SLP MS Curriculum - Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders Concentration

Curriculum Outline – Master of Science with Concentration in Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders

Total Core Required Credits: 67

(Core courses must be taken for letter grade.)

Total Elective Credits required: 5

(Elective courses required for the concentration must be taken for a letter grade)

Minimum credits required for graduation: 72

If students have already completed an undergraduate course in Aural Rehabilitation they must take 2 more credits of electives to reach the total of 72 because they do not take CD 751 (Aural Rehabilitation).

Year 1 - Fall Term

CD-732	Spch Sound Disord in Children	3
CD-743	Devel&Disord of Wr & Sp Lg I	3
CD-745	Diag Meth & Clin Proc in CSD	2
CD-760	Spok & Writ Clin Pract Seminar	0
CD-761	Year 1 Spoken Clinical Pract.	3
CH-721	Foundations of Cognition	2
HP-818	Impact 1: Interprof Practice	1

Year 1 - Spring Term

CD-722	Neuroanat&neurophy of Comm & S	3
CD-744	Devel&Disord of Wr & Sp Lg II	3
CD-760	Spok & Writ Clin Pract Seminar	0
CD-762	Year 1 Written Clinical Pract.	3
CD-839	Aphasia in Adlt:Asses&Interv	3
HP-819	Impact 2: Interprof Project	1
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

Year 1 - Summer Term

CD-735	Foundations of Medical Speech Pathology	1
CD-770	Year 1 Clin. Outplacement Sem	0
CD-771	Year 1 Clin Outplacement 1	3
CD-833	Neuromotor Speech Disorders	2
CD-843	Acquired Cognitively Based CD	2
CD-840	Dysphagia in Adults & Children	3
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

CD 735 Foundations of Medical Speech Pathology (1 credit) must be taken in summer Year 1.

See other electives below

Year 2 - Fall Term

CD-721	Phys, Acoust, & Percep of Spch	3
CD-724	Research Des & Stats for CSD	3
CD-752	Hearing Skills Seminar	1
CD-832	Voice Disorders	3
CD-870	Year 2 Clin Outplacement Sem	0
CD-872	Year 2 Clin Outplacement 2	3
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

Students take CD752 only if they have already taken an Aural Rehab Course prior to matriculation.

Students planning on completing a thesis take CD724-02 in their Spring semester of Year 1.

See Electives below

Year 2 - Spring Term

CD-751	Aural Rehabilitation	3
CD-858	Special Topics	1-3
CD-870	Year 2 Clin Outplacement Sem	0
CD-873	Year 2 Clin Outplacement 3	3
CH-835	Augmentative Communication	2
HP-999	Interprof Sem - 2nd Year Spr	0
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

Students must take CD 858 Special Topics: Medical Speech Pathology II (2 credits) in spring Year 2.

Students take CD 751 only if they have not taken an Aural Rehab course prior to matriculation.

See other electives below

Year 2 - Summer Term

CD-723	Language, Culture & Cognition	2
CD-841	Fluency Disorders	2
CD-857	Adlt Neurodeg Syn Aff Lg&Cogn	2
HP-821	Impact 3: Interprof. Ethics	1
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

CD 857 is a required course in summer year 2.

See other electives below

A total of 15 credits of Clinical Practicum must be completed from the following courses:

CD-761	Year 1 Spoken Clinical Pract.	3
CD-762	Year 1 Written Clinical Pract.	3
CD-771	Year 1 Clin Outplacement 1	3
-	or
CD-871	Year 2 Clin Outplacement 1	3
CD-872	Year 2 Clin Outplacement 2	3
CD-873	Year 2 Clin Outplacement 3	3

A total of 5 credits of electives beyond those already specified for the concentration must be completed from the following courses:

Note - these are samples of elective course listings. Not all are offered each year.

CD-824B	Diag Meth&cl Proc in Rd&wr Ds2	2
CD-825	Read & Writ in the Schools	2
CD-826	Leading Literacy Change	1
CD-827	Tch Narrative & Expos Literacy	2
CD-828	Tch Lang&lit to Eng Lang Learn	2
CD-834	Alaryngeal/Laryngectomy Semin	1
CD-836	Genetics in Comm Disorders	1-2
CD-855	Acquired Read & Writ Disorders	2
CD-858	Special Topics	1-3
CD-859	Advanced Autism Seminar II	2
CD-861	Adv. Sem. in Voice Disorders	2
CD-895	Research Proposal in CSD	1
CD-896	Thesis Research I	1
CD-897	Thesis Research II	2
CD-899	Independent Study	1-6
CH-740	Early Intervention: Birth to 3	2
CH-800	Ped Swallow & Feed Disorders	1
CH-836	Theor & Pract Appr to Counsel	2
CH-837	Trach/Vent Issues Med Setting	1

CD 858: Special Topics Electives include:

Autism Seminar

Speech-Language Pathology in the Schools

Medical Speech Pathology II

Courses with the following prefixes can also be used towards elective requirements with advisor permissions:

HP-	Interprofessional Courses
NH-	Nursing Multidisciplinary Courses
NH-	Nursing Multidisciplinary Courses
PH-	Physical Therapy Multidisciplinary Courses

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