The Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders

The Department offers undergraduate and master’s degrees in Communication Disorders and a master’s degree in Health Communication. The Department also provides liberal arts courses in science, psychology and mathematics.

Ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top 30 graduate programs of over 250 of its kind nationwide and accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Emerson's master's program in Communication Disorders prepares you to be a critical thinker and an innovative clinician. For more than 60 years, Emerson College has been a pioneer in the increasingly vital field of speech-language pathology and has earned a reputation for excellence in clinical preparation.

The purpose of the undergraduate degree program in Communication Sciences and Disorders is to provide students with intensive academic preparation in the basic human communication processes. This preparation includes courses related to normal aspects of speech, language and hearing, the anatomical structures and scientific bases of speech production, American Sign Language, and instruction in scientific principles and the variety of disorders of speech, language, and hearing. In addition, students will be guided to take appropriate courses in math and the sciences, including behavioral and social sciences, which satisfy both the general education requirements of the College and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s standards. The undergraduate degree program is designed to prepare students for eventual graduate study in speech-language pathology, audiology, or related areas, to prepare them for paraprofessional employment, or to help students make decisions concerning future graduate study in this and related fields.