Print this Page

Home ›

You are in the official 1995-96 General Catalog for California State University, Fresno.

Audiology, deaf education, and speech-language pathology are concerned with the development, problems, and disorders found with people's speech, hearing, and language. These professions are devoted to providing diagnostic, rehabilitative, and educational services to children and adults with communicative problems. Bachelor of Arts

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders provides the student with a liberal arts foundation integrated with courses designed to provide a basic understanding of speech, language, and hearing development and communicative problems. This degree also leads to graduate specialization in audiology, deaf education, or speech-language pathology. Master of Arts

Education beyond the bachelor's degree is necessary for completion of the academic, credential, and licensure requirements leading to professional employment. Three professional option areas are available to the student:

Audiology. Our audiology program provides you with a balanced program of study including basic speech and hearing science, diagnostic testing procedures, aural rehabilitation, and the clinical treatment of hard-of-hearing individuals. Currently, the program is not accepting graduate students in audiology.

Deaf Education. Our deaf education program gives you a broad background in bilingual-bicultural education, total communication, and cued speech philosophies along with speech, language, auditory training, deaf culture, and American Sign Language. This program includes all of the essential elements of a good education for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The program is nationally accredited by the Council of Education of the Deaf (CED).

Speech-Language Pathology. Our speech and language pathology program provides you with a broad professional background in normal speech and language development, language disorders, voice disorders, articulation disorders, and fluency disorders. The program is nationally accredited by the Educational Standards Board (ESB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The undergraduate curriculum plus a master's degree in communicative disorders prepares you for one or more of the following: state licensure as a speech- language pathologist, national certification in speech-language pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, provisional certification in deaf education by the Council on Education of the Deaf, public school special education specialist or clinical rehabilitation credentials, and/or school multiple subject credentials.

Communicative Disorders MinorA Minor in Communicative Disorders is also available for students in various education and health professions (nursing, health science, physical therapy, counseling, elementary and secondary education, special education, child development, linguistics, criminology, etc.) who are interested in expanding their understanding of children and adults with communicative disorders. Facilities

As a student, you are given the opportunity to work in a well-equipped speech and hearing clinic. You can also gain practical experience in a variety of school, private practice, and hospital situations. Library facilities contain specialized collections including student access to local medical libraries. In the Anna Michelson Memorial Instructional Media Center, you have access to a wide range of therapy production materials such as films, video, clinical equipment, and professional journals.

University Speech and Hearing Clinic. The department operates an ongoing clinic that provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and counseling services to clients of all ages with a variety of different communication problems or Communicative Sciences and Disorders.

Communicative Sciences and Disorders - Degrees

Communicative Sciences and Disorders - Courses

Return to Courses Menu

Return to General Catalog Home Page