Speech-Language Pathology, M.A.

Program Co-Coordinators

Dr. Joanne Cascia & Dr. Susan Mandel

Room: East Campus EC-104J

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Program Description

This advanced study program is designed to prepare students for professional positions as Speech-LanguagePathologists in hospitals, institutional, and school settings. They will be able to identify, assess and enhance the communicative skills of individuals with a variety of communication disorders in a variety of settings. These disorders include articulation, language, voice, fluency, cognition and swallowing. The program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology(CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and meets the academic and practicum requirements of the New Jersey Licensing Board in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology as well as Speech-Language Specialist certification issued by the New Jersey Department of Education. Students holding degrees in disciplines other than Speech Pathology may apply to the program and, if admitted, will be required to successfully complete the following prescribed undergraduate coursework prior to enrolling in graduate classes: Introduction to Communication Disorders; Phonetics; Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear and Speech Mechanism; Language Development; Disorders of Speech Production and Voice; Audiology; Speech Science; Neuroscience.

Degree Requirements

• 57 credits
• Six credits of research-related requirements in Speech-Language Pathology
• Clinical Practica/Hours
• Praxis Exam for New Jersey Certification as a Speech-Language Specialist
• Comprehensive examination

Required Courses 45

CDD 5202	CLINICAL METHODS IN SPEECH/LANG THERAPY	3
CDD 5227	ADV CLNCAL PRAC SPEECH PATH I	3
CDD 5228	ADV CNLCL PRAC SPEECH PATH II	3
CDD 5229	DISORDERS OF PHONOLOGY & ARTICULATION	3
CDD 5231	APHASIA & OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DIS SPCH	3
CDD 5235	LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN	3
CDD 5236	SPEECH/LANG IN SCHOOL SETTING	3
CDD 5237	CONTMP ISSUES IN SP/LANG PATH	1.5
CDD 5240	SEMINAR IN STUTTERING	3
CDD 5262	VOICE DISORDERS	3
CDD 5264	AUGMENTATIVE/ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION	1.5
CDD 5268	ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR LANG DISORDERS	3
CDD 5269	DYSPHAGIA	3
CDD 5270	ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS IN SPCH LANG PATH	3
CDD 5298	ADV SEM RES SP/LANG PATH I	3
CDD 5299	ADV SEM RES SP/LANG PATH II	3

Specialization 12

CDD 5204	FOREIGN ACCENT MODIFICATION	1.5
CDD 5205	SLP THERAPY IN HEALTHCARE	1.5
CDD 5226	COMMUNICATION IN INFANCY/EARLY INTERVENTION	1.5
CDD 5230	CRANIOFACIAL DIS/SYNDROMES	1.5
CDD 5233	COG/LING IMPRMNT IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJ	1.5
CDD 5238	MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS	1.5
CDD 5242	SP/LANG AUDITORY ASSESSMNT/HAB HRG LOSS	1.5
CDD 5243	COUNSELING IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY	1.5
CDD 5245	SIGN LANGUAGE F/T SLP I	1.5
CDD 5246	SIGN LANGUAGE F/T SLP II	1.5
CDD 5250	SPECIAL TOPICS IN: SLP	1.5
CDD 5251	APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS FOR THE SLP	1.5
CDD 5252	THE UNDERPINNINGS OF LITERACY	1.5
CDD 5253	ADVANCED DYSPHAGIA: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION	1.5
CDD 5254	COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN EMERGING BILINGUAL CHILDREN	1.5
CDD 5255	SOCIAL COMMUNICATION PRAGMATICS AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD AND RELATED DISORDERS	1.5
CDD 5261	LARYNGECTOMY REHABILITATION	1.5
CDD 5263	ASSESS/MANG CENTRL AUDITRY PROCESS DYS	1.5
CDD 5265	PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA	1.5
CDD 5266	COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENT IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS	1.5
CDD 5267	PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN S-LP	1.5
CDD 5271	PRACTICAL AUDIOLOGY	1.5
CDD 5273	COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN AGING	1.5

Total Credit Hours: 57

*A total of 375 clock hours of supervised clinical practice (minimum 325 graduate hours) must be completed as part of the Master’s Degree program, preceded by a minimum of 25 hours of observation.