Communication for Health Care Contexts Certificate
- Undergraduate Certificate
The Communication for Health Care Contexts Certificate provides students with an opportunity to develop communication-based knowledge and skills integral to competent and effective communication in patient/provider interactions in health care contexts.
To be awarded this certificate, students must complete and be awarded an undergraduate degree. For more information about adding an undergraduate certificate, see your advisor.
Program Requirements
Judy C. Pearson Department of Communication Studies
Communication Studies Scholarships
Program Highlights
- Develop proficiency in communication practices within diverse public and private arenas such as race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation and socioeconomic class
- Students will develop an understanding of current and future issues in health communication practices
- Core classes occur in smart classrooms in Riverview, the only campus building on the National Register of Historic Places
- Faculty with established and ongoing research on local and international issues.
- Communication Studies is one of the top 5 programs in degrees granted for 11 years
Student Organizations
- Communication Studies Club
- Forensics Speech and Debate Team
- Conflict Resolution for Students
- Players Performance Group
- Lambda Pi Eta
Popular Careers
- Nursing
- Gerontology
- Social Work
- Rehabilitation Counselor
- Community Affairs Liaison