Communication Sciences and Disorders, General

A program that focuses on the application of biomedical, psychological, and physical principles to the study of the scientific bases, development, and treatment of speech, language, hearing, and cognitive communication problems caused by disease, injury, or disability. Includes instruction in language science, hearing science, speech and voice science, biology of communication, behavioral linguistics, psychology, and applications to the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative strategies and technologies.

While Communication Sciences and Disorders, General offers degrees up to the Masters degree, the majority of students study towards a Bachelors degree. Students major in Communication Sciences and Disorders, General all over the country, though the major at the Associates degree level has the most graduates in Mississippi. The average annual income for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders, General is $38,300.