Quick Facts

  • Delivery: On campus
  • Credits: 15
  • Not open to students majoring in communication sciences and disorders

Communication plays an essential role in how people learn, connect, and interact with the world, making an understanding of communication disorders valuable across healthcare, education, and human services. Ball State's minor in communication sciences and disorders allows you to explore the field while complementing your primary area of study.

You'll build foundational knowledge that supports your academic interests and may help prepare you for graduate study in speech-language pathology or audiology.

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What You Will Learn

  • Explore the field of communication sciences and disorders and its connections to health and education.
  • Develop an understanding of communication-related challenges and their impact on individuals.
  • Build foundational knowledge relevant to further study in speech-language pathology or audiology.

Why Communication Sciences and Disorders?

Expand your understanding of human communication while strengthening your major. This minor complements fields such as applied behavior analysis, exceptional needs, deaf studies, nursing, and social work. It's also an option for students considering graduate education in speech-language pathology or audiology.

*Please note: This minor is not open to students majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

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