Gannon University
Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Erie, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders program provides students with a comprehensive understanding of human communication, its disorders, and the impact on individuals. The curriculum includes coursework designed to explore the science behind communication processes and the challenges related to speech, language, and hearing.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various career paths, including speech-language pathology assistant, audiology assistant, and positions in educational settings or healthcare related to communication disorders. Further studies may lead to a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.
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Introduction
Pursue a Meaningful Career with a Communication Sciences and Disorders Degree from Gannon University
Gannon’s communication sciences and disorders program provides you with the educational foundation for understanding and treating speech, language, hearing, and swallowing disorders. Engage with faculty in an inter-professional and collaborative environment that promotes scholarship and service, and explore meaningful careers in speech-language pathology, audiology, education, and rehabilitative health care.
- Collaborate with healthcare professionals and community members on service projects and real-world internships.
- Faculty include licensed speech-language pathologists certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
- Learn about the challenges and rewards of a career in speech-language pathology, audiology, health care, and education.
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Curriculum
Inspire Your Academic Success
Gain real-world knowledge through key courses:
- Phonetics: Study acoustic, linguistic, and articulatory properties of speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Learn transcription and differences in speech production.
- Introduction to Audiology: Explore the scope of practice, anatomy, and physiology of hearing mechanisms, hearing science, and audiometry and learn methods for assessing, evaluating, and rehabilitating hearing disorders.
- Communication Disorders in Children and Adults: Study the genetics, etiologies, diagnosis, and interventions for speech, language, hearing, and swallowing disorders in adults and children, as well as prevention, education, advocacy, and treatment of disorders.
Program Outcome
Learn to Lead the Way in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Learn the underlying anatomical, physiological, neurological, and cognitive issues that impact communication, education, and hearing, and swallowing needs across the life span.
- Embrace future issues of health care and education for a diverse population through a comprehensive theoretical and practical curriculum.
- Become a compassionate leader in professions including speech-language pathology, audiology, rehabilitation therapy, special education, and counseling.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Describe the biological, physiological, & neurological principles related to speech, language, hearing, & swallowing.
- Understand and explain the fundamental process of communicating & the current linguistic, developmental, psychological, and acoustic theories that contribute to the knowledge of human communication.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge and process for the evaluation and therapeutic interventions for communication disorders.
- Effectively demonstrate oral and written communication skills to identify and explain content knowledge and application of critical thinking skills.
- Understand and explain the practice of compassionate and culturally sensitive care & education for individual needs and service to the greater community.
Career Opportunities
Achieve Your Possibilities
Gannon’s communication sciences and disorders program provides you with an array of opportunities to prepare you for a purposeful career. You will:
- Develop foundations to pursue advanced degrees in speech-language pathology and audiology.
- Understand the fundamental process of communicating and the current linguistic, developmental, psychological, and acoustic theories that contribute to the knowledge of human communication.
- Earn an annual median wage of $56,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.