Speech-Language-Hearing

The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences offers a BA and BGS, as well as a AuD, a MA, a PhD, and a SPLD in Speech, Language, & Hearing. Programs are designed for the student who seeks a career in speech, language, or hearing, or is interested in normal communication development and communication disorders.

Speech, Language, & Hearing Department website

Sample of Related Skills

Develop an understanding of the basic components of human communication including their biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, linguistic, social, and cultural biases
Understand the nature of communication disorders and communication differences
Understand how to use instrumentation and technology in the field of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Demonstrate professional practices in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Demonstrate knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes, including their biological, neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural bases
Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of speech, language, hearing, and communication disorders and psychological, developmental, and linguistic and cultural correlates
Demonstrate basic understanding of principles of assessment and intervention over the range of communication disorders specified in the current scope of professional practice for audiology and speech-language pathology

Popular Career Paths

Audiology: Involves treating people who have hearing or other related disorders.

Speech-Language Pathology: Includes treating and assessing people who have speech, voice, fluency, and language disorders.

Research: Involves studying and researching communication and other related disorders.

Jobs to Consider

Places to Seek Employment

Adult Day Care Centers
Colleges and Universities
Centers for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Community Health Clinics
Corporate Speech-Language Pathology
Hospitals
Private and Group Practice
Uniformed Services
Public Health Departments
Rehabilitation Centers
Research Agencies
Special Schools
Public and Private Schools

Explore More Career Resources

American Academy of Audiology - employment opportunities for those interested in a career in audiology

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - career information, job search resources, higher education information

Audiology Online - job postings for audiology positions across the U.S.

Kansas Speech Language Hearing Association - job postings in Kansas and licensure information

Kids Camps - opportunities to work at camps for kids with communication disorders

Kidsplay Therapy Center - job postings for speech pathologists working with children

KU Department of Speech Language and Hearing Clinical Opportunities - various clinical opportunities for students

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - job postings related to people living with communication disorders

PediaStaff - search for speech, language, & hearing jobs by state

Therapy Jobs.com - contains thousands of therapy-related job listings, including speech language pathology

Explore Health Careers - career information on audiologists and speech language pathologists

Kansas Healthcare Careers - find jobs, professional associations, licensing and continuing education information across the state of Kansas