进行健康交流的学生将发展和获得必要的知识和技能，这些知识和技能对于成为更有效的医疗保健消费者和拥护者至关重要，并且将学习健康运动的计划，实施和评估的基础知识。研究，理论和实际应用相结合，可以帮助学生制定与积极的健康成果和成功协商医疗体系相关的沟通策略。学生将在广泛的医疗保健情况下完成课程工作，重点是人际，团体，组织，文化和计算机介导的分析水平。学生还将在广泛的卫生保健背景下完成课程工作，重点是性别，媒体，量身定制的信息以及电子卫生在构建，提供和评估中介健康运动以促进健康和行为改变方面的作用。
Health communication is one of the fastest growing areas in the communication field and a stated focus of Healthy People 2020, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine), and the National Cancer Institute. Students who major in health communication develop the communication competencies needed to inform and influence individual and community decisions for improving health.Our health communication degree for undergraduates is one of only a handful nationwide. Most other programs only offer health communication as an area of specialization. We offer a comprehensive approach to health care and promotion.<br><br>The health communication major is designed for students who aspire to become communication specialists in health environments or address societal challenges related to communication and health. Our program prepares students for a variety of careers in healthcare contexts, including hospitals, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and medical settings. Graduates with a degree in health communication may seek jobs as health communication specialists, health educators, curriculum/instructional designers, patient advocates, health directors, public relations practitioners, and health campaign developers, or may pursue graduate study in health communication for careers in teaching and research.