Master of Arts
in Speech-Language Pathology

Program Requirements: Speech-Language Pathology

The MA Program in SLP offers students two options. Option I is intended for students who seek ASHA certification and New York state licensure as a speech-language pathologist in clinical, hospital, and private practice; Option II is for students who plan to work in educational settings, and seek certification and New York state licensure as a speech-language pathologist.

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Option I: The M.A. Program in Speech-Language Pathology

Semester Hours: 56-59
The following are required courses. Students who have not completed an undergraduate level course in Aural Rehabilitation are also required to complete SPCH 138.

1. SPCH 204 Neural Bases of Speech-Language and Hearing, 3 s.h.

SPCH 206 Experimental Phonetics, 3 s.h.
SPCH 207 Research Seminar: Speech and Hearing, 3 s.h.
SPCH 209 Developmental Psycholinguistics, 3 s.h.
SPCH 212 Communication in Healthy Aging, 3 s.h.
SPCH 226 Clinical Practicum: Audiology 1 s.h.
SPCH 228 Introductory Speech-Language Practicum (Preschool, K-12, Adult), 1 s.h.
SPCH 229 Evaluation and Interpretation of Communication Disorders (taken with SPCH 228, during the first 21 semester hours), 3 s.h.
SPCH 230 Disorders of Fluency, 3 s.h.
SPCH 232 Disorders of Phonology and Articulation, 3 s.h.

SPCH 239 Pediatric Auditory Assessment, 3 s.h. 

SPCH 241 Pediatric Communication Disorders: Birth to Five Years, 3 s.h.
SPCH 242 Aphasia and Related Disorders, 3 s.h.
SPCH 243 Language, Learning and Literacy: Development and Disabilities from Kindergarten Through Adulthood, 3 s.h.
SPCH 248 Motor Speech Disorders, 3 s.h.
SPCH 249 Voice Disorders, 3 s.h.
SPCH 253 Swallowing Disorders in Children and Adults, 3 s.h.
SPCH 260S Practicum II: Speech-Language Intervention and Assessment (Preschool, K-12), 2 s.h.
SPCH 261S Practicum III: Management of Speech-Language Disorders, 2 s.h.
SPCH 262S Practicum IV: Teaching Students with Speech-Language Disabilities in Educational Settings, 2 s.h.
SPCH 270 Seminar in Augmentative Communication, 1 s.h.

2.       Choose 2 from the following 1 s.h. courses:

          SPCH 271 Early Identification, 1 s.h.
          SPCH 272 Seminar in Medical Speech Pathology, 1 s.h.
          SPCH 273 Cognitive Rehabilitation, 1 s.h.
          SPCH 274 Family Centered Intervention for Communication Disorders, 1 s.h.
          SPCH 275 Children with Cochlear Implants: Language and Learning, 1 s.h.

Option II: M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology (with Teacher Certification)

Semester Hours: 61-64
In addition to the course work for Option I, students who choose Option II must complete the following courses:

1. SPCH 264 Speech and Language Pathology in the Schools, 2 s.h.
   
   And 3 s.h. chosen from the following:
   
   
2. FDED 232 Cross-Cultural Education: Comparative Perspectives, 3 s.h.
   FDED 233 Children of Color: The Social Construction of Race in America's Schools, 3 s.h.
   FDED 240 Urban Education, 3 s.h.
   FDED 242 Foundational Perspectives in Multicultural Education, 3 s.h.
   FDED 247 The Family as Education: Multicultural Dimensions, 3 s.h.
   FDED 248 Multicultural Education in the Metropolitan Area, 3 s.h.

Students taking either Option I or Option II who do not have an undergraduate degree or concentration in Speech-language Pathology must complete SPCH 209 and one graduate level course in both speech and language disorders prior to registering for SPCH 228.

The following Advanced Certificate is available for students who have completed an M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology and who hold a teaching certificate for Teaching Students with Speech and Language Disabilities.

Bilingual Extension in Speech-Language Pathology

1. This Advanced Certificate includes all requirements for Option II of the M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology, as listed above.
   In Addition:
   
   
2. SPCH 265 Language Diversity Across the Lifespan
   SPCH 266 Communication Assessment and Intervention for bilingual Students
   
   

Further Information

For further information regarding the graduate program and scholarships, contact: Carole Ferrand, Ph.D., Graduate Program Director.