program description

international direct students at utah global receive:

• exclusive and rigorous academic coursework
• priority access to in-demand courses that fit their interests
• guidance from academic advisors and mentors
• career development and networking opportunities
• intensive classes with domestic students

speech and hearing science professionals evaluate, diagnose, and treat individuals with speech and hearing disorders, such as disorders of communication, voice, swallowing, and cognition. the undergraduate major in speech & hearing science (sphs) is a pre-professional degree for speech-language pathology and/or audiology. students in the program complete courses in phonetics, anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing, language science, pediatric and medical speech-language pathology, hearing disorders and evaluation, and psychometrics (measuring mental abilities and processes). electives in allied fields -biology, physics, and psychology, for example- are also required, along with 25 hours of field experience observing treatment practices for speech, language, and hearing. students who complete this program earn a bs in speech and hearing science and are then prepared to enter graduate programs in the field: a master's degree is required for professional practice in speech-language pathology, and a doctor of audiology (aud) is required for professional practice in audiology.