CSDO Marketable Skills

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Marketable Skills

CSDO

From the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association;

A degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders provides students with:

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Core competence in understanding the science of human communication and its disorders; integrating information form the broad areas of life span human development, psychology, cognitive sciences, biology, acoustics and language science.

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Development of critical thinking and written and oral communication abilities within contexts of the physical, biological, cognitive, linguistic and social sciences.

Exposure to contemporary issues in health care and education:

Professional ethics
Cultural competence for professional interactions in a diverse society
Evidence-based decision-making
Regulatory and institutional aspects of provision of services

Opportunities to engage in high impact learning practices such as:

Service learning
Undergraduate research
Community engagement

Graduates can be found working in all sectors of society:

Media
Education
Sales
Public relations
Health and human services
Government

Preparation to succeed in audiology and speech-language pathology graduate programs as well as a wide variety of disciplines in areas such as:

Allied health
Education
Human services
Life sciences
Social sciences

Communication Sciences and DisordersMarketable Skills