Northwestern’s CSD BS equips students with biological, psychological, and technological knowledge to diagnose and remediate communication challenges across the lifespan. Core lectures dissect phonetics, neuroanatomy, audiology, and language development, while clinical practicums in the Northwestern Clinic expose majors to evidence-based interventions for stuttering, dysphagia, and cochlear-implant mapping. Research labs—probing infant speech perception or AI-driven voice analysis—invite undergrads to publish early. The degree lays a robust foundation for graduate SLP or AuD programs, special-education advocacy, UX voice-interface design, or public-health careers.
Develop a mobile app using deep-learning to screen toddlers for speech-sound disorders
Analyze cortical responses to speech prosody with EEG in bilingual infants
Design low-cost classroom acoustics interventions to improve speech intelligibility
Evaluate tele-therapy outcomes versus in-person SLP sessions via mixed-methods study
Create an AAC symbol library culturally adapted for Spanish-speaking preschoolers
Assess auditory processing speed in aging adults using brainstem response latency
Prototype a smart chewing-sensor necklace detecting dysphagia events
Study implicit bias in voice-assistant recognition of dialectal English
Compare narrative-language interventions for children with autism across digital platforms
Map prevalence of noise-induced hearing loss in marching-band students with otoacoustic emissions
Test bone-conduction headsets for spatial-audio cues in unilateral hearing loss
Conduct phonetic error analysis in heritage-language learners’ code-switching
Research mindfulness breathing techniques reducing vocal hyperfunction in teachers
Build a web dashboard visualizing clinic wait-time predictors for voice therapy
Write policy recommendations on insurance coverage for pediatric AAC devices
Champion communicative equity with Northwestern’s Communication Sciences and Disorders program.
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