COMMUNICATION CORE

Take the following courses:

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BIOLOGY CORE

Take the following course:

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INTERDISCIPLINARY CORE 

Take the following courses:

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SKILLS & METHODS COURSES

Take the following courses:

CM-220 Group Communication

4 CreditsH, CS, SW-LEPrerequisite: CM-130 or CM-132 or CM-133. Pre- or Co-Requisite: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

CM-288 Strategic Communication

3 CreditsPrerequisite: CM-130 or CM-132 or CM-133

CM-310 Understanding Health Inequity

3 CreditsS, WK-SIPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

CM-388 Public Communication Campaigns

Prerequisite: CM-130 or CM-132, or CM-133

PY-216 Public Health

4 CreditsS,N,WK-SPPre-req or co-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

HP-235 Medical Terminology

2 Credits

PL-235 Ethics of Health Care

4 CreditsH,SW-ERPre-req or co-req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 

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SEMINAR & ELECTIVE COURSES

Take one of the following courses below:

CM-300 Professional Presentations

3 CreditsCS, HPrerequisites: CM200.

CM-340 Intercultural Communication

3 CreditsH, I, SW-GEPrerequisite or Corequisite: FYC-101

IM-360  Digital Video Production

3 CreditsF,CTDHPrerequisites: IM110 or permission by permission of instructor with prior video experience. 

CM-365 Organizational Communication

3 CreditsH, S, CWPrerequisites: CM130 and CM230 and CM220.

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Take one of the following courses below:

BI-270  Infectious Disease & Society

3 CreditsCA,N,WK-SP,CTGES

PY-190 Introduction to Poverty Studies

3 Credits

PY-211 Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Studies

3 CreditsS,WK-SIPre- or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

PY-321 Health Psychology

4 CreditsSPrerequisites: PY-101.

PY-322 Sport Psychology

3 CreditsSPre-Req: PY-101

EN-217 Disability in Fiction

3 CreditsH 

EN-385 Queer Literature

4 CreditsCA, HPrerequisites: EN110 or EN109.

PS-298 Gender and Health Care

3 CreditsSW-ERPre-Req or Co-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109

SW-231  Social Problems & Social Welfare

3 CreditsS,WK-SIPrerequisites: FYC-101, EN-110, or EN-109.

SO-243 Death & Dying

3 CreditsS 

SO-244 Drugs and Society

3 CreditsSPrerequisites: SO101.

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Take one of the following courses below:

EN-247 Writing for Change

H,SW-USPrerequisite: FYC-101

EN-272 Introduction to Professional Writing

3 CreditsH, CWPrerequisite: First-year or sophomore standing. Juniors and Seniors by instructor permission.

EN-315 Technical Writing

4 CreditsH, CW, SW-ERPrerequisites: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109 and Sophomore, Junior or Senior standing.

EN-376 Writing Across Media

3 CreditsH,CW,CTDHPre-Req: FYC-101 or EN-110 or EN-109.

BI-314 Talk Nerdy to Me

3 Credits

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NOTE: Students who qualify and are interested also have the option of taking the following Master in Public Health graduate courses in place of courses listed under "Seminar and Electives". Those course options include:

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CAPSTONE

Complete one of the following options below (a minimum of 4 credits):

OPTION 1:

CM-490 Communication Internship

2-9 Credits Corequisite: CM495. Prerequisite: Communication core and Jr. or Sr. standing.

CM-495 Communication Internship Research

2-6 CreditsHCorequisite: CM490. Prerequisite: Communication core and Jr. or Sr. standing.

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OPTION 2:

CM-497  Senior Thesis Seminar

3-6 CreditsH, CSStudents must have Senior standing and a POE in Communication.

CM-498  Senior Thesis Research

3-6 CreditsH, CSStudents must have Senior standing and have a POE in Communication.  Prerequisite: CM-497.

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RECOMMENDED NON-POE COURSES

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Study Abroad with courses that will strengthen your professional interests in such areas as Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Business and Economics, Sociology/Social Work, Peace and Conflict Studies, Political Science, Psychology, and /or Philosophy.

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All students with this POE must choose an advisor from the Communication Department. 

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Most graduate assistants in this field require a 3.3 or higher GPA and GRE scores of at least 500 in each subcategory to be competitive for assistantships.

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POE Credit Total = 58-59

Students must complete at least 18 credits at the 300/400-level.  Any course exception must be approved by the advisor and/or department chair.

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Health Communication is the study of communication as it relates to health professionals and health education. It includes the study of provider-client interaction as well as the diffusion of health information through public health campaigns.

Related Internships And Careers (examples from former Juniata Students):

• Healing Hands Physical Therapy, Piscataway, NJ
• JC Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, PA
• Morrison’s Cove, Martinsburg, PA
• Rehabilitation Hospital, Altoona, PA
• Tyrone Hospital, Tyrone, PA
• WIC Program, Mount Union, PA

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Careers in Health Communication

• Health Educator
• School Health Care Administrator
• Medical Grants Writer
• Hospital Director of Communication
• Clinic Public Relations Director
• Health Communication Analyst
• Research Analyst
• Medical Training Supervisor
• Communication Manager for Federal Health Agencies
• Health Personnel Educator
• Medical Center Publications Editor
• Hospice Manager
• Drug Rehabilitationist
• Health Care Counselor
• Activities Director
• Marketing Director
• Health Facility Fund Raiser
• Pharmaceutical Sales/Marketing

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Related subjects in Communication

• Interpersonal Communication
• Family Communication
• Interviewing
• Business and Professional Communication
• Public Speaking
• Research Methods
• Group Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Public Relations
• Listening & Communication Ethics
• Nonverbal Communication
• Persuasion