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The BS in Communicative Sciences and Disorders is a 128-credit interdisciplinary major that combines linguistics, psychology, and physiology to provide students with the foundations to explore normal communication processes and the nature of communication disorders. You’ll integrate liberal arts coursework and scientific theory with hands-on practice in communicative sciences and disorders. The degree is highly flexible, allowing you to complete other areas of study through minors, to complete pre-med coursework, to study abroad, or to pursue research if you choose.

In addition to this general Communicative Sciences and Disorders track, the department offers a co-major with Global Public Health.

Liberal Arts Courses and Unrestricted Electives

Students majoring in Communicative Sciences and Disorders take a broad range of liberal arts courses, including basic sciences, foreign language, and humanities. These courses provide a foundational academic experience of general education in the liberal arts for undergraduates at NYU and are designed to give you the skills and breadth of intellectual perspective to flourish later in your careers.  The major also includes many elective credits, allowing you to pursue minors or have a chance to explore other areas of study.

Program Requirements

Course Title Credits
Liberal Arts Requirements
Foreign Language
Select eight credits of a foreign language8
Expository Writing
EXPOS-UA 1Writing as Inquiry4
ACE-UE 110Advanced College Essay: Educ & The Professions4
Foundations of Contemporary Culture
CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UETexts and Ideas4
CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UECultures and Contexts4
CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UESocieties and Social Sciences4
CORE-UA XXX/ST-CORE-UEExpressive Culture4
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
Select one course in each of the following groups:
Group A: Quantitative Reasoning4
PSYCH-UA 10
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences
MATH-UA 121
Calculus I
UGPH-GU 20
Biostatistics for Public Health
APSTA-UE 10
Statistical Mysteries and How to Solve Them
Group B: Physical Sciences4
Any CORE-UA 2XX course in Physical Science
Approved Advanced Placement course
CHEM-UA 125
General Chemistry I & Laboratory
PHYS-UA 11
General Physics I
Group C: Life Sciences4
Any CORE-UA 3XX course in Life Science
Approved Advanced Placement course
NUTR-UE 1068
Introduction to Human Physiology
ANTH-UA 2
Human Evolution
Liberal Arts Electives
Select 16 credits of Liberal Arts electives16
Specialization Requirements
Core Courses
CSCD-UE 101The Talking Brain: Typical and Disordered Communication4
CSCD-UE 110Science of Language 14
CSCD-UE 201Phonetics and Phonemics4
CSCD-UE 221Intro to Audiology4
CSCD-UE 231Anatomy/Physiology of Speech/Hearing Mechanism4
CSCD-UE 241Neuroanatomy and Physiology/Communication4
CSCD-UE 1202Acoustic Phonetics4
CSCD-UE 1222Audiology: Intervention Strategies Across the Lifespan4
CSCD-UE 1601Speech & Language Development in Children4
Restricted Electives
Select eight credits of Restricted Electives 28
Unrestricted Electives
Select 24 credits of Unrestricted Electives24
Additional Requirements
SAHS-UE 1New Student Seminar0
Writing Proficiency Examination
Total Credits128
1

Students may take LING-UA 1 Language or LING-UA 3 Language and Mind in place of CSCD-UE 110 Science of Language.

2

Selected by advisement.

Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid
1st Semester/TermCredits
CSCD-UE 101 The Talking Brain: Typical and Disordered Communication 4
CSCD-UE 110 Science of Language 4
Societies and Social Sciences 4
EXPOS-UA 1 Writing as Inquiry 4
SAHS-UE 1 New Student Seminar 0
 Credits16
2nd Semester/Term
Cultures and Contexts 4
ACE-UE 110 Advanced College Essay: Educ & The Professions 4
Liberal Arts Elective 4
Unrestricted Elective 4
 Credits16
3rd Semester/Term
Foreign Language I 4
CSCD-UE 201 Phonetics and Phonemics 4
Expressive Cultures 4
Liberal Arts Elective 4
 Credits16
4th Semester/Term
CSCD-UE 1202 Acoustic Phonetics 4
CSCD-UE 231 Anatomy/Physiology of Speech/Hearing Mechanism 4
Texts and Ideas 4
Foreign Language II 4
 Credits16
5th Semester/Term
CSCD-UE 221 Intro to Audiology 4
CSCD-UE 241 Neuroanatomy and Physiology/Communication 4
Biological Science 4
Liberal Arts Elective 4
 Credits16
6th Semester/Term
CSCD-UE 1601 Speech & Language Development in Children 4
CSCD-UE 1222 Audiology: Intervention Strategies Across the Lifespan 4
Physical Science 4
Liberal Arts Elective 4
 Credits16
7th Semester/Term
Restricted Major Elective 4
Statistics 4
Unrestricted Elective 4
Unrestricted Elective 4
 Credits16
8th Semester/Term
Restricted Major Elective 4
Unrestricted Elective 4
Unrestricted Elective 4
Unrestricted Elective 4
 Credits16
 Total Credits128

Specialization Sequences

The major courses in the degree will provide you with the foundational knowledge in anatomy and physiology, speech, language, hearing, and swallowing. In addition to specified, required major courses, you will select additional credits from a wide range of options, allowing you to tailor your degree to fit your interests. Common electives include courses in research, clinical methods, psychology, global public health, and child and adolescent mental health.

Course Planning

Each student works with their advisor to plan their courses, including what to take for electives, whether to study abroad, and whether to complete an honors thesis.

Expository Writing Program and the Writing Center

NYU’s required writing courses are designed to prepare students for the work they will do in all of their academic courses. These writing courses are foundational and essential; they prepare students for rigorous thinking, elegant writing, and supple imagining.

In order to meet and exceed the rigor of academic writing, NYU provides assistance through the Writing Center. The Writing Center is a place where any NYU student can get help with his or her writing. The center, a part of NYU's Expository Writing Program in the College of Arts and Science, is a place where one-on-one teaching and learning occur, as students work closely with professional consultants at every stage of the writing process and on any piece of writing except for exams.

For more information and to schedule an appointment, please refer to the Expository Writing Program page.

 

Foreign Language Placement Exam

Entering undergraduate students take foreign language proficiency examinations administered by the College of Arts and Science prior to their first registration. The results of these examinations do not exempt students from taking these courses but assist in determining the appropriate level of courses in these areas.

The placement examinations are required of undergraduate students who will register for any language with which they have prior experience (studied in high school, college, or study abroad programs or who are bilingual or multilingual).