Master's Degree (M.S.) Residential

M.S. in Speech Pathology Curriculum Overview

Academic Advising

Each student is assigned an academic advisor who will assist you with all academic matters. The Director of Clinical Education will guide your practica enrollment. The CSD Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Council serves as each graduate student's program committee. The role of the student's program committee is to oversee each student's educational experience and to provide a support system during your matriculation. If an academic problem occurs during the student's graduate career, the student's advisor, and if necessary, the SLP Council will assist to resolve this problem.

Course List

A complete listing of all core and elective courses is available in the official JMU Graduate Catalog.

First Year

Fall
CSD 544 Evaluation and Treatment of Swallowing Disorders 3 credits CSD 581 Speech Practicum 2 credits CSD 604 Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Speech and Language 3 credits CSD 623 Pediatric Speech Sound Disorders 2 credits CSD 640 School-Age Language and Literacy Disorders 3 credits
Spring
CSD 541 Birth to Five: Language Development and Disorders 3 credits CSD 582 Speech Practicum 2 credits CSD 560 Neuromotor Speech Disorders 3 credits CSD 605 Physiological and Acoustical Phonetics 2 credits CSD 641 Language Disorders in Adults 3 credits CSD 656 Voice Disorders 2 credits
Summer
CSD 528 Autism 2 credits CSD 583 Speech Practicum (On-campus) 2 credits CSD 632 Fluency Disorders 2 credits

Second Year

Fall
CSD 500 Research Methods 2 credits CSD 522 Communication Disorders of the Traumatically Brain Injured 2 credits CSD 527 Aging 1 credit CSD 529 Augmentative Communication 1 credit CSD 625 Pediatric Dysphagia 1 credit CSD 682 Speech Practicum (On-/Off-Campus Externship) 2 credits
Spring
CSD 683 Speech Practicum (Off-campus Externship) 2 credits

Minimum 45 credits

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

M.S. in SLP (on campus)