Major in Audiology and Speech Sciences
The Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences is one of the most important scientific departments in the College of Medical Sciences in Kuwait. The Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences was established in 2017 and has a degree program in Reading and Speech Therapy Sciences. The department focuses on graduating audiologists who play a crucial role in the early identification of hearing loss in infants, the assessment of hearing in people of all ages, and the prevention, identification, evaluation, and improvement of communication disorders that may result from hearing loss. In addition, audiologists assess the need for hearing aid amplification and evaluate, fit, and dispense hearing aids, cochlear implant programs, and other assistive listening devices. The department also trains speech therapists who assess, diagnose, treat, and prevent clinical disorders of speech and language, communication, articulation, and cognition.

Nature of study in the Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences
The program offers a bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences. Students study over four years. In the first year, they study general science subjects shared by the college and other colleges at Kuwait University, such as chemistry, mathematics, medical physics, and first aid. Students must complete approximately thirty credit hours. In the second year, the student studies subjects such as anatomy, physiology, psychology, an introduction to hearing and speech sciences, biostatistics, and computer science, and passes another thirty academic units. In the third and fourth years, students study specialized subjects such as pathology, patient examination methods, patient care, clinical training, and research papers. They complete approximately 60 credit hours in both years. The total number of credit hours required for graduation is approximately 120. The college contains classrooms and laboratories equipped with the latest equipment to accommodate normal students or those with special needs, including facilities for students to enter and exit the hall with a wheelchair, microphones and sound amplification devices and ease of access to the lecturer during his office hours or communication via the team, and other facilities including distributing lecture summaries or taking mid-term or final exams.

Fields of work after graduating from the Department of Audiology and Speech Sciences
A speech-language pathologist can work in several locations, such as:
a)    Government or private hospitals.
b)    Private companies trading in hearing and speech devices.
c)    Teaching in private schools for the rehabilitation of people with hearing or speech disabilities.
d)    Research centers specializing in the field of hearing and speech.
e)    Factories specializing in the manufacture of hearing and speech devices.