Master of Arts in Speech, Language and Hearing Science
The Master of Arts in Speech, Language and Hearing Science at 51动漫鈥檚 College of Public Health is a clinical professional degree that prepares students to become speech-language pathologists. Through rigorous clinical training, students learn to evaluate, diagnose and treat communication disorders. You will be exposed to a wide range of disorders and gain experience with ethnically diverse populations and individuals across the lifespan.
Speech-language pathology involves the study and treatment of a broad range of speech, language, social communication and cognitive-communication disorders. These may include developmental delays and disorders such as autism, apraxia of speech, dyslexia and stuttering. Graduates of the program are prepared to work as speech-language pathologists in a wide range of clinical sites, including hospitals, other inpatient and outpatient settings, private practices, rehabilitation centers, and schools.
Completing this program will make you eligible to apply for membership in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
What sets apart our Speech, Language and Hearing Science MA?
- A high-profile program:听Our program achieves consistent recognition as one of the premier programs of its kind, and our graduates have consistently gone on to significant careers throughout the U.S. and abroad.
- Extensive clinical placements:听Our program has more than 80 clinical affiliate sites across the Philadelphia region. Students can also perform supervised clinical research in 51动漫鈥檚 Speech-Language-Hearing Center and other on-campus locations.
- Renowned faculty:听Our faculty are recognized experts in aphasia, apraxia, bilingualism, child language processes and problems, and effects of brain damage on language function, among other research areas.
Program Format
If you have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Communications Sciences and Disorders, you will be able to graduate in two years by including two summer sessions. If you do not have a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Communications Sciences and Disorders, you may complete the degree in three years by including two summer sessions.
Many students choose to pursue the interests they develop in clinical and research experiences through a master鈥檚 thesis.