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JOUR 311

Health and Wellness Communication

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

Examine interpersonal and mediated communication related to health and wellness of ourselves and society at large, with an emphasis on ethical strategic communication competencies and health information literacies.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Junior or Senior standing.
PBH 101JOUR 103
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

PBH 101 OR JOUR 103; Junior or Senior standing.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Every Fall

Terms

fall

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • describe how personal characteristics and verbal and nonverbal behavior influence quality communication.
  • explain the role of communication in the effective functioning of the health care system in a variety of contexts.
  • describe strategies for communicating with people with a variety of communication needs.
  • evaluate patient-provider interactions according to theories and strategies covered in class.
  • demonstrate the ability to plan and develop a theory-based health communication campaign that is responsive to the needs and characteristics of the target population.
  • evaluate health promotion/media campaigns according to content covered in class.