Course Description
Graduate certificate programs in health communication provide students with advanced training in communication principles and strategies that can be applied to a variety of medical and health-related settings. The curricula for these programs vary depending on the skill set students wish to acquire. For example, there are graduate certificate programs in health communication that emphasize applied skill development in public relations and marketing for professionals who wish to work for health care organizations. There are also certificate programs that specifically train health care providers in optimizing their interpersonal and patient-provider communication strategies.