Communication 430 - WR
Prerequisite: COMM 201 or consent of instructor. Note: Approved for the Arts and Sciences upper-level requirement in written communication (WR). Nature, function and importance of communication in health care delivery. Applies communication theory and skills to health contexts.
Learning Outcomes
- Links of Interest
- To become exposed to communication, medical, nursing, sociological and psychological literature related to health communication
- To develop an understanding of how communication functions in the health setting to improve the delivery of healthcare
- To become aware of potential communication problems existing between various health care providers and to explore how these interaction patterns might affect patient care
- To understand the role of interpersonal communication outside the clinical setting as it relates to the healing process and preventative healthcare
- To analyze and interpret health communication scholarship
- To apply health communication concepts to original research
