GRADUATE FACULTY
- Professor: Neil J. DiSarno, Julie J. Masterson, Lisa Proctor, Klaas Bakker
- Associate Professor: Thomas C. Franklin, Wafaa Kaf, Letitia White
- Assistant Professor: Jason Box, Clifford Franklin, Ye Wang, Alana Mantie- Kozlowski
- Clinical Faculty: Elisabeth Bell, Deborah Cron, Karen Engler, Jennifer Franklin, Jaime Lanois, Tara Oetting, Jill Oswalt
- Emeritus Professor: Herbert J. Arkebauer, Harold Meyers, Ronald W. Netsell
DOCTOR OF AUDIOLOGY (Au.D)
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Au.D program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is a minimum of 105 credit hours which can be completed in eleven semesters. Academic course work is interspersed with clinical practicum experience.
The Au.D program is designed to prepare professionals to enter the workplace with high level of skills and knowledge through intensive academic and clinical experiences. The program is designed to prepare a person for a career in the hospitals, private practice settings, industrial settings, medical offices, clinical settings and rehabilitation centers. The program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) Curriculum
First Year
Fall — 13 credits (12 + 1)
CSD 852-(3) Advanced Hearing Science
CSD 834-(3) Diagnostic Audiology I
CSD 849-(3) Basic Audiometry
CSD 807-(3) Auditory System Physiology/Neurophysiology
CSD 895-(1) Clinical Practicum
Spring — 10 credits (9 + 1)
CSD 868-(3) Amplification Systems I
CSD 850-(3) Pediatric Audiology
CSD 873-(3) Educational Audiology
CSD 895-(1) Clinical Practicum
Summer — 7 credits (6 + 1)
CSD 876-(3) Hearing Conservation and Instrumentation
CSD 875-(3) Medical Audiology
CSD 895-(1) Clinical Practicum
Second Year
Fall — 12 credits (10 + 2)
CSD 835-(3) Diagnostic Audiology II
CSD 871-(3) Adv. Amplification Systems
CSD 878-(4) Professional Issues/Practice Mgmt
CSD 895-(2) Clinical Practicum
Spring — 13 credits (11 + 2)
CSD 800-(3) Research Methods
CSD 842-(4) Vestibular Assessment & Rehab.
CSD 844-(4) Electrophysiology
CSD 895-(2) Clinical Practicum
Summer — 10 credits (8 + 2)
CSD 848-(3) Cochlear Implants and ALDs
CSD 866-(3) Counseling in Audiology
CSD 895-(2) Clinical Practicum
CSD 884-(2) Doctoral Project OR
CSD 999-(2) Doctoral Thesis
Third Year
Fall - 9 credits (6 + 3)
CSD 945-(3) Central Auditory Processing
CSD 946-(1) Genetics and Hearing Loss
CSD 884-(2) Doctoral Research Project OR
CSD 999-(2) Doctoral Thesis
CSD 895-(3) Clinical Practicum
Spring — 11 credits (8 + 3)
CSD 921-(3), 922(3), 930(3) or 962(3)
CSD 972-(3) Aural Rehabilitation II
CSD 884-(2) Doctoral Research Project OR
CSD 999-(2) Doctoral Thesis
CSD 895-(3) Clinical Practicum
Summer — 6 credits
CSD 996-(6) Externship
Fourth Year
Fall — 9 credits
CSD 996-(9) Externship
Spring — 9 credits
CSD 996-(9) Externship
PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
The Au.D program has been approved by the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education and the Higher Learning Commission of The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The Au.D. program is accredited by the Council Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
A minimum of 105 semester hours shall be completed, included the following:
- Academic course work requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A)
- Clinical Practicum requirements for the certificate of Clinical Competence of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A)
- Completion of a Doctoral Project or Thesis.
- Comprehensive Examinations.
- Clinical Externship
MASTER OF SCIENCE, COMMUNICATION SCIENCES AND DISORDERS
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The master program in Communication Sciences and Disorders offers two areas of concentration: education of the deaf and hard of hearing, and speech-language pathology. The curriculum focuses on the academic, clinical and research foundations for a career in communication disorders. The program is designed to prepare the student to make intelligent decisions and take appropriate, thoughtful action. The program is organized to encourage the student to use critical thinking and problem-solving to identify and meet the communication needs of individuals and families.
The Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders program is designed to prepare a person for a career in the public schools, special schools, special school districts; or in clinical settings such as hospitals, guidance centers, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes; or in industry; or in private practice; or others. The person majoring in this area may also prepare for entry into a doctoral program
Speech Language Pathology (M.S.)
First Year
Summer – 2-6 credits (Students may choose to take any of the following classes or opt to take them summer of their second year)
CSD 718-(2) Fluency Disorders
CSD 733-(2) Intro to Aug. and Alt. Communication
CSD 720-(2) Voice Disorders
Fall – 14 credits (12 + 2)
CSD 728-(3) Adv. Study of Phonological Disorders in Children
CSD 712-(3) Lang. Disorders in Preschool-Aged Children
CSD 713-(3) Lang. Disorders of School-Aged Children and Adolescents
CSD 724-(3) Aphasia and Related Disorders
CSD 795-(2) Intro to Clinical Practicum
Spring – 13 credits (9 + 4)
CSD 702-(3) Research Methods in Communication Disorders
CSD 725-(3) Motor Speech Disorders
CSD 729-(3) Theory and Mgmt of Cognitively-Based Communication Disorders
CSD 795-(4) Adv. Clinical Practice
Summer – 4-11 credits
IF NOT TAKEN FIRST SUMMER: CSD 718-(2), 733-(2), 720-(2)
CSD 784-(1) Non-Thesis Project OR
CSD 799-(2) Master's Thesis
CSD 795-(3) Adv. Clinical Practice
Second Year
Fall – 11-12 credits
CSD 741-(3) Dysphagia
CSD 732-(3) Speech and Lang. Assessment & Treatment of Special Pop.
CSD 784-(1) Non-Thesis Project OR
CSD 799-(2) Master's Thesis
CSD 795-(4) Adv. Clinical Practicum
Spring – 10-11 credits
CSD 791-(3) Professional Issues
CSD 784-(1) Non-Thesis Project OR
CSD 799-(2) Master's Thesis
CSD 797-(6) Adv. Clinical Practicum (Externship)
Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Accelerated Masters)
Only graduate courses are listed, other courses to fulfill undergraduate degree are required
Final Year of Undergraduate
Fall — 3 credits
CSD 762-(3) Speech Development I: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Spring — 9 credits
CSD 760-(3) Lang. Development I: DHH
CSD 763-(3) Speech Development II: DHH
CSD 795-(3) Adv. Clinical Practice
Graduate Year
Summer — 9 credits
CSD 765-(3) Reading: DHH
CSD 758-(2) Assessment: DHH
CSD 759-(2) Early Intervention: DHH
CSD 795-(2) Adv. Clinical Practice
Fall —12 credits
CSD 761-(3) Lang. Development II: DHH
CSD 766-(3) Counseling: DHH
CSD 784-(3) Non-Thesis Project OR
CSD 799-(3) Master's Thesis
CSD 795-(3) Adv. Clinical Practice
Spring — 12 or 14 credits
CSD 764-(3) Instructional Strategies: DHH
CSD 796-(8) Supervised Teaching
CSD 784-(1) Non-Thesis Project OR
CSD 799-(3) Master's Thesis
PROGRAM ACCREDITATION
The program concentration in the Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing has been approved by the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED). The program concentration in Speech-Language Pathology is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.