Mar 29, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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COMS 8440 - Health Communication and Society


Seminar exploring the relationships among communication, public culture, and public perceptions of health and wellness. Surveys theoretical approaches (i.e., cultural studies, rhetorical analysis) and emphasizes the application of theory through writing and criticism. There is a strong emphasis on exploring current issues and challenges facing the health care industry and the public’s understanding of health and wellness.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 seminar
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Explain the relationship between communication theory and public understanding of health and wellness.
  • Describe and apply the elements of a compelling analysis of social messages about health and wellness.
  • Identify specific critical approaches to social and communicative analysis of discourses of health and wellness.
  • Successfully integrate analysis of text, context, and audience in a paper and presentation regarding one or more social messages about health and wellness.



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