Human Communication Sciences
Human communication sciences is the study of normal and disordered communication.
This concentration is for the student who plans to attend graduate or professional school in medicine, dentistry, psychology, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, communication sciences and disorders, or a related field. Many other careers can be pursued immediately after the B.S. including work in research laboratories, in businesses and industries related to communication, and in the public sector.
Students combine a Northwestern pre-med program with coursework from one of the country's leading programs for the study of human communication sciences and disorders. Explore the faculty, research laboratories, and clinics of the The Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Click on the photos below to view excerpts from the video "Communication: The Human Connection" produced by (and provided courtesy of) the The American Speech-Language Hearing Association, which "looks at the personal side of dedicated professionals who operate in a variety of practice settings."
Outside the department, students take science, math, engineering, and psychology courses typical of a pre-med major. Departmental coursework includes acoustics, biological and neurological bases of communication and learning, and clinical courses in speech, language, hearing, and learning.
The HCS program is coordinated by Jeanette Ortiz. For more details, or to make an appointment, call 847/467-0430, or e-mail
Jeanette Ortiz at j-ortiz@northwestern.edu.
