The Master of Science in Communication Disorders is designed to prepare professional speech pathologists to meet the needs of the communicatively impaired in hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, schools, etc. It is also designed to meet the academic and clinical requirements of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association, leading to national certification and state licensure.
A minimum of 42 academic and 7 clinical credits are required for graduation. The master’s program begins in the July term and ends in December of the second year. Students will be assigned to three different externship sites that include both educational and medical settings.
We are pleased to offer the Master of Science degree in Communication Disorders through both campus and distance learning cohorts.
| Curriculum (effective Fall 2009) | Credits |
| CD 500 Research Methodology in CSD | 3 |
| CD 502 Motor Speech Disorders | 3 |
| CD 504 Seminar in Child Language | 3 |
| CD 506 Dysfluency | 3 |
| CD 507 Aphasia | 3 |
| CD 508 Voice Disorders | 3 |
| CD 510 Seminar in Professional Issues | 3 |
| CD 511 Neurology for Speech and Language | 3 |
| CD 512 Phonology | 3 |
| CD 513 Cognitive Linguistic Disorders | 3 |
| CD 514 Dysphagia | 3 |
| CD 515 Rehabilitative Audiology | 3 |
| CD 518 Advanced Alternative and Augmentative Communication Modalities | 3 |
| CD 590 Clinical Internship | 1 |
| CD 591 Clinical Externship | 6 |
| Approved elective in the major | 3 |
| Total | 49 |
Graduate students must complete two types of clinical experiences, Internship and Externships. For further information, click here.