M.Sc. in Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Communication Sciences and Disorders master’s degree offered in communication sciences and disorders at Kansas State University is focused on speech-language pathology.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
January, May, August
Tuition Fee
$ 1,007 per credit
Location
Manhattan, United States
The program
Communication Sciences and Disorders is a full-time, two-year program at Kansas State University with consecutive semester enrollment, starting in either the summer/fall or spring semesters. The majority (about 90 percent) of CSD undergraduate majors complete the program in six semesters (includes summer).
Objectives
- Prepare speech-language pathologists to fill diverse roles in the broad area of speech-language pathology and in a variety of professional environments consistent with evidence-based practice;
- Provide the student with knowledge about the changing role of the speech-language pathologist within our society and with opportunities to learn how research informs that change;
- Facilitate an interdisciplinary view of disorders of human communication;
- Provide speech-language pathologists with the coursework and practicum experiences needed to meet national standards for clinical knowledge and skills and to earn the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Courses includes:
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Fluency Disorders
- Language Assessment and Intervention
- Communication Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Aural Rehabilitation
- Neuromotor Speech Disorders
- Cleft Palate
- Voice Disorders
- Instrumental Measurement for Clinical Application
- Acquired Language and Cognitive Disorders