Bachelor's in Communication Sciences & Disorders

Communication Sciences & Disorders is a Bachelor program taught at Stonehill College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Communication Sciences & Disorders program at Stonehill College prepares students for graduate school in communication science disorders, speech-language pathology, and audiology. It introduces the scientific study of human communication disorders, including the biological processes of speech, language, and hearing. It also covers etiology, prevalence, incidence, and prevention of communication disorders.

Students study sensory, motor, and neurocognitive foundations of speech perception and production, plus acoustic and physical properties of sound transmission through various media and acoustic resonance. The program also includes an introduction to the science of hearing, covering transmission and measurement of sound to the human ear, anatomy, physiology, and neurology of hearing mechanisms, screening and measurement of hearing, and audiogram interpretation. It investigates normal children’s acquisition of sounds, structures, and meanings of their native language.

The program is an undergraduate major and minor offered as an on-campus program, with internship and clinical experience opportunities through ASHA-certified professionals. It also includes an arrangement for preferred admission of a select number of Stonehill students into Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program, and a Skyhawk Accelerated Dual Degree option described as allowing a bachelor’s and master’s from Stonehill College in five years.

Modules

• This course will provide students with an introduction to the scientific study of human communication disorders, the biological processes of speech, language, and hearing. It will study etiology, prevalence, incidence, and the prevention of communication disorders.
• This course will introduce students to the sensory, motor, and neurocognitive foundations of speech perception and production and the acoustic and physical properties of sound transmission through various media, and acoustic resonance.
• This course is an introduction to the science of hearing including transmission and measurement of sound to the human ear, anatomy, physiology, and neurology of hearing mechanisms; related pathological conditions; screening and measurement of hearing; and audiogram interpretation.
• Investigates normal children’s acquisition of sounds, structures, and meanings of their native language. The stages of language acquisition discussed in light of: (a) the organization and description of adult language, (b) biological and cognitive development, and (c) universal and individual patterns of development.

The minimum requirements for admission in Communication Sciences & Disorders at Stonehill College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Stonehill College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Stonehill College as pre-requiste for admission in Communication Sciences & Disorders.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.stonehill.edu/programs/communication-disorders/

• Speech-language pathologist
• Audiologist
• Associates for Human Services
• Chatterbox
• Jackson Speech and Language Services
• Let’s Talk Speech and Language Services
• Prestige Speech Therapy
• Village Speech
• League School for Autism
• Clarke School for the Deaf
• Boston Renaissance Charter School
• Easton Public Schools
• Hanson Public Schools
• Hingham Public Schools
• Norton Public Schools
• Sharon Public Schools
• Stoughton Public Schools
• Northeastern University
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Bridgewater State University
• Boston University
• Emerson College

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.