College of Communication Arts and Sciences Department of Communicative Sciences & Disorders

Student Experience

Study How Cultures Connect

The Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders (CSD) has long recognized the advantages gained through international educational experiences and continues to offer the longest-running study abroad program in communication disorders in the United States. Since the program’s inception 32 years ago, 578 CSD students have had the opportunity to learn and live in another country.

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Featured Internships

Four MSU students recently earned international recognition for a speech therapy game they developed to help people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) keep their voices strong.

Say It Loud and Clear: Persisting Through Parkinson’s With Play

Dr. Maryam Naghibolhosseini is the recipient of the 2023 Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award.

Voice Expert Wins Prestigious Young Investigator Award

Dr. Paul Cooke has received the MSU Faculty Emeriti Association Award for "Outstanding Contributions By An Individual Or Team Of Faculty."

ComArtSci Emeritus Professor Honored With Faculty Emeriti Association Award

J. Scott Yaruss, Ph.D. is being recognized as the 2024 recipient of the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award for his work surrounding understanding, addressing, and supporting individuals who stutter.

ComArtSci Speech-Language Pathologist Earns William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award

A variety of CSD scholarships and awards are available to students studying Communicative Sciences and Disorders but the exact number of awardees and the amount of scholarship/award funds vary from one year to another.

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