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What Can I Do with a Major in ... Communication Sciences and Disorders?

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Description of Major

This major educates students about communication disorders and understanding the development of speech, language and hearing, as well as learning how to diagnose and treat communication disorders in adults and children.

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Employment Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for a wide range of positions in hospitals, speech and hearing clinics, schools, educational programs for children with disabilities, the armed services, private practice and governmental health agencies. A variety of jobs are available for communication science and disorders graduates, including:

Audiologist	Case Manager
Child Development Specialist	Cognitive Therapist
Counselor	Family Services Social Worker
Geriatric Case Worker	Health Educator
Hearing Impaired Program Advisor	Home Health Aid
Hospice Coordinator	Language Pathologist
Medical Assistant	Mental Health Worker
Music Therapist	Neuropsychologist
Nursing Home Social Worker	Occupational Therapist
Patient Representative	Physical Therapist
Recreational Therapist	Rehabilitation Counselor
Rehabilitation Therapist	Respiratory Therapist
School Social Worker	Speech Clinician
Speech Pathologist	Speech Synthesis Specialist
Speech Therapist	Speech Therapy Assistant

Some positions listed may require education or training beyond an undergraduate degree.

Additional Links

American Academy of Audiology

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and
Audiology

Acoustical Society of America

Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association

UC College of Allied Health Sciences

This page last updated on June 12, 2006
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