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This minor in health communication will require a combination of six courses from the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences and the Richard T. Robertson School of Communication. Students must take two required courses from each unit and an additional two courses from the list of approved courses.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| HPEX 300 | Health Care Delivery in the U.S. | 3 |
| HPEX 357 | Personal Health and Behavior Change | 3 |
| MASC 101 | Mass Communications | 3 |
| MASC 488 | Strategic Health Communication | 3 |
| Select two courses from the list below: | 6 | |
| Artificial Intelligence for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | ||
| Curiousness | ||
| Introduction to Public Relations Writing | ||
| Public Relations | ||
| AI in Mass Media | ||
| Strategic Communication With AI | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |