CSD Programs

The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) educates students in the professions of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists work with people who have impairments, disabilities and handicaps. They investigate the symptoms, causes, and treatments of these impairments, disbilities and handicaps. They also conduct research into swallowing and communication.

Audiology

Audiologists are educated in and concerned with:

  • Evaluation of normal and impaired hearing abilities
  • Assessment of communicative function in persons with hearing impairments
  • Planning and executing of habilitative and rehabilitative programs designed to assist individuals with hearing problems
  • Prevention of hearing loss

Speech-Language Pathology

Speech-language pathologists are educated in and concerned with assessment and treatment of a broad range of speech, language, voice, swallowing, and cognitive-communication impairments such as, but not limited to:

  • Articulation problems
  • Stuttering
  • Voice and resonance disorders
  • Cleft lip and palate
  • Developmental language disorders
  • Autism
  • Aphasia
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Dementia

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