休斯顿大学的Jack J. Valenti传播学院提供3个硕士学位，旨在实现学术和非学术职业的专业成功。该计划的目标是培养能够有效地进入专业媒体职位，发展其当前职业，在大专院校或高中任教或进入顶尖博士课程的研究生。迄今为止，我们学校已将毕业生列为一流的博士学位。以及公共和私人机构中的非学术职位。无论职业目标是什么，该研究生课程都会通过提高概念，应用和研究技能的课程来扩大每个学生的沟通专业知识-所有这些对于当今信息导向和瞬息万变的全球社会而言，对于成功的职业至关重要。卫生传播硕士课程的重点是检查人们个人和集
Health communication is defined by the Centers for Disease Control as the 'study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual decisions that enhance health. Our graduate program equips health communication students with practical and theoretical know-how to examine the ways individuals and groups understand, shape, and accommodate to health and illness.<br><br>Our curriculum features a comprehensive approach to health delivery and promotion. Students who chose to pursue a graduate degree with our program gain knowledge in various subjects, including:<br><br>Provider-patient communication<br>Social marketing and communication campaigns on health-related behavioral change<br>Cultural influences on health meanings and treatment preferences<br>Health citizenry and health literacy<br>Communication within healthcare organizations<br>Risk and crisis management<br>The influence of narrative and interactive media -- including e-health and telemedicine -- on public understanding and health promotion