Healthcare Communications
Curriculum
Health Communications That Can Make a Difference in Patient Care
The new Healthcare Communications certificate at UChicago offers training in the most prevalent specialized writings of health communications. There is increased awareness of the importance of communicating health information effectively to the public across platforms within this growing industry. This flexible, online program will cover patient education; various marketing and promotional platforms and regulations; healthcare audiences; ethical and legal standards; communication principles; and increasing audience literacies.
After certificate completion, you will be able to:
- Develop compelling collateral within the highly regulated advertising environment.
- Apply the principles of medical copywriting within real-world scenarios.
- Implement strategies for creating effective healthcare content deliverables.
- Apply knowledge learned about accreditation requirements to design educational materials for health professionals.
- Build upon your healthcare career to focus on this growing industry.
- Qualify for entry-level jobs in pharma, hospital systems, research, grant writing, and specialized marketing agencies.
- Change your career within healthcare to specialize in medical writing.
- Expand freelancing opportunities.
Join the Growing Healthcare Communications Industry
Healthcare Communications Certificate Program Structure
Duration: The program can be completed in as few as six months, allowing you to gain valuable credentials in a relatively short time frame. Each course is seven weeks in length. However, you can also progress at a pace that suits your personal and professional commitments.
Interactive Learning: The program includes live weekly synchronous sessions, interactive discussions, and group projects, fostering a collaborative learning environment. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with instructors and peers, simulating the teamwork and communication skills essential in project management.
Course Format: Courses are offered online, providing the convenience of learning from anywhere. In addition to weekly synchronous sessions, remote students are expected to read texts and complete assignments between synchronous appointments. This format allows you to balance your studies with work and other responsibilities while still benefiting from UChicago’s rigorous academic standards.
Earn a Non-Credit Certificate: Participants will receive a digital course badge after the successful completion of each certificate course, and a certificate of completion once all program requirements are met.
Bring Health Literacy to the Forefront of Medicine
Core healthcare communication courses
Courses in the Healthcare Communications program will strengthen your understanding of communication types, audiences, platforms, regulations, and best practices, for constructing clear, ethical, patient-centered communications to multiple audiences.
- The program consists of three core requirements with a flexible sequential course progression.
- Students can complete the certificate in as little as nine months to three years.
- Class sizes range from ten to twenty students per course.
- Classes are offered remotely with live, interactive, synchronous sessions.
- After successful completion of core requirements, participants will receive a credential certified by the University of Chicago.
Grow Your Healthcare Communications Career
Whether you are upskilling or reskilling, looking for an entry-level job, or building your freelancing opportunities within pharma, hospital systems, research, marketing, grant writing, or other health-related businesses, our online Healthcare Communications certificate program will enhance your credentials and immerse you in the community and resources of an elite research university.
Join this Rewarding Career
