鲍德温华莱士大学传播科学与障碍专业-欧博allbet

Undergraduate Admission

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Communication Sciences and Disorders

Department Chair: Laura Hvizd, (440) 826-5929, lhvizd@primerideshop.com

OVERVIEW

If your career interest includes speech, language and hearing, Baldwin Wallace's communication sciences and disorders major will prepare you for success. With two tracks of study, the major offers a traditional four-year format and integrated speech-language pathology track that enables you to earn both bachelor and master's degrees in five years.

Focused Study in Speech Therapy, Communication Disorders, Audiology

You'll learn from professors with decades of classroom, clinical and research experience and participate in research studies. You'll work with clients who have diverse communication needs through BW's renowned Speech Clinic, community agencies, internships and volunteer programs.

Whether your career interest is speech-language pathology, audiology, speech science, hearing science or a related allied health field, the study of communication sciences and disorders offers you outstanding preparation for graduate school. For the past 21 years, 95 percent of BW communication sciences and disorders students who applied to graduate school have been accepted, surpassing the national average of 34 percent.

5 Year Speech-Language Pathology Program Combines B.S. and M.S.

As a communication sciences and disorders major, you can apply to BW's five-year integrated B.S./M.S. program in SLP during the summer between your second and third year. If accepted, you'll take graduate coursework beginning your fourth year at BW and transition directly into the graduate program. You'll earn both bachelor of science and master of science degrees and be prepared to enter the workforce career-ready in five years - a full year early.

Small class sizes and faculty mentoring enable you to develop valuable relationships with faculty and other professionals in the field.
Communication sciences and disorders students spend three semesters gaining clinical experience in the BW Speech Clinic, which provides free services to more than 200 patients annually.
With more clinical experience than graduates of many other programs, BW communication sciences and disorders graduates stand out.

Career-Marketable Major

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of speech-language pathologists is projected to grow 27 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations.

Careers in Communication Sciences and Disorders

The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and many states, including Ohio, require a master's degree for certification as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Communication sciences and disorders career pathways include:

Speech-language pathology
Audiology
Special education
School counseling
Allied health professions (which include a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic and support services in connection with healthcare)

Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

BW offers a two-year Master of Science in the speech-language pathology program that provides integrated learning that includes classroom rigor with comprehensive and extensive clinical experiences.

CURRICULUM

Offered as a major and minor, communication sciences and disorders is a pre-professional program. Small class sizes, individual attention and faculty mentoring are hallmarks of the program.

What You'll Learn

The communication sciences and disorders major prepares students to demonstrate:

Knowledge of typical speech and language development, communication sciences and communication disorders that include the areas of articulation, language, fluency, voice, resonance and hearing.
An understanding of the techniques and applications for evaluating, treating and preventing communication disorders in individuals whose ages span infancy through geriatric and whose remediation needs may involve articulation, language, literacy, swallowing and hearing.
Research and analytical skills.
临床/经验 learning skills through supervised opportunities to lead individual and group therapy sessions while obtaining ASHA clinical hours.

Course Descriptions

Course descriptions, requirements for the major and additional information can be found in the University Catalog.

学生的经验

你将用包括研究在内的体验式学习机会来补充课堂学习, internships, 透过BW言语诊疗所及社区外展筛检，举办课外活动及以客户为本的服务.

鲍德温华莱士言语诊所

广泛而密集的学习机会使 BW语言诊所与众不同的是为您提供实践经验. 在有执照和认证的语言病理学家的监督下, 你要和所有年龄有语言能力的客户打交道, 与自闭症相关的语言和交流障碍, articulation, voice, reading, 创伤性脑损伤, Down's Syndrome, 帕金森病, 中风和脑震荡.

BW的语言诊所有几十年的成功经验. 它的专业运作和环境为学生提供了与研究生院相似的高级学习体验. 这家诊所全年开放.

服务的机会

交际科学与障碍专业的学生可以自愿参加由该系赞助的欧博allbet——BW语言诊所嘉年华, 走到老年痴呆症的尽头, 为提高唐氏综合症意识而进行的Buddy Walk, 克利夫兰食品银行, and many others.

Research

研究是这个欧博allbet的固有内容. 通过课程作业和其他主动性, 您将学习批判性地评估研究以及进行临床研究. 机会包括个人研究以及与BW教师或临床工作人员的合作研究. 最近的主题涉及:

家长培训在早期干预中的有效性
非洲赞比亚的社区参与
跨性别者的声音和福祉
BW通过电信与国际客户的联系

Internships

BW靠近克利夫兰，方便您前往顶级医院, clinics, 公共卫生组织和其他设施.

学生社团及组织

个人和职业回报, 学生组织和活动培养职业技能, 领导和团队合作.

全国学生言语语言听力协会

一个专业组织， NSSLHA 是对这个职业领域感兴趣的学生的信息来源吗. 会员可以了解该领域的进展, 提高他们的学术经验，并从社交机会中受益. BW分会为来自言语诊所的病人和家属举办了一个言语诊所嘉年华.

选择俄亥俄州第一STEM学者计划

The 选择俄亥俄州第一STEM学者计划对秋季即将进入鲍德温华莱士大学的一年级学生或转学生开放并且对交流科学和障碍感兴趣的俄亥俄州居民. 学生有资格申请该欧博allbet，该欧博allbet还提供“选择俄亥俄第一”奖学金, 授予实质性年度奖励, 可再生的奖学金.

ALUMNI SUCCESS

BW communication sciences and disorders students have successful careers in a variety of settings - schools, clinics, nonprofit agencies, medical facilities, nursing homes and private practice.

The vast majority attend graduate programs in speech and language - including BW's graduate speech-language pathology program. Others attend graduate program in related areas of study at schools such as: