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Communication and Public Advocacy

Health communication professionals, and the organizations in which they work, are concerned with meeting people’s communication and knowledge needs in such areas as the relationships between patients and their health care providers, family dynamics, dissemination of health information, and cultural and gender influences on communication. Recent graduates are employed in large health care companies, national nonprofit health agencies, and research institutions.

1. Theory Courses (3 courses; 1 course must be COMS 245 or COMS 260)
COMS 240	Health Communication	4
COMS 310	Information Diffusion	4
COMS 300	Field Research Methods in Communication	4
COMS 301	Empirical Research Applications in Communication	4
COMS 303	Rhetorical Analysis and Criticism	4
3. Internship or Practicum (1 course)
COMS 430	Communication and the Campaign	4
COMS 445	Senior Practicum	4
COMS 496A	Health Communication Internship	4
4. Advanced Presentations Course (1 course)
COMS 315	Advanced Argument and Debate	4
COMS 403	Advanced Presentations	4
COMS 421	Instructional Training and Development in Communication	4
5. Elective Courses (3 courses)
COMS 217	Advanced Forensics	4
COMS 220	Oral Interpretation of Literature	4
COMS 245	Introduction to Organizational Communication	4
COMS 260	Introduction to Communication in Public Advocacy	4
COMS 304	Principles and Techniques of Interviewing	4
COMS 306	Interpersonal Conflict Management	4
COMS 342	Communication and Persuasion	4
COMS 351	Courtoom Rhetoric	4
COMS 353	Contemporary Culture and Rhetoric	4
COMS 405	Meeting and Conference Planning	4
COMS 406	Advanced Interpersonal Communication	4
COMS 410	Cross-Cultural Communication	4
COMS 411	Communicating with People with Disabilities	4
COMS 420	Gender and Communication	4
COMS 422	Communication in the Family	4
COMS 442	Responsibility and Freedom of Speech in Communication	4
COMS 448	Rhetoric and Electronic Media	4
COMS 480	Topics in Communication	4