Earning your bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders is a common pathway for advanced graduate study in audiology or speech language pathology. Speech-language pathologists diagnose and treat individuals with articulation, language, voice, fluency, cognitive communication, social communication and swallowing disorders.
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Clinical study abroad opportunities allow our students to travel to the Caribbean and work with agencies such as the Davon Port Hearing School, the Caribbean Centre for the Deaf and the Montego Bay Autism Center. Undergraduate students at Marshall can take a two-week course that allows them to obtain clinical hours while exploring the world and interacting with children who need speech therapy. Study abroad experiences are optional, and undergraduate and graduate students have traveled with faculty to countries like Jamaica and Uganda.
Students learn from board-certified faculty, including a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and the only Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist in West Virginia.
Simulations are embedded in undergraduate courses that provide students a supportive environment to develop clinical skills and strategies for research. Students learn to engage in research by participating in the Community of Research Practice, Special Topics and Independent Studies and also travel regularly with faculty to both national and state conferences to present research, earning awards and recognition.
- Speech Language Pathology
- Audiology
- Early Childhood Education
- Special Education/Deaf Education
- Public Health/Healthcare Administration
- Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis