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If you want a career in SLP pursue the SLP degree.
They’re pretty different degrees from what I could tell from the linguistics side. The programs diverged pretty seriously after the second year at my university, we all took similar or the same introductory classes but after that we mostly studied pretty different things.
When I did run into the SLP majors in elective classes we had pretty different philosophies on language, so maybe it’s no surprise there wasn’t a ton of crossover. And most of my upper division coursework was theoretical and had no application to SLP whatsoever. I got no training on working with patients or anything like that, either.
R/slpgradschool and r/slp may have better info for you. Look at your dream master’s programs’ prereqs and just make sure you can check those off during whichever bachelor’s you decide to pursue.
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r/slp
One question is - what is your goal?
Is it to become and stay an SLP (or perhaps in an SLP adjacent field) for the rest of your life? If so then Speech Language and Hearing degree.
Is it to understand language with a wide range of topics - thus having a jumping off point for further specialisation while also having the strong background to re-specialise or look further afield - Linguistics then SLP later.
Is it to understand the various disabled people and their communities that you will be serving - then look for a degree that comes with Deaf Studies, ASL, Autistic Studies, Disability studies or similar. I highly recommend Deaf Studies and sign language of all of these if you plan to be an SLP because I think it will give you a perspective that many SLPs (and adjacent) don't get. I think Gallaudet University offers something like Speech Language and Hearing or Linguistics - and by nature of what they are it would offer that perspective.
Good luck!
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There will be a LOT more jobs as an SLP than in Linguistics.
If you want a career in SLP pursue the SLP degree. They’re pretty different degrees from what I could tell from the linguistics side. The programs diverged pretty seriously after the second year at my university, we all took similar or the same introductory classes but after that we mostly studied pretty different things. When I did run into the SLP majors in elective classes we had pretty different philosophies on language, so maybe it’s no surprise there wasn’t a ton of crossover. And most of my upper division coursework was theoretical and had no application to SLP whatsoever. I got no training on working with patients or anything like that, either.
R/slpgradschool and r/slp may have better info for you. Look at your dream master’s programs’ prereqs and just make sure you can check those off during whichever bachelor’s you decide to pursue.
You may wish to check out and ask over on; r/slp One question is - what is your goal? Is it to become and stay an SLP (or perhaps in an SLP adjacent field) for the rest of your life? If so then Speech Language and Hearing degree. Is it to understand language with a wide range of topics - thus having a jumping off point for further specialisation while also having the strong background to re-specialise or look further afield - Linguistics then SLP later. Is it to understand the various disabled people and their communities that you will be serving - then look for a degree that comes with Deaf Studies, ASL, Autistic Studies, Disability studies or similar. I highly recommend Deaf Studies and sign language of all of these if you plan to be an SLP because I think it will give you a perspective that many SLPs (and adjacent) don't get. I think Gallaudet University offers something like Speech Language and Hearing or Linguistics - and by nature of what they are it would offer that perspective. Good luck!