Health Journalism and Communication M.A. Program, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 111 Murphy Hall, 206 Church Street S.E., Minneapolis MN 55455 (612-626-1851; fax 612-625-9525)

Note: This program has been temporarily suspended. Applications are not being accepted at this time. Please contact the School of Journalism's Graduate Student Services office at sjmcgrad@umn.edu with questions. A joint program of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the School of Public Health, the professional master's in health journalism and communication promotes improved public communication about health matters by combining knowledge, skills, and experience from both disciplines. The program is designed for journalists and health professionals, who earn a master's degree in health journalism. Journalists and communications professionals learn the fundamentals of medical research and public health. Health professionals learn basic journalistic principles and ethics, and how to develop meaningful health stories. Those pursuing other master's degrees, (e.g., master's in public health), earn the M.A. in health journalism and communication in addition to the other degree.

The master's minor requires 6 credits. The doctoral minor requires 12 credits.