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The Communicative Sciences and Disorders major is an interdisciplinary program that draws on linguistics, psychology, and physiology to explore normal communication processes and the nature of communication disorders. The major integrates liberal arts courses with theoretical and hands-on aspects of communicative sciences and disorders.

Your can email your advisor at csd-ug@nyu.edu.

Your first year curriculum will look like this (all terms and sessions are required):

Spring Term 

For Communicative Sciences and Disorders Students:

Talking Brain

Science of Language

Writing the Essay

New Student Seminar

One Liberal Arts Core or Elective Course


For Global Public Health/Communicative Sciences and Disorders Students:

Talking Brain

Health and Society in a Global Context

Science of Language or one Liberal Arts Core/Elective Course

Writing the Essay

New Student Seminar

Summer Terms I and II

For all Students:

Advanced College Essay

Three Liberal Arts Core Courses from the following areas:

  • Foreign Language
  • Texts and Ideas
  • Cultures and Context
  • Expressive Cultures
  • Societies & Social Sciences
  • Physical Science
  • Life Science