COMM 3201 — Health Communication
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath WIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Explores various topics as they relate to health communication including interpersonal aspects, cultural issues, and political complexities of health. Subject matter includes patient-provider communication, organizational systems, advertising in the health industry, and the role of media in the formation of expectations about health and the use of media to promote social change.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 34 | 38 | 89% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 50 | 57 | 88% | 2.3 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 68% | 6.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 55 | 57 | 96% | 0.7 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 52 | 57 | 91% | 1.7 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 47% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 50 | 57 | 88% | 2.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 53 | 57 | 93% | 1.3 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 84% · T 7% · W 94% · Th 84% · F 16%
Common patterns: MWR (71% of sections), WF (16% of sections), MTWR (7% of sections), MR (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Joseph Schwartz (73% of students) · reviews
- Diane Francis (27% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Joseph Schwartz (54% of students) · reviews
- Diane Francis (34% of students) · reviews
- Briana Trifiro (12% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Elizabeth Glowacki (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (COMM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All COMM courses · Plan it at numap.app