2017-2018 Graduate Catalog

Speech-Language Pathology, M.A.

Program Co-Coordinators

Dr. Joanne Cascia & Dr. Susan Mandel

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 METHODS IN SPEECH/LANG THERAPY

3

CDD 5227ADV CLNCAL PRAC SPEECH PATH I

3

CDD 5228ADV CNLCL PRAC SPEECH PATH II

3

CDD 5229DISORDERS OF PHONOLOGY & ARTICULATION

3

CDD 5231APHASIA & OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DIS SPCH

3

CDD 5235LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN

3

CDD 5236SPEECH/LANG IN SCHOOL SETTING

3

CDD 5237CONTMP ISSUES IN SP/LANG PATH

1.5

CDD 5240SEMINAR IN STUTTERING

3

CDD 5262VOICE DISORDERS

3

CDD 5264AUGMENTATIVE/ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION

1.5

CDD 5268ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR LANG DISORDERS

3

CDD 5269DYSPHAGIA

3

CDD 5270ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS IN SPCH LANG PATH

3

CDD 5298ADV SEM RES SP/LANG PATH I

3

CDD 5299ADV SEM RES SP/LANG PATH 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 DIS/SYNDROMES

1.5

CDD 5233COG/LING IMPRMNT IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJ

1.5

CDD 5238MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS

1.5

CDD 5242SP/LANG AUDITORY ASSESSMNT/HAB HRG LOSS

1.5

CDD 5243COUNSELING IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

1.5

CDD 5245SIGN LANGUAGE F/T SLP I

1.5

CDD 5246SIGN LANGUAGE F/T SLP II

1.5

CDD 5250SPECIAL TOPICS IN: SLP

1.5

CDD 5251APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS FOR THE SLP

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 5263ASSESS/MANG CENTRL AUDITRY PROCESS DYS

1.5

CDD 5265PEDIATRIC DYSPHAGIA

1.5

CDD 5266COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENT IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

1.5

CDD 5267PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN S-LP

1.5

CDD 5271PRACTICAL AUDIOLOGY

1.5

CDD 5273COMMUNICATION 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.