Clinical study abroad opportunities allow our students to travel to the Caribbean and work with agencies such as the Davon Port Hearing School, the Caribbean Centre for the Deaf and the Montego Bay Autism Center. Undergraduate students at Marshall can take a two-week course that allows them to obtain clinical hours while exploring the world and interacting with children who need speech therapy. Study abroad experiences are optional, and undergraduate and graduate students have traveled with faculty to countries like Jamaica and Uganda.

Students learn from board-certified faculty, including a Board-Certified Specialist in Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders and the only Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialist in West Virginia.

Simulations are embedded in undergraduate courses that provide students a supportive environment to develop clinical skills and strategies for research. Students learn to engage in research by participating in the Community of Research Practice, Special Topics and Independent Studies and also travel regularly with faculty to both national and state conferences to present research, earning awards and recognition.

Students have the chance to observe within the Marshall University Speech and Hearing Centerand its specialty clinics as well as at Marshall Health facilities, including Cabell Huntington Hospital. A state-of-the-art recording and archiving system is utilized, which gives you the option to observe in real time or on demand.