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Virginia Tech

ADV-2134: Introduction to Health Communication

Description: Introduction to health communication with a focus on current issues and perspectives, including patient-provider communication, cultural conceptions of health and illness, media portrayals of health, communication in health organizations, health communication theories, information technologies in health communication, ethical considerations, and health promotion campaigns.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 11

Average GPA: 3.62 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.79%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.41%

Adrienne Holz202473.2%23.8%1.2%1.4%0.0%0.5%3.6510
Staff Shinault202240.0%55.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.291

Grade Distribution Over Time

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Spring 2022Summer I 2022Summer I 2023Fall 2023Winter 2023Spring 2024Summer I 2024Fall 2024Term050% W