Health Communication Minor
The Health Communication minor is open to all undergraduate majors at The University of Texas at Austin. If demand exceeds space available, the Moody College reserves the right to select students based on their academic record or a secondary application.
Acceptance into the minor does not come with preference or guarantee of a seat in any course. Course prerequisites and major restrictions are enforced.
Total Hours Required: 16
Requirements
Requirements are listed in the table below. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum. Students should also review the University's Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| COM 102 | Introduction to Health Communication | 1 |
| COM 331 | Health Communication: Theory, Practice, and Innovation | 3 |
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Interpersonal Health Communication | ||
| Health Decision Making | ||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | ||
| Theories of Persuasion | ||
| Lying and Deception | ||
| Communication and Personal Relationships | ||
| Courses below must be taken concurrently; only three hours of coursework will count towards the minor. | ||
| Guidance in Adult-Child Relationships | ||
AND | ||
| Guidance in Adult Child Relationships Lab | ||
| Organizational Communication | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Digital Communications | ||
| Social Media and Organizations | ||
| Family Communication | ||
| Family Relationships | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Communication in Health Care Settings | ||
| Romantic Relationships and Family Formation | ||
| Social Work Practice with Abused and Neglected Children and Their Families | ||
| Population/Mass Media | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Psychology of Advertising | ||
| Health Communication: Messages, Campaigns, and the Media | ||
| Time Matters | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| The Politics of Health Care | ||
| Children's Environmental Health | ||
| Introduction to Health and Society | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Child and Adolescent Health | ||
| Foundations of Epidemiology | ||
| Global Health | ||
| International Nutrition: Social and Environmental Policies | ||
| Obesity and Metabolic Health | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Medicine, Ethics, and Society | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Behavior Problems of Children | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Mental Illness and the Brain | ||
| Loss and Grief: Individual, Family, and Cultural Perspectives | ||
| Global Health Issues and Health Systems | ||
| Foundations of Data Analysis | ||
| Fertility and Reproduction | ||
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Additional Upper-Division Coursework | ||
| Hours chosen from: the Interpersonal Communication, Organizational Communication and Population/Mass Media course lists | 3 | |
| College Requirements - Communication | ||
| Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies | ||
| Total Hours | 16 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
- Nine hours of in residence coursework and nine hours of upper-division coursework are required.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade, unless the course is only offered on the pass/fail basis.
- A minimum grade of C- (or CR for courses offered only on a pass/fail basis) is required for all minor coursework.
- Courses that appear in multiple groupings may only be counted once.