Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy
The Department of Communication Disorders and Occupational Therapy was formed in summer 2023 to emphasize the strengths of these prominent health professions.
CDIS occupies the lower level of the Epley Center for Health Professions (left) on the U of A campus. The Occupational Therapy House (right), a hands-on learning lab as well as academic office space, is on the U of A campus. Other O.T.D. facilities are housed on the Northwest campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
The Program in Communication Sciences and Disorders offers Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in the field. Also offered is a post-master’s Certificate in Advanced School-Based Speech-Language Pathology The program includes the University of Arkansas Speech and Hearing Clinic, which offers comprehensive speech, language, and hearing services to people of all ages and has served Northwest Arkansas since 1960.
The Occupational Therapy program is a 115 credit-hour, post-baccalaureate, 3-year (9 semester), full-time, on-campus program with an off-campus fieldwork and capstone component. On completion, an entry-level Occupational Therapy Doctorate professional degree is awarded. Students begin studies in January and graduate in a future December. The O.T.D. degree is a joint offering between the College of Education and Health Professions of the University of Arkansas and the College of Health Professions of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and UAMS's Northwest campus in Fayetteville.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
B.S. and M.S.
The longstanding U of A academic program offers undergraduate and graduate degrees for speech-language pathology. Students learn with expert researchers and clinicians how to serve clients with speech, language, swallowing and hearing disorders.
Occupational Therapy
O.T.D.
The full-time, on-campus doctoral program includes off-campus fieldwork and capstone experiences. Student are taught by expert clinicians and researchers with diverse backgrounds and experiences and with a shared vision to enable students to become innovative, caring, globally minded scholars, practitioners and advocates.
