<p>Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: course 210 or prior social sciences courses. Media utilization, media effects, media content, media advocacy, media literacy, health journalism, video and audio storytelling techniques, new media, entertainment education, and transmedia. Competencies: media content analysis, writing popular nonfiction (blogs, journalism), creating and evaluating effective communications using popular media. Letter grading.</p>

Community Health Sciences

The school aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people. The school acts on this mission through initiatives in three core areas: education, discovery, and service.

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

The department is concerned with health equity and well-being for all individuals and communities.

General Catalog

Health Communication in Popular Media

COM HLT 288

4 units