race, Class in American Societies) |
|
SOC 307P |
Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being |
|
SOC 321G |
Global Health Issues and Health Systems |
|
SOC 354K |
Sociology of Health and Illness |
|
SOC 358D |
Health Policy and Health Systems |
|
SOC 368D |
Social Context of Public Health |
|
SDS 302 |
Data Analysis for the Health Sciences |
|
SDS 304 |
Statistics in Health Care |
|
SDS 332 |
Statistical Models for the Health and Behavioral Sciences |
|
T C 358 |
Plan II Junior Seminar (Topic: Public Health, Medicine, and Social Policy) |
|
URB 354.10 |
Topics in Urban Society and Culture (Topic 10: Human Behavior and Social Environment) |
|
or S W 327 |
Human Behavior and Social Environment |
|
WGS 301 |
Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 20: Fertility and Reproduction) |
|
or SOC 307K |
Fertility and Reproduction |
|
WGS 322 |
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences (Topic 1: Sociology of Gender) |
|
or SOC 333K |
Sociology of Gender |
|
Six additional upper-division hours from the above areas of which three hours must be from outside the student’s major college. |
|
|
In addition to specific course requirements, students must also fulfill the hour totals for overall, in residence, and upper division coursework as well as meet the grade minimums for each minor course. |
|
Under specific circumstances, the minor faculty committee may consider course substitutions for minor course requirements. Approval of any petition is not a guarantee. Students must meet with the Moody Minors Advisor to discuss a petition. |
For students under the 2016-2018 catalog:
Students pursuing the Health Communication minor under the 2016-2018 catalog are responsible for the following requirements:
| One hour of required coursework: | |
| COM 102 | Introduction to Health Communication |
| Three hours of Interpersonal Communication coursework: | |
| CMS 330 | Interpersonal Health Communication |
| CMS 332 | Argumentation and Advocacy |
| CMS 332K | Theories of Persuasion |
| CMS 344K | Lying and Deception |
| CMS 358 | Communication and Personal Relationships |
| HDF 337 | Personal Relationships |
| HDF 466 | Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships |
| or WGS 466 | Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships |
| or HDF 266C & 266L | Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships (Lecture & Lab) |
| PHM 390C | Communication Skills for Health Professionals |
| Three hours of Organizational Communication coursework: | |
| CMS 341 | Digital Communications |
| CMS 353S | Social Media and Organizations |
| CMS 357 | Family Communication |
| HDF 313 | Child Development |
| or WGS 313 | Child Development |
| HDF 347 | Socioeconomic Problems of Families |
| HDF 378L | Theories of Child and Family Development |
| N 310 | Communication in Health Care Settings |
| SW 360K.4 | Current Social Work Topics (Topic 4: Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and their Families) |
| WGS 301.4 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 4: Family Relationships) |
| or HDF 304 | Family Relationships |
| WGS 301.19 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 19: Diversity in American Families) |
| WGS 301.23 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 23: Romantic Relationships and Family Formation) |
| Three hours of Population/Mass Media coursework: | |
| ADV 319 | Psychology of Advertising |
| ADV 322 |
Health Communication - Messages, Campaigns, and the Media |
| ADV 327 | Account Planning |
| AMS 370.1 | Seminar in American Culture (Topic 1: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) |
| or HIS 350R.5 | Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 5: American Cultural History of Alcohol/Drugs) |
| BIO 361L | Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory |
| CH 107 | Conference Course |
| CMS 372T | Time Matters |
| ECO 325K | Health Economics |
| EDP 350G | Adolescent Development |
| EDP 350L | Human Sexuality |
| EDP 371 | Introduction to Statistics |
| GOV 370L.23 | Topics in American Government and Politics (Topic 23: Politics of Healthcare) |
| GRG 356.1 | Topics in Environmental Geography (Topic 1: Children's Environmental Health) |
| HS 301 | Introduction to Health and Society |
| or SOC 308S | Introduction to Health and Society |
| HDF 313 | Child Development |
| or WGS 313 | Child Development |
| HDF 371 | Adolescent Development in Context |
| HDF 378K.6 | Advanced Child and Family Development (Topic 6: Into to Early Childhood Interventions) |
| HED 329K | Child and Adolescent Health |
| HED 335 | Theories of Substance Use and Abuse |
| HED 343 | Foundations of Epidemiology |
| HED 360 | Adolescent Health Risk Behavior |
| HED 361 | Psychosocial Issues in Women's Health |
| or WGS 345.35 | Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 35: Psychosocial Issues Women's Health) |
