
Bachelor of Arts in Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Hampton, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 26,198
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Introduction
Welcome to the website of the Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders. The undergraduate study prepares students for graduate study in the fields of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and results in the award of the B.A. degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders.
The undergraduate program in Communicative Sciences and Disorders is designed to disseminate existing knowledge of speech, language, and hearing disorders, and to provide clinical experience in the recognition, prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of speech, language, and hearing disorders. The undergraduate program ultimately prepares students for graduate study in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology.
In the undergraduate program, students engage in a wide range of clinical experiences under the direct supervision of ASHA-certified faculty and clinical staff. These experiences include mass screenings, public education, diagnostic evaluations, individual therapy, and group therapy. Through the Hampton University Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, students are given the opportunity to serve children and adults with diverse communication disorders, such as articulation and phonological disorders, fluency disorders, language delays, language disorders associated with cognitive impairments, and speech and language disorders associated with hearing impairments. Students may also gain experience with providing dialect and accent reduction services.
CSAD Highlights
- We were the first degree-granting program at a historically Black university.
- We are one of six accredited Master’s degree programs in the state of Virginia.
- We operate a full-service on-campus Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic located on the second floor of Wilma Harper Horne Science and Technology Hall.
- We provide outreach clinical services to over 20 public and private schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
- We have agreements with 50 agencies for graduate extern clinical practicum.
- We support a viable campus chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) that earned Gold Chapter Status for 2021.
The objectives of the curriculum are
- To disseminate existing knowledge of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing disorders using a multi-disciplinary approach.
- To provide clinical experience using evidence-based practices for prevention, recognition, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders.
- To prepare students to meet the minimum requirements for subsequent professional certification by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
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Curriculum
Freshman Year
- English 101-102
- Mathematics 110
- Freshman Orientation
- History 106
- P.E. Activity
- Biology 103
- Oral Comm. 103
- Humanities 201
- Psychology 203
- CDS 201 Introduction to Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Sophomore Year
- Foreign Language
- SOC 205
- Humanities
- Psychology 311
- Physical Science Elective
- CDS 224 Phonetics
- CDS 227 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Mechanism
- CDS 228 Articulation Development and Disorders
- CDS 300 Language Development
Junior Year
- CDS 301 Language Disorders in Children and Adolescents
- CDS 310 Clinical Observation
- CDS 311 Clinical Apprenticeship
- CDS 315 Diagnostic Methods in Speech-Language Pathology
- CDS 316 Treatment Methods in Communication Disorders
- Psychology 346
- Free Elective
- Social Science Elective
- Special Education 307
- CDS 331 Introduction to Audiology
- CDS 332 Audiologic Assessment and Management
- CDS 305 or CDS 499
Senior Year
- CDS 438 Introduction to Speech Science
- CDS 425 Supervised Experience in Speech Pathology and Audiology I
- CDS 429 Aural Rehabilitation
- CDS 426* Supervised Experience in Speech Pathology and Audiology II
- CDS 432 Speech and Hearing Seminar
- CDS 436 Differential Audiology
- CDS 431 Neuroscience for Students in Communicative Sciences and Disorders
- Free Elective
- Free Elective
Total Credits 122
*Successful completion requires 50 clock hours of supervised clinical experience. CDS electives include CDS 305, CDS 431, CDS 438, and CDS 499.
Undergraduate Course Electives
CDS 305 – Language Development II – Spring offering
CDS 431 – Neuroscience for Students in Communicative Sciences and Disorders –Fall offering
CDS 438 – Introduction to Speech Science –Spring offering
CDS 499 – Independent Study – Offered every Fall and Spring semester
English Language Requirements
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