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Study plan of the Master in Health Communication (MHC)
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Study plan of the Master in Health Communication (MHC)
The study plan (also study plan or study curriculum) of the Master includes information on the structure of the programme.
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Study plan 2024-2026
First Semester Core topics in Health Communication & Management
6 3 6 6 6 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Second Semester
Core courses
6 3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 6 6 3 Suggested Elective
3 Total ECTS - Spring semester
30 Third Semester
3 3 6 6 3 3 Electives 6 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Fourth Semester
Thesis and Field Project
Field Project or Internship
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
*Courses organized by the Faculty of Economics
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Study plan 2023-2025
First Semester Core topics in Health Communication & Management
6 3 6 6 6 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Second Semester
Core courses
6 3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 6 6 3 Suggested Elective
3 Total ECTS - Spring semester
30 Third Semester
3 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Fourth Semester
Thesis and Field Project
Field Project
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
*Courses organized by the Faculty of Economics
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Study plan 2022-2024
First Semester Core topics in Health Communication & Management
6 3 6 6 6 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Second Semester
Core courses
6 3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 6 6 3 Suggested Elective
3 Total ECTS - Spring semester
30 Third Semester
3 3 3 6 6 Health Policy
3 3 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Fourth Semester
Thesis and Field Project
Field Project
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
*Courses organized by the Faculty of Economics
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Study plan 2021-2023
First Semester Core topics in Health Communication & Management
6 3 6 6 6 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Second Semester
Core courses
6 3 6 6 6 Total ECTS - Spring semester
27 Third Semester
3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 3 3 6 6 3 3 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
33 Fourth Semester
Thesis and Field Project
Field Project
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
*Courses organized by the Faculty of Economics
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Study plan 2020-2022
Study plan of the Master in Communication, Management and Health - curriculum 2020-2022
First Semester Core topics in Health Communication & Management
6 3 6 6 6 6 Total ECTS - Fall semester
33 Second Semester
Core courses
6 3 6 6 6 Total ECTS - Spring semester
27 Third Semester
3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 3 3 3 6 6 3 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Fourth Semester
Thesis and Field Project
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
*Courses organized by the Faculty of Economic Sciences
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Study plan 2019-2021
Study plan of the Master in Communication, Management and Health - curriculum 2019-2021
First Semester Core topics in Health Communication & Management
6 3 6 6 6 6 Total ECTS - Fall semester
33 Second Semester
Core courses
6 3 6 6 6 Total ECTS - Spring semester
27 Third Semester
3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 3 3 3 Health Campaign Development and Evaluation
6 6 3 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester
30 Fourth Semester
Thesis and Field Project
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 Slight changes in the study programme may occur.
*Courses organized by the Faculty of Economic Sciences
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Study plan 2018-2020
Study plan of the Master in Communication, Management and Health - curriculum 2018-2020
First Semester - Autumn semester 2018/19 Core topics in Health Communication & Management
Health Communication
6 Advanced research methods in Health Communication
3 Social Marketing
6 Data Analysis
6 Corporate Strategy*
6 Accounting*
6 Total ECTS - Autumn semester
33 Second Semester - Spring semester 2019
Core courses
Corporate identity and image
6 Health Communication Law
3 Critical Consumer Behavior
6 Electives
12 Total ECTS - Spring semester
27 Third Semester - Autumn semester 2019/20
3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives: Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System
3 3 3 3 Efficacy of Health Communication via Media. Including eHealth and mHealth
3 6 3 Introduction to Public Health
3 Total ECTS - Autumn semester
30 Fourth Semester - Spring semester 2020
Thesis and Field Project
9 Thesis
21 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 TOTAL ECTS 120 *Courses organized by the Faculty of Economic Sciences
Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2017-2019
Study plan of the Master in Communication, Management and Health - curriculum 2017-2019
Sem. I -
Autumn semester
2017/18
