Overview

Key facts

The Health Communication multidisciplinary curriculum at Boston University focuses on how to implement effective communication campaigns, tackle tough healthcare issues, and provide valuable information to the media, the public, and other critical stakeholders. Students in the program gain leadership skills in the emerging fields of healthcare marketing, public relations, health literacy, crisis management, and social marketing.

Geared toward professionals with a background in healthcare, public relations, journalism, marketing communication, or public health education, the online Master of Science in Health Communication can be completed in as few as 18 months of part-time study. The interactive, online format includes lectures and debates, videos, interactive animation, discussion boards, and more.

Learning Outcomes

Apply basic public relations and marketing theories and principles to the practice of health communication.

Employ communication strategy, methods, and technology to communicate information, influence audiences, or affect change on health-related topics and issues.

Evaluate the value and significance of traditional, social, and emerging digital media practice in the health communication field.

Demonstrate awareness and understanding of ethical and socially responsible health communication practices and strategies, and knowledge of the Code of Ethics as defined by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Articulate the role that communication plays in the healthcare industry.

Interpret and apply basic communication research fundamentals to the field of health communication.

Analyze, synthesize, interpret, and present health and scientific information using clear and concise messaging for public consumption.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The American Healthcare System for Health Communicators

Epidemiology for Health Communicators

The Biology of Disease

Contemporary Healthcare Marketing

Contemporary Public Relations

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 16 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-07-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-10-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Public Health View 553 other Masters in Public Health in United States

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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120

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Other requirements

General requirements

National

A completed Application for Graduate Admission

Three letters of recommendation.

A personal statement (short essay discussing your motivation for study)

A current résumé

Transcript(s) from each college and graduate school attended.

A nonrefundable application fee of $85

International

International Student Data Form

Authorized financial statement from a bank (original, shown in U.S. dollars)

Copy of current I-20 and I-94, both sides (if applicable)

Letter of financial support from a sponsor (firm, government, parents, etc.)

Notarized English translations of all documents not in English

Tuition Fee

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International

24640 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24640 USD per year during 16 months.
National

24640 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24640 USD per year during 16 months.
In-State

24640 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24640 USD per year during 16 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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