Kent State University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.-Speech Pathology and Audiology, Ph.D.-Speech Pathology and Audiology

Program Description:

The primary goal for our master's program is the training of competent speech-language pathologists who will critically evaluate communication disorders and the methods used in the habilitation and rehabilitation of those disorders.

The Speech-Language Pathology program requires:
* 13 courses in the different disorders of speech, language, and swallowing
* two courses in normal processes
* one course in research methodology
* either a thesis or non-thesis option

Speech Pathology and Audiology at Kent State University offers a highly flexible program of study leading to the Ph.D. degree in either speech-language pathology or in audiology. This flexibility allows students to create a program that meets their needs with emphases ranging from primarily clinical and applied to basic research.
General Structure of the Program:
* a major area of study (24 semester hours)
* two minor areas of study (total of 15 semester hours)
* research tools (6 semester hours)
* a project-in-lieu-of-thesis for those students who did not complete a master's thesis
* candidacy examinations
* dissertation

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large Suburb

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above