Hearing and Speech Sciences, Master of Arts (M.A.)
Curricular Requirements: 36 Credits. Students taking the Thesis Option must complete 6 credits of HESP799 and 30 credits of the following courses. Students in the Non-Thesis Option must complete 36 credits of the following courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Any of the following courses: | ||
| HESP600 | Instrumentation in Hearing and Speech Sciences | 3 |
| EDMS645 | Quantitative Research Methods I | 3 |
| EDMS651 | General Linear Models II | 3 |
| HESP602 | Advanced Seminar in Neurological Bases of Communication | 2 |
| EDMS771 | Multivariate Data Analysis | 3 |
| EDMS722 | Structural Modeling | 3 |
| EDMS646 | General Linear Models I | 3 |
| HESP605 | Assessment & Intervention in Bilingual Populations | 3 |
| HESP606 | Basic Hearing Measurements | 3 |
| HESP610 | Language Disorders in Adults | 2 |
| HESP611 | Cognitive Disorders in Adults | 2 |
| HESP612 | Fluency Disorders | 2 |
| HESP613 | Autism Spectrum Disorders | 2 |
| HESP615 | Counseling in Communicative Disorders | 3 |
| HESP616 | Language Disorders in the Pre-school Age | 2 |
| HESP617 | Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Communication and its Disorders | 2 |
| HESP620 | Speech Production Disorders Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| HESP621 | Bilingualism in Children and Adults | 3 |
| HESP622 | Neuromotor Disorders of Speech | 3 |
| HESP623 | Education, Policy & Advocacy in Bilingual Service Delivery | 3 |
| HESP624 | Voice Disorders | 2 |
| HESP625 | Dysphagia | 3 |
| HESP626 | Language disorders in school-aged children and adolescents | 2 |
| HESP627 | Augmentative and Alternative Communication | 2 |
| HESP630 | Electrophysiological Measurements | 3 |
| HESP632 | Medical Audiology | 3 |
| HESP634 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems | 3 |
| HESP635 | Aural Rehabilitation/Habilitation | 3 |
| HESP636 | Geriatric Audiology | 3 |
| HESP638 | Research Practicum | 1-3 |
| HESP639 | Special Topics in Hearing and Speech Sciences | 1-3 |
| HESP645 | Pediatric Audiology | 3 |
| HESP646 | Educational Audiology | 3 |
| HESP658 | Special Clinical Topics in Hearing and Speech | 1-3 |
| HESP700 | Hearing Aids | 3 |
| HESP701 | Hearing Aids II | 3 |
| HESP702 | Diagnostic Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology | 2 |
| HESP704 | Audiology Practice Management | 3 |
| HESP706 | Advanced Clinical Audiology | 3 |
| HESP708 | Independent Study | 1-6 |
| HESP710 | Industrial and Environmental Noise Problems | 3 |
| HESP712 | Cochlear Implants and Other Implantable Technologies | 3 |
| HESP722 | Psychoacoustics | 3 |
| HESP730 | Vestibular-ocular Assessment and Management (Electrophysiologic Measures II) | 3 |
| HESP808 | Current Research in Hearing, Speech and Language Services | 1-3 |
| HESP818 | Seminar in Language Processing | 3 |
| HESP828 | Seminar in Hearing Science | 3 |
| HESP838 | Seminar in Language Acquisition | 3 |
| HESP848 | Seminar in Audiology | 3 |
| HESP868 | Seminar in Speech Science | 3 |
| HESP878 | Seminar in Language Disorders | 3 |
| HESP888 | Seminar in Neurological Bases of Language | 3 |
| Thesis Option: | 6 | |
| Master's Thesis Research | ||
The thesis requirement will be met by Ph.D. students by successful completion of the candidacy research. These students register for 6 credits of doctoral research (HESP899) in which they conduct original research; these credits will convert to HESP799. For the Au.D. students, the summative assessment requirement will be met either by successfully passing written comprehensive examinations in Years 1, 2, and 3 of the program (non-thesis option), or by successfully completing HESP849 and HESP859 Capstone Research Project (thesis option); these credits will convert to HESP799. Students in the SPLA program have a thesis and non-thesis option in their degree program. They will complete either the thesis option or the non-thesis (candidacy paper + comprehensive exams) as planned.