Health Communication
Ready to shape the future of health through communication? Our Health Communication major blends courses from Communication, Technical Communication, and Applied Health Sciences, preparing you to craft clear, culturally relevant messages that improve health literacy and outcomes. Whether in clinical settings, public health, or health media, your communication skills will make a difference.
Careers in Health Communication
Students are prepared for a diverse range of career paths as a professional communicator in the healthcare field, including roles such as digital copywriter, grants writer, healthcare coordinator, marketer, legislative affairs specialist, medical writer and patient advocate.- Community Relations Specialist
- Medical Writer
- Healthcare Marketing/PR Specialist
- Health Educator
- Patient Advocate/Patient Communication Specialist
Potential Salary
Median Salary $66,320
Health Communication Degrees at MSU
Health Communication, Bachelor of Science
Health communication provides multidisciplinary skills for communicating in health settings or about health and medical topics. Students analyze and evaluate health communication’s role in hospitals and medical contexts, in mediated messages for diverse audiences, and in everyday conversations. Students create written, visual, oral, and digital communications that deliver health messages in a clear, ethical, and culturally competent manner.
Health Communication, Minor
The Health Communication minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide undergraduate students with writing and speaking skills for use in health and medical settings. The minor is beneficial for students majoring in health or biomedical sciences who wish to communicate in patient-centered ways. The minor is also useful to communication-related majors who wish to further specialize their training.
Health Communication, Bachelor of Science
Health communication provides multidisciplinary skills for communicating in health settings or about health and medical topics. Students analyze and evaluate health communication’s role in hospitals and medical contexts, in mediated messages for diverse audiences, and in everyday conversations. Students create written, visual, oral, and digital communications that deliver health messages in a clear, ethical, and culturally competent manner.
Health Communication, Minor
The Health Communication minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide undergraduate students with writing and speaking skills for use in health and medical settings. The minor is beneficial for students majoring in health or biomedical sciences who wish to communicate in patient-centered ways. The minor is also useful to communication-related majors who wish to further specialize their training.
Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta is the official honor society of the National Communication Association and a Recognized Student Organization (RSO) at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Related Programs
Technical Communication
Our Technical Communication classes will teach you to communicate ideas and information effectively. We typically study how people communicate in a professional environment and focus on making documents that are clear, concise, accurate, thorough, and easy for the audience to use. Courses cover user experience, usability, content strategy, and instructional design, ensuring your work is accurate, thorough, and easy to use.
Communication and Media
The Communication and Media program equips students with critical thinking, digital literacy and global awareness, preparing them to be ethical and socially responsible communicators, advocates and storytellers in a dynamic world.
Applied Health Science
From undergraduate degrees in alcohol and drug studies to public health or public health education, school health education, pre-occupational therapy, pre-athletic training, or pre-health administration, you'll graduate prepared to make an immediate impact in the health science field through one of these rewarding careers.
Social Work
The Department of Social Work at Minnesota State University, Mankato, offers a nurturing and challenging environment for students committed to social justice and improving lives through a professional social work career. Our accredited BSSW and MSW programs provide students with comprehensive training that includes hands-on experiences in real-world settings, preparing graduates to improve lives and foster change in their communities.
Department of Communication and Media
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Humanities and Social Sciences
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is an inclusive community of diverse learners seeking to examine, engage with and transform the social world while nurturing creativity and innovation. Our programs build a foundation of knowledge that adapts to a constantly changing society.
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