COM 576: Health Communication

Survey of health communication theory and research. Examines issues such as patient-provider and everyday communication, broader community-societal discourse, and organizational and mass health communication. Prepares participants for subsequently more specialized seminars and enriched study in allied specialties.
Please review the syllabus for full course information.
Term: This is a Full Semester course. Participants may register for one Full Semester course OR one course each in Winter/Spring I and Winter/Spring II.
Prerequisite(s): Qualified to teach content area
Purdue University Fort Wayne
Semester: Winter/Spring 2023 – Full Semester
Instructor: Dr. Sarah S. LeBlanc
Graduate Credits: 3
Dates: 1/9/23 – 5/7/23
Format: Online Asynchronous
Graduate Certificate Available: No
Master’s Completion Pathway: No
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