Program Description
In the Speech-Pathology program, students will learn about the diagnosis and treatment of human communication disorders, related research, and how to assist people with communication disorders. They will also participate in clinical settings, where professors provide supervised treatment of individuals with speech and/or hearing disorders.
- UCM's Welch-Schmidt Center for Communication Disorders has fifteen treatment rooms with digital monitoring, an early childhood preschool for children with speech and language disorders, and a voice and swallowing lab.
- UCM has a Functional Communication Clinic, Augmentative and Alternative Communication Clinic, and a Feeding and Swallowing Clinic.
- A variety of current assessment and treatment materials are available and provide students with special opportunities to learn in a therapeutic setting.
In addition to focusing on the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders, students will learn about new methods and equipment to evaluate communication disorders, establish more effective treatment programs, and investigate behavioral patterns associated with communication disorders.
