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Treat Communication Disorders
The Speech Pathology and Audiology, B.S., will prepare you for a professional graduate program in the areas of speech pathology or audiology. You will gain hands-on experience identifying communication disorders in patients of all ages and develop treatment plans.
Speech-language pathologists evaluate, treat, prevent, and research communication disorders and audiologists assess and manage disorders of hearing and balance.
Contact Information
Amber Franklin, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Associate Professor and Lead Departmental Advisor
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology
2101 Clinical Health Sciences Building
421 S. Campus Ave., Oxford, OH 45056
franklad@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-2507
Curriculum and Courses
In addition to preparing you for graduate school in speech-language pathology or audiology, the courses you choose will give you a solid foundation to become skilled, compassionate leaders and team players in other exciting careers. Previous graduates have pursued rewarding careers in nursing, politics, public health, research, and recreational therapy.
Through my involvement in the research process, I have gained so much knowledge that will help me in graduate school and in clinical settings. I am grateful for the many opportunities to push myself to do things I did not realize I was capable of as an undergraduate student
Elise Bossenbroek ’24
Research Opportunities
Both undergraduate and graduate students take advantage of the clinical and medical expertise of department faculty for guidance on current and potential intervention and assessment approaches in speech and hearing.
The Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology offers numerous opportunities in basic and applied clinical research. Over the past three years, SPA faculty have secured more than $1.3 million in federal research funding. Research draws from physics, biology, engineering, psychology, linguistics, medicine, and philosophy.
Current research projects exist in:
- Voice
- Dysphagia
- Neurocognitive communication
- Social communication
- Autism
- Language disorders/literacy
Every year, both Undergraduate Summer Scholar students and Dean’s Scholar students work with faculty on various projects in their labs.
Miami University Speech and Hearing Clinic
Housed within the Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, the clinic serves the speech, language, and hearing needs of individuals within the university and the southwest Ohio community by enhancing the quality of their communication skills.
Clinical faculty are committed to:
- Providing cost-effective services that meet the unique needs of all individuals and their families
- Promoting excellence in clinical training of future speech-language-hearing professionals
Both undergraduate and graduate students benefit from their direct involvement with patients in the clinic.
Careers in Speech Pathology and Audiology
After completing the broad curriculum that spans topics in anatomy, acoustics, physiology, and language, as well as clinical experience, students are prepared to apply for graduate education programs in speech-language pathology or audiology
A Masters degree is required to become a licensed and certified speech pathologist. A clinical doctorate (Doctor of Audiology) is required to become a licensed and certified audiologist.
Facts and Stats
Your college experience here will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we’ll provide you with a powerful support system.
First-to-second year retention
Miami University Data
Among Public Universities in the United States for Four-Year Graduation Rate
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
of 2018-2019 graduates who were employed or furthering their education by fall 2019
Miami University Data
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.