| HED 370K.1 | Topical Seminar in Health Promotion (Topic 1: Foundations of Health Promotion I) |
| HED 371K | Foundations of Health Promotion II |
| HIS 350R.18 | Undergraduate Seminar in United States History (Topic 18: Women in Sickness and Health) |
| or WGS 345.3 | Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 3: Women in Sickness and Health) |
| J 349F | Reporting Public Health and Science |
| KIN 334 | Children's Exercise and Physical Activity |
| KIN 378.3 | Fieldwork in Health (Topic 3: Sexual Health I) |
| N 275/287Q | Public Health Nursing |
| N 307.1 | Topics in Nursing (Topic 1: Women's Reproductive Health for Non-science Majors) |
| or SOC 310S | Women's Reproductive Health for Non-science Majors |
| or WGS 301.7 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 7: Women's Reproductive Health for Non-science Majors) |
| N 309 | Global Health |
| NTR 330 | Nutrition Education and Counseling |
| NTR 331 | International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies |
| NTR 332 | Community Nutrition |
| NTR 337 | Principles of Epidemiology in Nutritional Sciences |
| NTR 338W | Issues in Nutrition and Health |
| NTR 365.4 | Selected Topics in Nutritional Sciences (Topic 4: Obesity and Metabolic Health |
| PBH 317 | Introduction to Public Health |
| PBH 334 | Global Health |
| PBH 338 | Environmental Health |
| PBH 341R | Public Health Research |
| PBH 356 | Health Behavior Theory and Practice |
| PBH 358D | Health Policy and Health Systems |
| PBH 361P | Public Health Internship |
| PHL 325M | Medicine, Ethics, and Society |
| PSY 319K | Social Psychology |
| PSY 339 | Behavior Problems of Children |
| PSY 341K.4 | Selected Topics in Psychology (Topic 4: Health Psychology) |
| PSY 346K | Psychology of Sex |
| PSY 352 | Abnormal Psychology |
| PSY 364M | Mental Illness and the Brain |
| S W 334 | Social Work Practice in Organizations and Communities |
| S W 360K.5 | Current Social Work Topics (Topic 5: Facilitating Dialogues on LGBTQ Oppression) |
| S W 360K.9 | Current Social Work Topics (Topic 9: Loss and Grief: Individual and Family Perspectives) |
| SOC 307L | Gender, Race, and Class in American Society |
| or WGS 301.21 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 21: Gender, Race, Class in American Societies) |
| SOC 307P | Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being |
| SOC 321G | Global Health Issues and Health Systems |
| SOC 354K | Sociology of Health and Illness |
| SOC 358D | Health Policy and Health Systems |
| SOC 368D | Social Context of Public Health |
| SDS 302 | Data Analysis for the Health Sciences |
| SDS 304 | Statistics in Health Care |
| SDS 332 | Statistical Models for the Health and Behavioral Sciences |
| T C 358 | Plan II Junior Seminar (Topic: Public Health, Medicine, and Social Policy) |
| URB 354.10 | Topics in Urban Society and Culture (Topic 10: Human Behavior and Social Environment) |
| or SW 327 | Human Behavior and Social Environment |
| WGS 301 | Introductory Topics in Women's and Gender Studies (Topic 20: Fertility and Reproduction) |
| or SOC 307K | Fertility and Reproduction |
| WGS 322 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies in the Social Sciences (Topic 1: Sociology of Gender) |
| or SOC 333K | Sociology of Gender |
| Six additional upper-division hours from the above areas of which three hours must be from outside the student’s major college. | |
|
In addition to specific course requirements, students must also fulfill the hour totals for overall, in residence, and upper division coursework as well as meet the grade minimums in each minor course |
|
Under specific circumstances, the minor faculty committee may consider course substitutions for minor course requirements. Approval of any petition is not a guarantee. Students must meet with the Moody Minors Advisor to discuss a petition. |
General Minor Eligibility
Undergraduate students under the 2016-2018, 2018-2020, 2020-2022 and 2022-2024 catalogs are eligible to apply for the Health Communication minor.
A student's major college may have additional criteria that they must meet in order to pursue a minor. Prior to applying, students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor in their own major to discuss how the minor fits into their degree plan.
Moody Student Eligibility
Moody students have additional criteria for pursuing a minor credential.
- Moody students may only pursue one minor/certificate credential.
- Moody students following the 2020-2022 and earlier catalogs must apply for their minor before they have completed 65% of their degree requirements.
- Moody students following the 2022-2024 catalog must apply for their minor before they have completed 75% of their degree requirements.
Moody students should contact their advisor if they have questions about these policies.
- Visit this site
- Select "COM Communication" for Field of Study
- Click "Continue"
- Select "HEALTH COMMUNICATION (MNCCOM02)"
- Click "Continue"