Overview

The Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology is a comprehensive and rigorous program which prepares students for positions in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term and extended care facilities, schools, agencies, and private practices. The program trains students on how to understand, diagnose and efficiently treat a number of speech and language disorders throughout the entire lifespan of human development from early childhood through the elder years. These include voice disorders, articulation problems, fluency problems, aphasia, phonological problems, and delays in speech or language. Students gain a core theoretical understanding of a range of communication, swallowing, and related disorders, and discuss principles of assessing, treating, and managing people with communication and swallowing difficulties. The program provides a commitment for academic excellence by incorporating evidence-based practice, problem-based learning, innovative clinical training methods, and interprofessional education and practice. Upon graduation, students will have developed a sufficient level of expertise for safe and competent management of a broad range of patients within a variety of clinical and educational contexts.