Typical Master's Program Sequence

First Semester (Fall 1):

• CDIS 6010 Speech Science (4 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6040 Counseling (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6170 Clinical Issues I (2 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6610 Pediatric Language Disorders (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6760 Research Methods in Communication Disorders (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6970 Practicum (1 hr)
  
• 16 Total Hours

Second Semester (Spring 1):

• CDIS 6110 Motor Speech Disorders (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6180 Clinical Issues II (2 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6210 Voice (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6410 Stuttering (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6710 School-aged Language Disorders (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6970 Practicum (1 hr)
  
• 15 Total Hours
  

Third Semester (Summer):

• CDIS 6190 Clinical Issues III (1 hr)
  
• CDIS 6310 Aphasia (3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6530 Dysphagia (3 hrs)
  
• Topics (2 - 3 hrs)
  
• Topics (2 - 3 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6970 Practicum (1 hr)
  
• 8 Total Hours

Fourth Semester (Fall 2):

• CDIS 6200 Clinical Issues IV (2 hrs)
  
• CDIS 6450 Aural Rehabilitation (3 hrs - Not required if previously taken at the undergraduate level)
  
• CDIS 6630 Phonology (3 hrs)
  
• Topics (2-3 hours)
  
• Topics (2-3 hours)
  
• CDIS 6970 Practicum (1 hour)
  
• 8 Total Hours

Fifth Semester (Spring 2):

• CDIS 6890 Internship (8 hrs)

NOTE:

• Topics are elective courses that vary each semester. Master’s students are required to take at least two Topics courses. See the Master’s Handbook for a description of these courses, as well as a list of all of the graduate level classes.  Recently offered topics classed have included:  
• • Cognitive Rehabilitation:  TBI and Dementia
  • Literacy
  • Autism
  • Oral Facial Anomalies
  • Developmental Disabilities

Master's Degree Course List

CDIS 600 Speech for Graduate Students (1-4)
CDIS 601 Speech Science (4)
CDIS 604 Counseling in CDIS (3)
CDIS 605 Communication Disorders and Aging (3)
CDIS 606 Diagnostics in Communication Disorders I (2)
CDIS 607 Diagnostics in Communication Disorders I I (1-3)
CDIS 611 Motor Speech Disorders (3)
CDIS 617 Clinical Issues I (2)
CDIS 618 Clinical Issues II (2)
CDIS 619 Clinical Issues III (1)
CDIS 620 Clinical Issues IV (2)
CDIS 621 Voice Disorders (3)
CDIS 631 Aphasia and Related Neuropathologies (3)
CDIS 641 Stuttering (3)
CDIS 645 Aural Rehabilitation (3)
CDIS 651 Oral-Facial Anomalies (2)
CDIS 653 Dysphagia (3)
CDIS 661 Pediatric Language Disorders (3)
CDIS 663 Issues in Phonological Intervention (3)
CDIS 671 Language Disorders in the School-Age Population (3)
CDIS 676 Research Methods in Communication Disorders (3)
CDIS 679 Administration of Speech-Language-Hearing Programs in the Schools (3)
CDIS 680 Graduate Seminar in Communication Disorders (1-3); Graded A/F
CDIS 681 Graduate Seminar in Communication Disorders (1-3); Graded S/U
CDIS 682 Topics in Communication Disorders (2-3); Graded A/F
CDIS 683 Topics in Communication Disorders (2-3); Graded S/U
CDIS 685 Directed Readings in Communication Disorders (1-3); Graded S/U
CDIS 686 Independent Study in Communication Disorders (1-4); Graded A/F
CDIS 687 Independent Study in Communication Disorders (1-4); Graded S/U
CDIS 689 Internship (1-9)
CDIS 691 Research Problems in Communication Disorders (1-3)
CDIS 692 Research Group in Communication Disorders (1-3); Graded A/F
CDIS 693 Research Group in Communication Disorders (1-3); Graded S/U
CDIS 694 Workshop on Current Topics in Communication Disorders (1-3)
CDIS 695 Workshop in Communication Disorders (1-3)
CDIS 697 Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology (1-3)
CDIS 699 Thesis Research (1-12)

 

*** Bold items indicate required courses