John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences

Health Communication

Students pursuing a degree in Health Communication must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of University courses. Included in the 120 semester hours are 48 semester hours of speech courses.

A minimal 2.5 grade point average overall and a minimal 2.7 grade point average in the course of study is required. A student must repeat any course within the major in which a grade of “D” or lower was achieved and receive a grade of “C” or better only once.

 

Minor in Health Communication 

Earning a minor in Health Communication increases a student’s knowledge of how, why, and with what costs people communicate. Understanding how communication shapes societies and cultures adds value to anyone in any career field.

A minor in Health Communication requires 18 credit hours.

The Speech Communication Curriculum Guide is available here: Health Communication Curriculum Guide pdf.

Freshman Year - First Semester

FRST 101 Freshman Seminar (SS) (1 credit hour)

HFA General Education (3 credit hours)

ENGL 100 (3 Credit Hours)

HPED (1 Credit Hour)

FOLA or Global Studies (3 Credit Hours)

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

 

 

Sophomore Year - First Semester

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours) 

HSM 210 U.S. Healthcare Systems (3 Credit Hours)

SPCH 235 Intro to Health Advocacy

SPCH 250 Fundamentals of Speech (3 Credit Hours)

MLAR General Education (3 Credit Hours)

 Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

 

Junior Year - First Semester

SPCH 385 Multicultural Practices (3 Credit Hours)

SPCH 315 Public Comm. in Health (3 Credit Hours)

ENGL 331 Writing for Science/Tech. (3 Credit Hours)

AA General Education (3 Credit Hours) 

Free Elective 

 

Senior Year - First Semester 

HSM 421 Healthcare Policy & Politics (3 Credit Hours) 

SPCH 410 Ethical Issues in Comm (3 Credit Hours)

SPCH 314 Intercultural Comm (3 Credit Hours)

SPCH 465 Capstone for HCS (3 Credit Hours) 

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

Freshman Year - Second Semester 

SPCH 105 Intro to Health Comm. (3 Credit Hours) 

ENGL 101 (3 Credit Hours)

SR (LAB) General Education (4 Credit Hours) 

FOLA 2 or Global Studies (3 Credit Hours)

PSYC 101

 

Sophmore Year - Second Semester

SPCH 453 Persuasion (3 Credit Hours)

Free Elective (1 Credit Hour)

SPCH 316: Interpersonal Comm. (3 Credit Hours)

PSYC 250 Psychological Statistics (3 Credit Hours)

MLAR General Education (3 Credit Hours)

FreeElective (3 Credit Hours)

 

Junior Year - Second Semester

SPCH 401 Adv. Advocacy & Debate (3 Credit Hours)

SPCH 301 Research Methods in HCS (3 Credit Hours)

SR General Education (3 Credit Hours)

GL General Education (3 Credit Hours)

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

 

Senior Year - Second Semester

SPCH 475 Computer App. in Comm.(3 Credit Hours)

SPCH 470 Adv. Topics in HCS (3) OR SPCH 480 Internship for HCS (3 Credit Hours)

SBS General Education (3 Credit Hours)

Free Elective (3 Credit Hours)

HPED (1 Credit Hour)

Please direct additional inquiries to Dr. Deana Lacy McQuitty, Chairperson, dlmcquit@ncat.edu.
or Dr. Dakysha Moore. Health Communication Concentration, dmooreonsomu@ncat.edu.