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College of Health and Human Services 

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

901 South National Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65897
Office:                                     (417) 836-5368
Fax:                                         (417) 836-4242
Email:                                     CommunicationSciencesandDisorders@missouristate.edu
World Wide Web:                 www.missouristate.edu/csd
Department Head:               Dr. Neil DiSarno
Department Secretaries:    Ms. Catherine Hall
                                                 Ms. Cynthia Parker
Majors
Graduate Program

The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree with specializations in Audiology, Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Speech Language Pathology. Completion of the graduate program usually requires four regular semesters, plus at least one summer semester. The curriculum focuses on the academic, clinical and research foundation needed for a career in communication disorders. The program is designed to prepare the student to make decisions and to take appropriate, thoughtful action to identify and to meet the communication needs of individuals and families.

The Professions

Audiologists are specialists in identifying the presence and extent of hearing disorders. Audiologists are professionally trained in the treatment of hearing disorders and uniquely qualified to offer assistance to children and adults with hearing disorders. These professionals work in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, public schools and private practice; where they specialize in the prevention, identification, assessment and rehabilitation of individuals with hearing disorders. The Audiology specialization within the program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA).

The primary purpose of the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program is to train teachers of the hearing impaired to function in a variety of settings, including residential schools for the deaf, special classes, public schools and state and private agencies concerned with handicapped polulations. This program specialization is aproved by the council on Education of the Deaf.

Speech-language pathologists are specialists in human communication, including its normal development and disorders. Speech-language pathologists are professionally trained to deal with communication disorders and are uniquely qualified to offer assistance to children and adults with speech and language disorders. These professionals work in settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, public schools and private practice. They specialize in the prevention, identification, assessment and rehabilitation of speech and language disorders. The Speech-Language Pathology specialization is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of (ASHA).