Course Offerings
Students with a background in a field other than speech-language pathology, will complete the Preparatory phase courses listed below before entering the Core phase.
Students with bachelors’ degrees in speech-language pathology will begin taking Core phase courses immediately.
ASHA Requirements
In addition to the graduate coursework, ASHA requires that students have completed one undergraduate class with a grade of C or better in each of the areas of biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics and behavioral/social sciences. Please see Requirements for ASHA certification on this site for more information.
Please Note:
Current undergraduate students may enroll in Preparatory phase courses without applying to the program. These courses may be taken as electives. Completion of the courses does not guarantee admission into the Core phase of the program. Student must formally submit an application to the Graduate School and qualify for admission. Post baccalaureate students must be formally accepted to the preparatory phase.
To view the course description, please click on the course number.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2009-2010
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY M.S. DEGREE CORE PROGRAM
| Year 1 | |||
| Fall | CMDS 572 | Anatomy and Physiology for Communicative Sciences (4) | Dr. Cunningham |
| CMDS 661 | Assessment of Childhood Language Disorders (3) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| CMDS 620 | Neurological Disorders of Speech Production (3) | Dr. Alan Smith | |
| CMDS 602 | Articulation/Phonology (3) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| CMDS 671 | Clinical Methods in Speech Language Pathology (2) | Dr. Katzman | |
| Total Hours 15 | |||
| Spring | CMDS 667 | Aphasia (3) | Dr. Alan Smith |
| CMDS 612 | Preschool Language Intervention (3) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| CMDS 669 | Cognitive Disorders (3) | Dr. Alan Smith | |
| CMDS 652 | School Age Language and Phonology Intervention (3) | Dr. Masters | |
| CMDS 611 | Practicum: Speech Pathology (1) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| Total Hours 13 | |||
| Summer | CMDS 663 | Voice Disorders (3) | Dr. Baker |
| CMDS 690 | Dysphagia (3) | Dr. Baker | |
| CMDS 611 | Practicum: Speech Pathology (2) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| ELFH 600 | Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (3)* | OOD | |
| EDSP 637 | Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Inclusion (3) *** | OOD | |
| Total Hours 8 | |||
| Year II | |||
| Fall | AUDI 605 | Intro to Audiological Techniques and Rehabilitation (3)* | Audiology Faculty |
| CMDS 665 | Fluency Disorders (3) | Dr. Masters | |
| CMDS 669 | Cognitive Disorders (3) Class of 2010 Only | Dr. Alan Smith | |
| CMDS 699 | Thesis (1-3)** | ||
| CMDS 611 | Practicum: Speech Pathology (3) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| ELFH 600 | Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (3)* | OOD | |
| OBIO 501 |
Biomedical Data Analysis: Experimental Design and Statistics (3)** |
OOD | |
| Total Hours 9 | |||
| Spring | CMDS 668 | Professional Issues in Speech Pathology (1) | Team |
| CMDS 695 | Special Topics: Pediatric Feeding (2) | Dr. Mattingly | |
| CMDS 680 | Medical Speech Pathology (2) | Dr. Katzman | |
| CMDS 699 | Thesis (1-3)** | ||
| CMDS 610 | Practicum: Audiology (1)* | Dr. Eisenmenger | |
| CMDS 611 | Practicum: Speech Pathology (4) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| ELFH 600 | Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (3)* | OOD | |
| EDSP 540 | Introduction to Exceptional Children (3) *** | OOD | |
| Total Hours 10 | |||
| Total Program Hours 54 |
* If necessary
**Required for thesis
***Teacher Certification
OOD = Out of Department
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY M.S. DEGREE PROGRAM PREPARATORY PROGRAM 2009-2010
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Fall Semester |
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| CMDS 572 | Anatomy and Physiology for Communicative Sciences (4) | Dr. Cunningham | |
| CMDS 564 | Normal Speech & Language Development (3) | Dr. Masters | |
| CMDS 565 | Language Acquisition Laboratory (1) | Dr. Masters | |
| AUDI 605 | Intro to Audiological Techniques and Rehab (3) | Audiology Faculty | |
| CMDS 545 | Survey of Communication Processes and Disorders (3) | Team | |
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Spring Semester |
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| CMDS 563 | Clinical Phonetics (3) | Dr. Masters | |
| CMDS 570 | Clinical Observation in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1) | Dr. Blackwell | |
| LING 522 | Structure of Modern American English (3) | Dr. Muller | |
| EDSP 540 | Intro to Exceptional Children **(3) | OOD | |
| EDSP 600 | Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (3)* | OOD | |
| EDSP 637 | Transdisciplinary Collaboration **(3) | OOD | |
| Students must complete one of the following courses: | |||
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PSYC 646 ECPY 621 ECPY 663 |
Hearing Science I (3) Differential Diagnosis & Counseling in Treatment (3) Multicultural Issues (3) |
OOD OOD OOD |
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Summer Semester |
(optional) | ||
| EDSP 600 | Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics (3)* | OOD | |
| EDSP 637 | Transdisciplinary Collaboration **(3) | OOD |
*If necessary
**Teacher Certification Program (optional)
OOD=Taught by faculty outside of the department
