Graduate Certificate in Health Communication at University of South Carolina

Programme overview

Become an effective advocate for positive change through health communication work in a variety of career settings from local to global. Take our graduate certificate program alone or with another degree. This 18-hour post-bachelor's degree program is offered as a collaboration among public health and information and communication fields.

Faculty: Arnold School of Public Health / College of Information and Communications | Department: Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior | Duration: 9 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbia, SC, United States

What you will study

Broaden your skills and expertise on health communication activities while strengthening your understanding of the research the public needs to make healthy life decisions. Courses include applied health communication and health sciences information resources plus a choice of electives in mass communication, strategy or theory. Students complete a practicum or project.

Career pathways

Potential careers include Social Marketer, Health Communicator, Health Educator.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions (University of South Carolina Academic Bulletin): Admissions Students will need to complete an admissions process to be admitted to this program. The applicant will be evaluated on a combination of factors: Official undergraduate transcripts Resumé describing previous professional experience, especially if it is in health communication Three letters of recommendation A written statement of intent describing why you want to study health communication. If you are not already studying for a graduate degree, you can enroll as a stand-alone program. The GRE is not required for application to the Health Communication Certificate program. Admission Daniela Friedman HPEB Professor phone: 803-576-5818 email: [email protected] Casey Goldston Giraudy HPEB Academic Programs Coordinator phone: 803-777-2966 e-mail: [email protected] Certificate Requirements (18 Hours) Core Courses (9 Hours) Course List Course Title Credits HPEB 711 Applied...

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 9 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://www.sc.edu/admissions-at-sc/applications/index.php

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