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Speech Communication Arts and SciencesDepartment Chairperson: Emmer, Michele B.Deputy Chairperson: Gurland, Gail Location: 3439 Boylan Hall Phone: 718-951-5225 
The Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences opens a community of scholars, researchers, practitioners, and teachers to students to explore the broad dimensions of human communication from a number of perspectives, with the intent to further humane understanding. The department equally encourages inquiry in communication studies (traditional rhetoric, interpersonal and intercultural communication, business and organizational communication, the performance of literature) and in the speech sciences (speech-language pathology, audiology, speech and hearing sciences). The department offers a bachelor of arts degree in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech and hearing science (speech science), and in speech, with a concentration in communication studies or in oral interpretation. The department endeavors to train students to be exemplary communicators in a wide range of settings and to develop an acute awareness of how others communicate. All students learn to conduct research accurately and thoughtfully and to present findings with precision and integrity. Speech science students are expected to explore the development of speech and language from physiological and psychological perspectives, and to concentrate on understanding, evaluating, and rehabilitating those who encounter difficulties in communication. Graduates are able to recognize disorders and distinguish them from differences as well as implement techniques for remediation or improvement. Speech students learn to appreciate and understand the power and force of oral language in expository, persuasive, and aesthetic settings. All graduates command a complex and nuanced understanding of effective communication. The Diana Rogovin Davidow Speech and Hearing Center at Brooklyn College allows both undergraduate and graduate speech science students to receive supervision as they fine-tune their clinical skills and help members of the greater Brooklyn College community improve their ability to communicate. Many of our students go on to graduate studies before entering the fields of education, government, business, or health care. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies may apply to the master's and doctoral degree programs offered by or in conjunction with this department.
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