SLP MS Curriculum - Medical Speech Pathology Concentration

Curriculum Outline – Master of Science with Concentration in Medical Speech Pathology

Total Core Required Credits: 67

(Core courses must be taken for letter grade.)

Total Elective Credits required: 5

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

CH 837 is required but may be taken in spring Year 2

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
CH-837	Trach/Vent Issues Med Setting	1
HP-819	Impact 2: Interprof Project	1
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

Year 1 - Summer Term

CD 735 Foundations of Medical Speech Pathology is required.

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-840	Dysphagia in Adults & Children	3
CD-843	Acquired Cognitively Based CD	2
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

The practicum committee will inform students about their external practicum course numbers. If students are placed in their first external practicum in the Summer of Year 1 they will register for CD771 in the Summer, then CD872 in the Fall or Spring of Year 2, and CD873 in the Spring or Summer of Year 2.

Some students will not begin their first external practicum until the Fall of Year 2, in which case they will register for CD871 then.

See 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 CD 752 only if they have already taken an Aural Rehab Course prior to matriculation.

Students planning on completing a thesis take CD 724-02 in their Spring semester of Year 1.

See Electives below

Year 2 - Spring Term

CD 858 Special Topics Medical Speech Pathology II (2 credits) is required.

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

See Electives below

Year 2 - Summer Term

CD-723	Language, Culture & Cognition	2
CD-841	Fluency Disorders	2
CH-800	Ped Swallow & Feed Disorders	1
HP-821	Impact 3: Interprof. Ethics	1
-	Electives - As approved by academic advisor

CH 800 is required, but may be taken in summer Year 1.

See 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-857	Adlt Neurodeg Syn Aff Lg&Cogn	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-836	Theor & Pract Appr to Counsel	2

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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