Communication Sciences and Disorders (B.A.)

Get ready for graduate school to pursue a rewarding career in a high-demand health care discipline.

Communication is central to human interaction, and helping people make themselves understood offers exceptional rewards. A B.A. in Communication Sciences and Disorders from UND is designed to prepare you to pursue professional and graduate work, including a graduate degree in speech-language pathology or audiology.

Program Snapshot
Program type:
Major
Format:
On-campus
Est. time to complete:
4 years
Credit hours:
120

Why Study Communication Sciences and Disorders at UND?

Communication Sciences and Disorders is a rapidly growing field that offers tremendous personal and professional rewards. At UND, you'll learn the fundamentals of communication sciences and disorders, including:

  • Phonetics
  • Speech and hearing science
  • Language development
  • Audiology

You'll get practical experience by conducting research and treating clients in our own speech clinic. The program offers excellent preparation for graduate study, which you'll need to work as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.

Whether your goal is to help children overcome speech disorders or work with adults confronting hearing loss, our program provides the skills you need to make lives better.

Accreditation

The master's (M.S.) program in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of North Dakota is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.