MA in Speech & Hearing Sciences
Academic coursework and clinical practicum offerings
prepare students to become professional personnel
capable of meeting the diagnostic and therapy needs of
individuals of all ages evidencing a wide variety of
speech, language, learning, and hearing problems.
Students are prepared as speech-language pathologists
to provide direct and consultative services in
educational and medical settings. The course of study
emphasizes physiological, behavioral, neurological, and
psychological dimensions of normal development,
fundamental communication processes, and disorders of
communication.
By applying science and research to clinical practice,
graduate students develop proficiency in reasoning and
problem-solving relative to clinical principles and
procedures in diagnosis and treatment. The academic
teaching and learning philosophy is student-centered,
research-based, and writing intensive.
Schedule
Full-time students typically complete the program in approximately two years, carrying on average 12–16 credit hours per semester. To be accepted into the graduate program, one must have earned a bachelor's degree in the field of speech language pathology or communication disorders or have met the undergraduate prerequisites.
The Postbaccalaureate Program, a
specialized one-year course sequence, allows a student
with a bachelor's degree in another field to prepare
for entry to the master's degree program in Speech and
Hearing Sciences.
Coursework is offered on a special block schedule that
allows students to complete three terms of coursework
within a two-semester academic year.
We strongly urge master's degree candidates to consider
summer enrollment when planning graduate programs, as
this helps accelerate the program toward
completion.
Campus clinic, off-campus clinical practica and
internships, and selected core curriculum and
enrichment courses are available during summer
session.
Out-of-state students should be aware that the
difference between resident and nonresident tuition is
much smaller during summer session than during the
academic year.
