2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

Speech-Language Pathology, M.A.

Dr. Joanne Cascia & Dr. Susan Mandel, Program Co-Coordinators

Room: East Campus EC-104J

Tel: 908-737-5822

E-mail: gradcoordinatorcdd@kean.edu

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 5202CLINICAL METH/SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

3

CDD 5227ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY I

3

CDD 5228ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY II

3

CDD 5229DISORDERS OF PHONOLOGY & ARTICULATION

3

CDD 5231APHASIA AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DIS- ORDERS OF SPEECH

3

CDD 5235LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

3

CDD 5236SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY IN THE SCHOOL SETTING

3

CDD 5237CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

1.5

CDD 5240SEMINAR IN STUTTERING

3

CDD 5262DISORDERS OF VOICE

3

CDD 5264AUGMENTATIVE/ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION

1.5

CDD 5268ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IN SPEECH- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

3

CDD 5269DYSPHAGIA

3

CDD 5270ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

3

CDD 5298ADVANCED SEMINAR IN RESEARCH IN SPEECH- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY I

3

CDD 5299ADVANCED SEMINAR IN RESEARCH IN SPEECH- LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY II

3

Specialization 12

CDD 5204FOREIGN ACCENT MODIFICATION

1.5

CDD 5205SLP THERAPY IN HEALTHCARE

1.5

CDD 5226COMMUNICATION IN INFANCY/EARLY INTERVENTION

1.5

CDD 5230CRANIOFACIAL DISORDERS AND SYNDROMES

1.5

CDD 5233COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC IMPAIRMENT IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

1.5

CDD 5238MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS

1.5

CDD 5242SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND AUDITORY ASSESS- MENT AND HABILITATION FOR STUDENTS WITH HEARING LOSS

1.5

CDD 5243COUNSELING IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

1.5

CDD 5245SIGNING FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY I

1.5

CDD 5246SIGNING SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY II

1.5

CDD 5250SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATH- OLOGY

1.5

CDD 5251APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS FOR THE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

1.5

CDD 5252THE UNDERPINNINGS OF LITERACY

1.5

CDD 5253ADVANCED DYSPHAGIA: ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION

1.5

CDD 5254COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN EMERGING BILINGUAL CHILDREN

1.5

CDD 5255SOCIAL COMMUNICATION PRAGMATICS AND SOCIAL SKILLS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ASD AND RELATED DISORDERS

1.5

CDD 5261LARYNGECTOMY REHABILITATION

1.5

CDD 5263ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS

1.5

CDD 5265PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA

1.5

CDD 5266COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENT IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

1.5

CDD 5267PROF. WRITE&CLIN MEASURE/SPCH/LANG/PATH PROF. WRITE&CLIN MEASURE/SPCH/LANG/PATH

1.5

CDD 5271PRACTICAL AUDIOLOGY

1.5

CDD 5273COMMUNICATION 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.