Welcome to the
Department of Communicative Disorders
The Department of Communicative Disorders at the University of Rhode Island provides academic and clinical programs that lead to the following degrees:
Undergraduate students majoring in Communicative Disorders learn about the scope of communication disorders that are treated by professional speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Understanding of the anatomical, physiological, neurological, linguistic, acoustic, and cultural bases of communication disorders is stressed. During their senior year, students have opportunities to participate in clinical observations and learn about the basic principles of evaluating and treating individuals with communication disorders.
The M.S. program is Speech-Language Pathology prepares students for careers as state licensed and nationally-certified (by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) speech-language pathologists in a variety of work settings including schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and private practice. Students in the graduate program are provided with intensive clinical training at both the University of Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Center (located in Independence Square II) but also at a variety of off-campus sites.
The graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association through 2013.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to spring semester, 2012!
Keep watching for an announcement about our first meeting of our local chapter of the National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association (NSSLHA) in 2012. Our first meeting of the academic year was held Tuesday, September 20th in the Galanti Lounge of the Carothers Library and was attended by over 100 undergraduate and graduate students! We greatly appreciated the participation of members of the Rhode Island Speech and Hearing Association's board who facilitated one of our discussion sections. At our upcoming meeting we will be voting on new by-laws and learning about plans for the spring semester.
For those of you who attended the talk given by Dr. Lynne E. Hewitt, Bowling Green State University, titled "Supporting Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Post-secondary Education" on Monday, October 17th, here is a URL that will take you to Dr. Hewitt's web site. Copy and paste the address to your browser then look for the highlighted link to her presentation on her page if you want to print yourself a copy of her slides: http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/cdis/page36445.html.
Check out our updated table of graduate student student outcomes: PRAXIS examination, graduation, and employment rates by linking to:
Why CMD at URI? - Communicative Disorders - University of Rhode Island
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
