1 1/26/2015 Degree Plan University of Texas at Dallas M.S. in Communication Disorders Speech-Language Pathology Name: Advisor: Dates Advised: BASIC SCIENCES Course # Course Name School Where Completed Semester Biological Sciences Physical Sciences Social/Behavioral Sciences Statistics **UTD online biology course ACN 6160 is recommended for those of you who do not have an UG Biology course. CHILD LANGUAGE Required COMD 6308 Assessment and Intervention of Language Impairments in Preschool and School-age Children (Dollaghan/ Van Kleeck) COMD 6379 Neurologic Basis of Child Language Development/Disorders (Evans & Dollaghan) Electives (child interestchoose 2, adult interest- choose 1) COMD 7221 COMD 7308 COMD 7336 COMD 7345 COMD 7379 COMD 7392 COMD 6V09 COMD 7V86 COMD 7V98 Preschool Intervention Methods (Carter) Preliteracy Development (Van Kleeck) Social Communication in Early Childhood Disorders (Rollins) Pediatric TBI (L. Cook) Current Research in Autism (Rollins) Language Disorders and Reading Disabilities (Dollaghan) Autism Spectrum Disorder (Rollins/Aldridge) Special Topics in Child Language Directed Independent Study
2 1/26/2015 SPEECH DISORDERS COMD 6320 Motor Speech Disorders (Kenedi & Aldridge/ Dean & Smith) Required COMD 6221 Voice Disorders (or UG) (Lougeay) COMD 6222 Stuttering (or UG) (Lougeay) COMD 7172 Laryngectomy (Lougeay) COMD 7204 Craniofacial Disorders (J. Cook) Electives DYSPHAGIA Required COMD 7303 Intro to Dysphagia (Kenedi & Dean) COMD 7207 Adv Mgmt Dysphagia (Kenedi) Electives COMD 7208 Pediatric Dysphagia (Tidwell) HEARING IMPAIRMENT Electives COMD 7173 Methods in Pediatric Aural Habilitation I (Thibodeau) COMD 7174 Methods in Pediatric Aural Habilitation II (Thibodeau) COMD 7323 Auditory Verbal Methods (Sweeney) COMD 7324 Cochlear Implants (Warner-Czyz) COMD 7325 Hearing and Deafness (Thibodeau) *Texas licensure does not require that you have a course in Aural Rehabilitation, but many other states do list it as a requirement. UNDERGRADUATE AURAL REHAB CLASS
3 1/26/2015 ADULT LANGUAGE Required COMD 6377 Neurogenic Communication Disorders I (Kenedi & Sale) COMD 6378 Neurogenic Communication Disorders II (Dean & Sale) COMD 7302 Seminar in Aphasiology (Katz) COMD 7305 Communication & Aging Brain (Ulatowska) Electives (adult interest- choose 2, COMD 7309 Neural Correlates of Human Cognition: Lesion-Deficit Models (Hart) child interest- choose COMD 7389 Alzheimer s Disease and Related Disorders (Rackley/Walsh) 1) COMD 7V68 Cognitive Rehabilitation (Sale) BASIC COMMUNICATION PROCESSES (can be taken as electives) COMD 6305 Speech Science (Katz) COMD 6307 Language Acquisition (Van Kleeck) HCS 6368 Language Development (Maguire) GENERAL ELECTIVES COMD 7301 Public School Methods (Rudebusch/ Dean) COMD 7304 Seminar in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology: Practice and Research (Rojas) COMD 7306 Cultural Issues (Ulatowska) COMD 7340 Research in CSD: What, Why, How (Dollaghan) COMD 7384 Augmentative/Alternative Communication (Lombardi) COMD 7V19 Birth to Three (Touchstone)
4 1/26/2015 COMD 7V56 Bilingual Speech-Language Assessment and Intervention (Rojas) COMD 7V73 Seminar in Hearing and Speech Science COMD 7V82 Special Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders COMD 7V90 Special Topics Hearing and Speech Science ONLINE INDEPENDENT STUDIES (Cannot be taken until 3 rd semester, no more than 3 can be taken toward 39 hour minimum) COMD 6101 Childhood Apraxia of Speech (Dean) COMD 6102 Dysphagia in Public Schools (Dean) COMD 6103 Research in Pediatric TBI (Dean) COMD 6104 Dysphagia in Infancy (Dean) COMD 6105 Professional Writing (Sale) COMD 6106 Medical SLP (Sale) COMD 6107 Dementia (Sale) COMD 6108 Pulmonary Issues (Kenedi) COMD 6109 Trachs and Vents (Kenedi) COMD 6110 Pediatric Feeding (Kenedi) COMD 6111 Articulation Disorders (Aldridge) Practicum
5 1/26/2015 Internship One Semester Required COMD 6630 Internship Required Courses for Out of Field Students (items in italics are undergraduate and do not count toward the 39 hour minimum for the M.S. degree) Course # Course Name School Semester Credits COMD 5341/ Audiology (Clark/Warner-Czyz) SPAU 3041 COMD 5340/ Articulation and Phonologic Disorders (Aldridge) SPAU 3340 COMD 5344/ SPAU 3344 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms (Powers) COMD 6305/ Speech Science or Communication Sciences (Katz/ Walsh.) SPAU 3304 COMD 6307/ SPAU 3303 Language Acquisition or Normal Language Development (van Kleeck/Maguire/ Evans) SPAU 3301 Introduction to Communication Disorders (Aldridge/ Walsh) SPAU 3343 Phonetics (Katz) TOTAL GRADUATECREDITS PER SEMESTER Sem. 1 Sem. 2 Sem. 3 Sem. 4 Sem. 5 Other TOTAL GRADUATE CREDITS M.S. Requirements: The M.S. degree requires a minimum of 39 hours of organized graduate coursework. In addition, to participate in supervised clinical experiences, you must be enrolled in Practicum (HCS 7380) or Internship (COMD 6630). It is recommended that you enroll in practicum each semester (HCS 7380). The minimum total number of graduate credits for the M.S. degree is 48 (including practicum). Only 9 of those 48 credits may be in practicum (HCS 7380) and/or Internship (COMD 6630).