Undergraduate COMD Learning Objectives


The first and second BA/BS degrees in Communicative Disorders (COMD) prepare students with pre-professional campus and online education for entry into graduate professional programs in speech-language pathology. Some COMD students choose to pursue employment as speech-language pathology assistants instead of or before going to graduate school. The COMD coursework also provides foundational knowledge and skills relevant to audiology and deaf education, although those programs have their own prerequisite coursework. Students graduating with a COMD Bachelor's degree may find their knowledge and skills in human communication and disorders a good foundation for further preparation for related careers in education, health, and human services.

Upon graduation with a BA/BS in COMD, students will demonstrate:

  1. Knowledge of human communication sciences and disorders
  2. Introductory knowledge and skills for clinical management of communication disorders
  3. Awareness of the professions of speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and deaf educator
Students take a core set of COMD coursework with additional COMD course options to match individual interests and career paths, as well as required courses from outside of COMDDE.

Undergraduate COMD Coursework to Achieve Learning Objectives

  Knowledge of human communication sciences & disorders Introductory knowledge and skills pertaining to clinical management of communication disorders Awareness of the professions of speech-language pathologist, audiologist, and deaf educator
COMD 2600 Intro   X X X
COMD 3010 American Sign Language 1 (Option) X   X
COMD 3120 Mgmt of Speech Sound Disorders (Option)   X X
COMD 3200 Child Language Development X X  
COMD 3500 Phonetics/Developmental Phonology X X  
COMD 3600 Language Science X    
COMD 3800 Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing X    
COMD 4200 Clinical Methods   X X
COMD 4450 Developmental Communication Disorders X X  
COMD 4500 Acquired Communication Disorders X X  
COMD 4700 Basic Audiology   X X
COMD 5070 Speech Science X    
COMD 5210 Cultural & Linguistic Diversity (Option) X X  
COMD 5240 Neural Bases of Cog & Comm (Option) X    
COMD 5330 Aural Rehabilitation   X X

Undergraduate COMD Coursework Relevant to Competency Areas of Graduate Education in Speech-Language Pathology

  Biological, Neurological, & Acoustic Bases of Communication & Swallowing Psychological & Developmental Bases of Communication Linguistic & Cultural Bases of Communication Intro to Disorders of Communication & Swallowing Basic Audiology Intro to SLP Assessment & Treatment
COMD 2600 Intro   X X X X X X
COMD 3010 American Sign Language 1 (Option)     X      
COMD 3120 Mgmt of Speech Sound Disorders (Option)       X   X
COMD 3200 Child Language Development   X X      
COMD 3500 Phonetics/Developmental Phonology   X X      
COMD 3600 Language Science   X X      
COMD 3800 Anatomy & Physiology of Speech & Hearing X          
COMD 4200 Clinical Methods       X   X
COMD 4450 Developmental Communication Disorders       X   X
COMD 4500 Acquired Communication Disorders       X   X
COMD 4700 Basic Audiology       X X  
COMD 5070 Speech Science X          
COMD 5210 Cultural & Linguistic Diversity (Option)   X X      
COMD 5240 Neural Bases of Cog & Comm (Option) X          
COMD 5330 Aural Rehabilitation       X X