First Cohort Joins COMD
UH Launches New Doctoral Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders
The University of Houston is addressing a local and national need for more experts in speech-language pathology and audiology with the launch of a doctoral program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (COMD). With approval from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) earlier this year, UH became the first university in the Greater Houston area to have a doctoral program in communication sciences and disorders. The COMD department in the UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences currently offers degree programs for undergraduate and graduate students, a post-baccalaureate leveling program, a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA) certification and is home to the only Bachelor of Arts degree program for American Sign Language Interpreting in the state. Speech-language pathologists and audiologists have a wide range of job opportunities in schools, hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation programs, universities, and private practice. The COMD department’s first class of doctoral students will begin in fall 2020.
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