Course Description

Health communication as a course represents the link between communication and health, a marriage that is increasingly recognized as necessary efforts to improve personal and public health through the promotion of disease prevention and control information. This course teaches the know-how to disseminate effective health communication messages with added advantage of relevant IT skills.

Course Objectives

This course aims at training people with the required skills to construct and execute a well plan health communication messages and with the use of related IT tools. 

Qualification Awarded

Diploma Students:  Professional Diploma in Health Communication
Intensive Professional Development Course (PDC) students: Professional Certificate in Digital Press Release.

Who Should Attend

Health professionals, social workers, officials of organizations and government agencies involve in disseminating health communication, or any interested person or individual who want to learn new things or update their skills in Digital Press Release.

Course Duration

3 months for diploma students, 4 days for Intensive Professional Development (PDC) students.

Taught Mode

Available in both classroom and distance learning.
3 months Diploma Course available in both classroom and distance learning.
Intensive Professional Development Course (PDC) available for classroom only.

Course Fee

350 Great Britain Pound Sterling for diploma students, 300 Great Britain Pound Sterling  for PDC students        

Course Start Date

3 months Diploma Course classroom mode: March, June, September, December
3 months Diploma Course distance learning mode: Application can be made anytime as admission is on a continuous basis.
Intensive Professional Development Course (PDC): Courses are run on any four days on a monthly basis. Students to contact the School office for days.

Minimum Entry Requirements

GCSE O’ level or equivalent

Assessment Methods

Assignments and open book exams