What is communication sciences and disorders?
The communication sciences and disorders major provides students with the foundation for careers helping children and adults overcome difficulties related to speech, language and hearing. In this program, you’ll learn how our communication abilities develop, including how speech and hearing mechanisms function and how we acquire language. You’ll also review the array of communication disorders that can affect individuals over a lifetime, learning about diagnosis and treatment. This pre-professional degree will prepare you to successfully enter clinical or research graduate programs in areas such as audiology and speech-language pathology.
Why study communication sciences and disorders at UNH?
As a student in the communication sciences and disorders program at UNH, you’ll learn about speech, language and hearing disorders through a unique model of education, clinical service and research. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in an internship, as well as the opportunity to partake in research activities in our state-of-the-art neuroscience laboratory. You’ll also be able to observe at the on-campus Speech-Language-Hearing Center (SLHC), a premier diagnostic and intervention center in New Hampshire.
Potential careers
- Audiologist
- Consultant
- Researcher
- Special education teacher
- Speech-language pathologist
