Communication Sciences and Disorders Major

The expected Program Learning Outcomes for this major are:

A graduate of our program will:

• demonstrate problem-solving skills using a Christian worldview and the ASHA Code of Ethics.
• connect the Christian worldview to the role of the CSD student in prevention, education, and advocacy while participating in service-learning experiences, community outreach activities, IPE events, and/or professional educational events.
• communicate effectively in written, oral, and non-verbal forms, including discipline specific documentation, and collaboration with team members.
• demonstrate knowledge of the normal anatomy and physiology underlying human respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, neurological, and auditory systems.
• use a variety of assessment methods to evaluate speech, language, and hearing abilities, and provide a basic interpretation of results, and create supporting documentation.
• design intervention plans for individuals with speech, language, cognition, and hearing impairments including a therapy approach, relevant goals/objectives, skilled therapy techniques, and relevant therapy materials/activities.
• discuss the general effects that a communication disorder may have on one’s life and that of their family/caregiver.
• demonstrate knowledge of cultural and linguistic diversity by comparing/contrasting communication differences vs communication disorders.
• demonstrate creativity by designing individualized therapy activities using items from the environment.
• use appropriate resources to locate scientific information in the primary literature, and to effectively summarize/synthesize the information to learn new concepts using APA guidelines.