SPEE 37 Health Communication

This course is designed to provide a broad introduction to human communication in a health-care context. We will examine basic medical models, the roles of health professionals, patients and caregivers, social and cultural issues, communication in health organizations, and the role of mass media. Emphasis will be on the social analysis of social support, ethics, organizational culture, planning health promotion campaigns, cultural conceptions of health and illness, and social scientific theory.

Instructor

Drummond

Prerequisite

No prerequisites.

Degree Requirement Attributes

SOC

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