Graduate Certificate in Health Communication & Aging

The Graduate Certificate in Health Communication and Aging provides students with an understanding of the interplay between human communication, aging, and health. The program develops a broad understanding of communication and aging theories, contributes to the advancement of health communication and aging as an emerging field of study, and offers opportunities to examine the contextual nature of health communication and aging in its various forms. It also builds students' appreciation of the processes that define human communication and aging, along with an awareness of ethical communication practice. The certificate is offered jointly by the Department of Communication Studies and the Department of Aging and Family Science, requiring 2.0 units of coursework — 1.0 unit from each department — combining required courses with an elective from each department's graduate offerings.