The Communication Science curriculum offers students an introduction to the main career paths in the fields of audiology and speech-language pathology, and a depth of speech, hearing and language production courses.
Students will explore:
- Linguistics and language development
- Anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing
- Speech and hearing science
- Communication and swallowing disorders
Required Core Courses
- CSD 1232 - Introduction to Audiology, 3 credits* (prerequisite for CSD 1111 Aural Rehabilitation)
- CSD 1230 - Introduction to Speech/Language Pathology*, 3 credits
- CSD 1102 - Introduction to Professional & Clinical Issues in CSD** 3 credits
- CSD 1020 - Nature of Language** (satisfied by LING 1000 and prerequisite for Language Development), 3 credits
- CSD 1021 - Language Development, 3 credits
- CSD 1022 - Transcription Phonetics, 3 credits
- CSD 1023 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech w/ CSD 1027 lab (prerequisite for Speech Science), 4 credits
- CSD 1024 - Anatomy and Physiology of Hearing w/ CSD 1029 lab (prerequisite for Hearing Science), 4 credits
- CSD 1025 - Hearing Science w/ CSD 1028 lab, 4 credits
- CSD 1026- Speech Science w/ CSD 1030 lab, 4 credits
- CSD 1235 - Clinical Methods in CSD, 3 credits
- CSD 1234 - Clinical Methods writing practicum, 1 credit (required to be taken with Clinical Methods in CSD)
- CSD 1233 - Introduction to Research, (satisfied by PSY 0035), 3 credits
- CSD 1237 - Neuroscience of Communication 3 credits (optional for students entering program in Fall 2018-2020; required for students entering program in 2021
- CSD 1111 Aural Rehabilitation 3 credits (optional for students entering program in Fall 2018-2020; required for students entering program in 2021)
Optional Core Course
CSD 1031 Guided Clinical Observations, 1 credit
*Can be taken in freshman or sophomore year
**Can be taken sophomore year (CSD 1232 is a pre-requisite).
Course selection and sequencing must be approved by the Interim Director of Undergraduate Education cmessick@pitt.edu.