M.A. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Hampton University
Key Information
Campus location
Hampton, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
5 - 6 semesters
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 26,198
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Introduction
The program prepares students to meet the academic and practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology awarded through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. State licensure is awarded through the Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology. Students are also eligible to meet the requirements for teaching certification and state licensure in most states. Small classes facilitate individual instruction and attention for all students. Opportunities to develop research skills are provided to students through the required completion of a pilot research project.
The M.A. program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
CSAD Highlights
- We were the first degree-granting program at a historically Black university.
- We are one of six accredited Master’s degree programs in the state of Virginia.
- We operate a full-service on-campus Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic located on the second floor of Wilma Harper Horne Science and Technology Hall.
- We provide outreach clinical services to over 20 public and private schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
- We have agreements with 50 agencies for graduate extern clinical practicum.
- We support a viable campus chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) that earned Gold Chapter Status for 2021.
The objectives of the curriculum are
- To disseminate existing knowledge of speech, language, swallowing, and hearing disorders using a multi-disciplinary approach.
- To provide clinical experience using evidence-based practices for prevention, recognition, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders.
- To prepare students to meet the minimum requirements for subsequent professional certification by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association.
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Curriculum
First Semester – Fall
- CDS 600-Scientific Principals of Acoustic and Physiological Phonetics
- CDS 500-Introduction to Professional and Technical Communication
- CDS 621- Language Disorders in Children
Second Semester – Spring
- CDS 501- Research Design in Speech & Hearing Sciences
- CDS 612-Articulation and Phonological Disorders
- CDS 507-Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders
- CDS 618- Advanced Clinical Practicum- Module 1
Third Semester- Summer Session
- CDS 622- Family Intervention Strategies in CSAD
- CDS 625- Motor Speech Disorders
- CDS 618- Advanced Clinical Practicum- Clinic Only
Fourth Semester -Fall
- CDS 603- Neurolinguistic Disorders in Adults
- CDS 628- Diagnosis and Management of Swallowing Disorders in Neurologically Impaired Adults
- CDS 618-Advanced Clinical Practicum (Module 2)
- CDS 699- Independent Research 1
- CDS Elective
Fifth Semester- Spring
- CDS 618- Advanced Clinical Practicum (Module 3)
- CDS 606-Voice Disorders
- CDS 700-Independent Research II
- CDS Elective
- CDS Elective
- CDS 702-Master’s Comprehensive Examination
Total Credit Hours Required: 49
Sixth Semester-**Summer- For Grant Scholars Only**
- CDS 633- Language and Literacy
The curriculum plan includes 43 credits of required courses and 6 credits of electives. This plan is for full-time students with a background in Communicative Sciences and Disorders. Students needing to attend part-time or needing to take pre-requisite courses will require additional semesters to complete the program.
Elective Courses
- CDS 611 Contemporary Topics in Speech-Language Pathology
- CDS 630 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- CDS 632 Craniofacial and Other Organic Disorders
- CDS 633 Language and Literacy Disorders
- CDS 634 Dialogues on Diversity
- CDS 635 Clinical Practice in a Medical Setting
Prerequisite Courses
Students without an undergraduate degree in Communicative Sciences and Disorders will be required to take all pre-requisite courses. Students admitted to the program with an undergraduate background in the field will be required to repeat any of the pre-requisite courses in which they earned a grade of “B-” or less. The prerequisite courses include:
- CDS 224 Phonetics (3)
- CDS 227 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (3)
- CDS 228 Articulation Development and Disorders (3)
- CDS 300 Language Development (3)
- CDS 310 Clinical Observation (1)
- CDS 331 Introduction to Audiology (3)
- CDS 529 Aural Rehabilitation (3)
- CDS 431 Neuroscience for Students in Communicative Sciences and Disorders (3)
- CDS 438 Introduction to Speech Science (3)
In addition to the Communicative Sciences and Disorders courses, students must have completed 18 general education courses with a grade of “C” or better. These include:
- A course in biological science (3 credits)
- A course in physical science (3 credits)
- A course in statistics (3 credits)
- Two courses in social science (6 credits)