(USI)Core topics in Health Communication & Management Health Communication Schulz 6 Research methods in Health Communication Nakamoto 3 Social Marketing Suggs 6 Data Analysis Hannawa 6 Corporate Strategy* Prato 6 Accounting* Calciolari 6 Total ECTS - Fall semester 33 Sem. II -
Spring semester
2018
(VT)Marketing Research Marketing Policy and Strategy 6 International Marketing Strategy 6 Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and the Public Purpose 6 Statistics for Research (II) 6 Electives 6 Sem. II -
Spring semester
2018
(USI)Core courses Corporate identity and image Lurati 6 Health Communication Law Cottier 3 Global Corporate Communication Sriramesh 3 Consumer Behavior Gibbert 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Seele 3 Electives 9 Total ECTS - Spring semester 30 Sem. III -
Autumn semester
2018/19
(USI)Advanced Topics in Health Communication & Management Interpersonal Communication in Health Hannawa 3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives:
Stakeholders in the Swiss Health SystemFiordelli 3 Qualitative Research Methods in Health Communication Hannawa 3 Epidemiology Di Serio 3 Efficacy of Health Communication via Media Camerini 3 Organisational Behaviour Wezel 6 Health Policy Crivelli-Levaggi 3 Introduction to Public Health Albanese 3 Total ECTS - Fall semester 27 Sem. IV -
Spring semester
2019
(VT/USI)Thesis and Field Project Field Project Schulz-Fiordelli 9 Thesis 21 ECTS 30 Total ECTS 120 *Courses organized by the Faculty of Economics
Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2016-2018
Study plan of the Master in Communication, Management and Health - curriculum 2016-2018
Course ECTS Semester I (USI) - Autumn semester 2016/17 Core topics in Health Communication & Management Health Communication 6 Research methods in Health Communication 3 Social Marketing 6 Data Analysis 6 Corporate Strategy * 6 Accounting * 6 Total ECTS - Semester I 33 Semester II (Virginia Tech) - Spring semester 2017 Marketing Research 6 Marketing Policy and Strategy 6 International Marketing Strategy 6 Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and the Public Purpose 6 Statistics for Research (II) 6 Electives 6 Semester II (USI) - Spring semester 2017 Core courses Corporate identity and image 6 Health Communication Law 3 Global Corporate Communication 3 Consumer Behavior 6 Corporate Social Responsibility 3 Electives 9 Total ECTS - Semester II 30 Semester III (USI) - Autumn semester 2017/18 Advanced Topics in Health Communication & Management Interpersonal Communication in Health 3 Industry & Institutions Perspectives:
Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System3 Qualitative Research Methods in Health Communication 3 Epidemiology 3 Efficacy of Health Communication via Media.
Including eHealth and mHealth3 Organisational Behaviour 6 Health Policy 3 Introduction to Public Health 3 Total ECTS - Semester III 27 Semester IV (Virginia Tech / USI) - Spring semester 2018 Thesis and Field Project Field Project 9 Thesis 21 Totale ETCS - Semester IV 30 Total ECTS 120 Minor in Cognitive Sciences
In its new graduate program in Cognitive Psychology, the Institute of Communication and Health augments its current offering of the Master of Science in Communication, Management and Health with a focus on the intersection of psychological processes and physical health and disease.
Students of the master's programme in Communication, Management and Health interested in getting the Minor in Cognitive Sciences should attend the following classes:
- Learning and Communication (6 ECTS)
- Epidemiology and Experimental Design (6 ECTS) instead of Epidemiology (3 ECTS)
Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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Study plan 2015-2017
Study plan of the Master in Communication, Management and Health - curriculum 2015-2017
Course ECTS Semester I (USI) - Autumn semester 2015/16 Health Communication 6 Research methods in Health Communication 3 Social Marketing 6 Data Analysis 6 Corporate Strategy * 6 Managerial and Financial Accounting * 6 Total ECTS - Semester I 33 Semester II (Virginia Tech) - Spring semester 2016 Marketing Policy and Strategy 6 International Marketing Strategy 6 Marketing, Entrepreneurship, and the Public Purpose 6 Statistics for Research (II) 6 Electives 6 Semester II (USI) - Spring semester 2016 Corporate identity and image 6 Health Communication Law 3 Global Corporate Communication 6 Consumer Behavior 6 Corporate Social Responsibility 6 Electives 6 Total ECTS - Semester II 30 Semester III (USI) - Autumn semester 2016/17 Organizational Behaviour 6 Industry & Institutions Perspectives:
Stakeholders in the Swiss Health System3 Interpersonal Communication in Health 3 Efficacy of Health Communication via Media 3 Qualitative Research Methods in Health Communication 3 Epidemiology 3 Introduction to Public Health 3 Total ECTS - Semester III 27 Semester IV (Virginia Tech / USI) - Spring semester 2017 Thesis and Field Project Field Project 9 Thesis 21 Totale ETCS - Semester IV 30 Total ECTS 120 * Courses organized by the Faculty of Economic Sciences
Changes in the study plan may occurr. In case of discrepancies, or for any legal purpose, the study plan indicated by the Director or the Programme Manager of the Master shall prevail.
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