Pursue a Meaningful Career with a Communication Sciences and Disorders Degree from Gannon University
Gannon’s communication sciences and disorders program provides you with the educational foundation for understanding and treating speech, language, hearing and swallowing disorders. Engage with faculty in an inter-professional and collaborative environment
that promotes scholarship and service, and explore meaningful careers in speech-language pathology, audiology, education and rehabilitative health care.
- Collaborate with health care professionals and community members on service projects and real-world internships.
Faculty include licensed speech-language pathologists certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.- Learn about the challenges and rewards of a career in speech-language pathology, audiology, health care and education.
Learn to Lead the Way in Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Learn the underlying anatomical, physiological, neurological and cognitive issues that impact communication, education and hearing and swallowing needs across the life span.
- Embrace future issues of health care and education for a diverse population through a comprehensive theoretical and practical curriculum.
- Become a compassionate leader in professions including speech-language pathology, audiology, rehabilitation therapy, special education and counseling.
Experience an Exceptional Learning Environment
- Obtain 25 supervised, clinical observation hours required for an advanced degree in speech-language pathology and audiology.
- Engage with faculty in a collaborative, inter-professional learning environment.
- Understand the professional issues and clinical responsibilities in providing professional health care and educational services in various settings within a diverse society.
Inspire Your Academic Success
Gain real-world knowledge through key courses:
Phonetics: Study acoustic, linguistic and articulatory properties of speech sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Learn transcription and differences in speech production.
Introduction to Audiology: Explore the scope of practice, anatomy and physiology of hearing mechanisms, hearing science and audiometry and learn methods for assessing, evaluating and rehabilitating hearing disorders.
Communication Disorders in Children and Adults: Study the genetics, etiologies, diagnosis and interventions for speech, language, hearing and swallowing disorders in adults and children, as well as prevention, education, advocacy and
treatment of disorders.
Achieve Your Possibilities
Gannon’s communication sciences and disorders program provides you with an array of opportunities to prepare you for a purposeful career. You will:
- Develop foundations to pursue advanced degrees in speech-language pathology and audiology.
- Understand the fundamental process of communicating and the current linguistic, developmental, psychological and acoustic theories that contribute to the knowledge of human communication.
- Earn an annual median wage of $56,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Program Director
Mary McDermott
814-871-5452
mcdermot008@gannon.edu