The department operates a Communi-cations Clinic in which diagnostic and habilitation services are provided to faculty, staff, students, and clients in the community. Students in the program benefit from supervised on-campus practicum experiences at the Clinic, where speech, language and hearing services are provided for the community. These groups hold workshops and work toward more involvement in the profession . Career Opportunities Communicative disorders offers careers in many public and private settings working with the speech, language, and hearing impaired and the deaf-blind. Graduates with certification or licensure work in rehabilitation centers, schools, hospitals, private agencies, private practice, industry, research, and university teaching and research centers.
Career opportunities are particularly good, especially for bilingual or bicultural persons.
To further explore career options in this field, visit the Career Services Website. If you are interested in working in a health-related profession, but not in pursuing a medical degree, you might want to consider a major in communicative disorders. Students who major in communicative disorders are generally comfortable relating to a variety of people, and want to help people with genetically, physically, or psychologically based communication problems. In particular, many of these students enjoy working with families and children. In addition, all students planning to major in communicative disorders are required to gain competency in a foreign language.