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Health Communication in interpersonal contexts examines how individuals manage their illness events effectively and appropriately through social interactions. Faculty members in this area of research have examined how health literacy, communicative competence, and social support play a critical role in individuals’ illness management with their support network, including health care providers, family members, and supportive others. The area of health promotion and campaign adopts a perspective similar to that of public health researchers in exploring best practices in modifying individuals’ health behaviors (e.g., risk aversion/management and smoking cessation) through health education and implementation of different campaign strategies. Faculty members in this area of research have explored the effectiveness of campaign messages (e.g., message features), factors influencing individuals’ evaluation and interpretation of campaign messages (e.g., psychological and emotional factors), and different message outcomes (e.g., message effects and campaign evaluation).

The area of organizational and health communication focuses on research such as community organizing and health, the emotion experiences of health professionals, healthcare ethics (e.g., informed consent, privacy), healthcare teams, managed care, physician assimilation, and health professionals’ coping with stress and burnout. Currently, faculty members’ research includes community organizing and health, healthcare ethics, and physician assimilation. Because University of Oklahoma-Norman campus is 20 minutes away from the at the University of Oklahoma-Health Science Center campus at Oklahoma City and 2 hours away from the OU-Community Medicine campus at Tulsa, faculty members, physicians (including medical residents), and graduate students often collaborate on research projects across campuses. In addition, due to the strength in our intercultural communication program, many of our faculty members and students often conduct their studies in international settings, highlighting the culturally and socially constructed nature of health/illness management.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Health Communication

Risk and Crisis Communication

Social influence

Persuasive Communication Campaigns

Communication in Health Organizations

Communication Research Task Groups

Directed Readings

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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Norman, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Transcripts and/or mark sheets showing the grades earned in each course (no consolidated mark sheets)

A degree certificate or diploma (not required if the transcript includes the name of the degree earned and the date it was conferred)

A graduation certificate if the degree was earned in China

A Diploma Supplement if the degree is Bologna-compliant

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22062 USD / year

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Out-of-State

11128 USD / year

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In-State

3938 USD / year

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Living costs

Norman

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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