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Dec 26, 2024
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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Community Health: Concentration in Health Communication [CHEA_HCOM]
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This concentration in the Health Department links the areas of communication and health. It is designed to prepare students to work in careers that use communication approaches to inform and influence personal and community actions that enhance health and promote the quality of life.
Career Potential
- Health communication specialist with government agencies, health organizations, businesses
- Health reporter
- Consultant to public, private organizations
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Community Health with a concentration in Health Communication [CHEA_HCOM]
In addition to the requirements to fulfill the concentration in Health Communication listed below, students must fulfill all degree requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Community Health [CHEA] .
A. Required Concentration Courses: 20 credit hours
Select All: 10 credit hours
Select One: Three credit hours
Select One: One credit hour
Select Two: Six credit hours
B. Internship: Eight credit hours
One eight-week internship must be completed in an approved agency or program with a health communication focus. Community Health majors may use eight weeks of their 16-week fieldwork experience (HLH 499) to meet this requirement. Total Credit Hours Required for the concentration in Health Communication: 28
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124
Example of Community Health: Concentration in Health Communication [CHEA_HCOM] over four years
General Education (GE); Foreign Language
Total credit hours for semester: 17
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 16
Total credit hours for semester: 15
Total credit hours for semester: 16
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