Communicative Disorders and Sciences (CDS) has two complementary areas of focus - practice and science. CDS focuses on typical and disordered speech, language, and hearing, as well as related aspects of swallowing, voice, and vestibular systems. We seek to support the communication needs of people through research and clinical practice.
Professionals in our field include speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Learn more about these career options.
The mission of the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences is to
We are also dedicated to providing high quality clinical services to individuals in need and to providing educational outreach through clinics, workshops and screenings.
Our programs provide the training and experiences needed for students to become clinicians and researchers in the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Students receive training in a variety of speech, language, and hearing disorders that occur across the lifespan.
Our programs are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
The Master of Arts (MA) education program in Speech-Language Pathology (residential) and the Doctor of Audiology (AuD) education program in Audiology (residential) at the University at Buffalo is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
We offer several degree options for undergraduate and graduate students to support several career tracks!