Office: Sweeney Hall 115

Telephone: 408-924-3688 (Voice); 408-924-3641 (Fax)

Email: communicative-disorders-sciences@sjsu.edu

Website: www.sjsu.edu/cds

Professors

Paul Cascella
Wendy Quach
Pei-Tzu Tsai, Chair

Assistant Professors

Eun-Ae Choi
Eduardo Europa
Marcella McCollum
Joanne Li
Ja Young Kim

Overview

The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences prepares students to become thoughtful, evidence-informed professionals and leaders in speech-language pathology, audiology, and related fields. With more than 50 years of history as one of California’s first programs in the field, the department combines strong academic training with hands-on clinical experience, emphasizing culturally responsive, student-centered learning that reflects the needs of diverse communities. Undergraduate students build a solid foundation for graduate study and careers in communication sciences and disorders, while the nationally accredited Master’s program in Speech-Language Pathology prepares graduates for professional practice, licensure and certification. Students gain real-world experience through opportunities at the on-site Kay Armstead Center for Communicative Disorders and field placements, where they help provide vital speech, language, hearing and swallowing services to the community. Our graduates pursue rewarding careers as speech-language pathologists, audiologists, speech-language pathology assistants, and professionals across education and healthcare.

Programs

• Communicative Disorders and Sciences, BS

• Speech Language Pathology, MS

• Roadmap: Communicative Disorders and Sciences, BS

Courses

• EDAU 115 - Hearing Science
• EDAU 170 - Introduction to Audiology
• EDAU 172 - Principles of Aural Rehabilitation
• EDAU 177 - Practicum in Audiology
• EDAU 273 - Aural Rehabilitation
• EDAU 277 - Advanced Practicum in Audiology
• EDAU 298 - Special Studies

• EDSP 10 - Bodies That Speak: Social Views of Communication Disability
• EDSP 102 - Communication Development in Children
• EDSP 110 - Survey of Communication Disorders
• EDSP 111 - Introduction to Clinical Phonetics
• EDSP 112 - Fundamentals of Clinical Practice
• EDSP 113 - Anatomy and Physiology of Communication Disorders
• EDSP 120 - Communicative Disorders in Children
• EDSP 150 - Communication, Leadership, and Social Justice
• EDSP 161 - Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Communication Disorders
• EDSP 162 - Communicative Disorders in Adults
• EDSP 176 - Guided Professional Clinical Observations
• EDSP 177 - Practicum in Speech Pathology
• EDSP 178 - Service Delivery for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
• EDSP 179 - Clinical Experience for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
• EDSP 180 - Independent Study in Communicative Disorders and Sciences
• EDSP 221 - Research Seminar in Communicative Disorders
• EDSP 222 - Seminar in Language and Literacy: Ages 5 to 18+
• EDSP 250 - Seminar in Voice and Resonance
• EDSP 251 - Seminar in Childhood Speech Sound Disorders
• EDSP 252 - Seminar in Stuttering, Cluttering, and Fluency
• EDSP 254 - Seminar in Aphasia
• EDSP 255 - Seminar in Motor Speech Disorders
• EDSP 259 - Seminar in Language and Literacy: Ages 0 to 5
• EDSP 260 - Seminar in Dysphagia
• EDSP 262 - Seminar in Diversity Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
• EDSP 264 - Contemporary Professional Issues
• EDSP 265 - Seminar in Cognitive Disorders
• EDSP 269 - Clinical Practice in Public Schools
• EDSP 276 - Practicum in Advanced Assessment
• EDSP 277 - Advanced Practicum-Speech Language Pathology
• EDSP 278 - Field Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology
• EDSP 288 - Seminar in Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• EDSP 290 - Independent Study
• EDSP 298 - Special Studies
• EDSP 299 - Master’s Thesis
• EDSP 1290R - Culminating Experience Supervision