Nov 03, 2025

2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog

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2017-2018 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Minor Checklist

Health Communication Minor

Total Hours: 21

Curriculum includes 6 hours of core curriculum, and 15 hours of electives. Electives must include a minimum of 6 hours from the Communication Studies list, as well as a minimum of 6 hours from the Health Promotion list. The remaining 3 hours may be selected from any of the approved elective courses.

Core Courses:

HCM 3910 - Communication in Health Professions. Credits: 3
HCM 4910 - Applied Health Communication. Credits: 3

AND

Approved Electives:

Communication Studies (select 6-9 semester hours)

CMN 2630 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. Credits: 3
CMN 2650 - Introduction to Organizational Communication. Credits: 3
CMN 2920 - Introduction to Public Relations. Credits: 3
CMN 3100 - Persuasion. Credits: 3
CMN 3300 - Interviewing. Credits: 3
CMN 3470 - Small Group Communication. Credits: 3
CMN 3650 - Case Studies in Organizational Communication. Credits: 3
CMN 3710 - Intercultural Communication. Credits: 3
CMN 3950 - Conferences and Event Planning. Credits: 3
CMN 3960 - Public Relations Writing and Production. Credits: 3
CMN 4765 - Communication in Families. Credits: 3

Health Promotion (select 6-9 hours)

HST 2270 - Community Health. Credits: 3
HST 2600 - International Health Issues. Credits: 3
HST 2700 - Marketing Concepts for Health Promotion Professionals. Credits: 3
HST 2900 - Human Diseases. Credits: 3
HST 3100 - Disasters and Public Health: Planning and Response. Credits: 3
HST 3500 - Human Sexuality. Credits: 3
HST 3560 - Women’s Health. Credits: 3
HST 3700 - Community Health Behavior Methods. Credits: 3
HST 3750 - Health Care Delivery Systems. Credits: 3
HST 3765 - Principles of Epidemiology. Credits: 3
HST 4250 - Planning Health Programs. Credits: 3
HST 4770 - Health Services Administration. Credits: 3
HST 4800 - Drugs and Society. Credits: 3
HST 4890 - Health and Aging. Credits: 3

Additional Electives (select 0-3 hours)

ECN 2800G - Economics of Social Issues. Credits: 3
ECN 3875 - Health Economics. Credits: 3
FCS 1800 - Lifespan Human Development. Credits: 3
FCS 2100 - Personal Nutrition. Credits: 3
FCS 2800 - Family Relationships. Credits: 3
FCS 2831 - Women in Contemporary Society. Credits: 3
FCS 2850 - Child Development. Credits: 3
JOU 3820 - Publicity Methods. Credits: 3
NUR 3203 - Medical Terminology. Credits: 3
PSY 1879G - Introductory Psychology. Credits: 3
PSY 1890G - Introductory Psychology, Honors. Credits: 3
PSY 3260 - Models of Group Therapy. Credits: 3
PSY 3515 - Child Psychology. Credits: 3
PSY 3521 - Psychology of Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Credits: 3
PSY 3525 - Psychology of Maturity and Old Age. Credits: 3
PSY 3530 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Credits: 3
PSY 3590 - Theories of Personality. Credits: 3
PSY 3690 - Controversial Topics in Psychology. Credits: 3
PSY 3780 - Abnormal Psychology. Credits: 3
PSY 3870 - Social Psychology. Credits: 3
PSY 4260 - Crisis Intervention. Credits: 3
PSY 4265 - Methods in Behavioral Management. Credits: 3
SOC 4820 - Sociology of Health and Health Care. Credits: 3