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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Will familiarize students with the prominent, theories, issues, and topics in health, communication. It will include a review of, research on health literacy, social support,, patient-provider interaction, communication, campaigns (health promotion, disease prevention,, and risk and crisis communication), technology in, health contexts, media and wellness, and cultural, influences on health. Required of all health, communication majors.
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3.00 Credits
Will help students explore, understand, and, appreciate the patient-provider relationship, through an examination of quantitative and, qualitative research. Emphasis will be placed on, improving communication skills between patients,, caregivers, and various health professionals, (e.g., physicians, nurses, and staff). This, course will also familiarize students with, evaluating and conducting research on, patient-provider communication.
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3.00 Credits
Will examine health messages in news,, entertainment, and advertising. Students will, learn about the frequency and nature of health, messages in different media and the effects these, messages have on viewers. Topics include health, news reporting; portrayals of disease,, disability, and death; entertainment education;, representations of health professionals;, promotion of drugs and other health products;, tobacco and alcohol advertising.
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3.00 Credits
Will explore the role of theory and research in, health campaigns and risk/crisis, communication. Students will learn to lead the, planning, implementation, and evaluation of, messages that affect individual-level behavior, change and community-wide action related to, public health issues (e.g., promoting healthy, lifestyles, health screening, disease prevention,, etc.). Will also include the psychology of risk,, risk assessment, crisis communication, risk, reduction and mitigation, and community, mobilization.
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3.00 Credits
Helps students increase cultural competency by, examining the effects of communication and culture, on health and health care. Students taking this, course will explore health communication and, culture, health messages, how culture affects, one's health identity, health literacy, patient, and provider perspectives in regard to the, provision of care and expectations thereof, social, support, and how to improve one's intercultural, communication competence.
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3.00 Credits
Experiential learning opportunity in the field of, health communication at an approved setting under, professional supervision. Each student should, choose a setting related to their personal,, professional or vocational interests that will, allow them to apply what they are learning in, their health communication courses. Recommended, settings include non-profit agencies,, public/community health agencies, medical clinics,, hospitals, and government. Permission of the, instructor and Career Development Center is, required.
Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor and Career Development Center
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the values and ideas of the, West as they have developed from ancient times to, the seventeenth century. The course also, introduces students to the discipline of history, as a unique approach to the understanding of, human civilization and culture. Not open to, students who have taken PO-201.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of the survey begun in HI 201., The course concentrates on the rise of the modern, state, industrialism, imperialism, communism,, and post-modernism. Not open to students who, have taken PO 202.
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3.00 Credits
A history of Latin America from the earliest civilizations to the, present day. Beginning with the European invasion of the New, World, the course studies European colonialism, the, struggle for independence, the rise of national, states and the political and social crisis of the, twentieth century, with special attention to the, relationship between the United States and Latin, America. Field: World
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3.00 Credits
A thematic course about the classical world of, ancient Greece and Rome. The story of the, rise and fall of both civilizations will be, conveyed through analysis of key people, their, thoughts, words, and actions. Ethics,, character, and leadership will be examined in, light of historical context. Field: Europe
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