Apr 23, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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COMS 3410 - Women and Health Communication


This course focuses on the unique communication issues for women in health-related settings. Topics include the accomplishment of relational, informational, and medical goals for women health care seekers, as well as the challenges of offering and seeking social support in contemporary society.

Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Explain the social construction of health and illness.
  • Identify communication phenomena relevant to women’s health.
  • Describe and evaluate historical conceptualizations of women’s health.
  • Apply health communication theory and research to analyze discourse about women’s health.



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