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Communication Sciences and Disorders
General
Program Title
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Degree Designation
MS
Award Type
Masters
Program Level
Graduate
Instruction Mode
On Campus
Program Description
The M.S. degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders is a professional degree that prepares students to diagnose and treat individuals with communication differences and disorders in a variety of clinical settings. Students work toward earning the professional credentials set by the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Education and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Students are accepted into one of two pathways:
- Students are accepted into the program without an undergraduate degree or preparation in the professional discipline or with less than 25 credits of CSD course work. These students must complete an additional year of undergraduate coursework.
- Students are accepted into the program with an undergraduate major in CSD.
Students are accepted into one of two pathways:
- Students are accepted into the program without an undergraduate degree or preparation in the professional discipline or with less than 25 credits of CSD course work. These students must complete an additional year of undergraduate coursework.
- Students are accepted into the program with an undergraduate major in CSD.
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Health and Wellness Professions
Status
Active
Admission Requirements
What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?
Bachelors Degree
Required GPA for graduation
3.0
Number of credits in program
56
Requirements
Program Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Apply knowledge of processes, differences and disorders of human communication and swallowing in the classroom and clinical settings.
Outcome
Integrate current principles and methods of prevention, assessment, and intervention for people with communication and swallowing disorders in the classroom and clinical settings.
Outcome
Implement ethical standards, evidence-based practice, and professional practice standards.
Outcome
Use effective interaction and personal qualities for clinical practice and interprofessional team-based collaboration.
Outcome
Employ communication (oral and written) for professional practice.
Outcome
Execute ethical and culturally responsive assessment and intervention in a variety of settings across the lifespan, reflecting the full scope of ASHA practice areas.
Degree Maps or Program Completion Plans
Major Code
8076
Program Code
1818