Overview

Mission and Goals

The mission is to advance knowledge of speech, language, swallowing and hearing disorders through basic and applied research, graduate clinician training, and community service. To accomplish this mission, faculty and students participate in scholarly research activities, provide clinical services in a state-of-the-art facility, and promote community outreach projects.

The primary goals are to produce innovative scholarly work and train competent speech-language pathologists to provide services to individuals and their families across the life span.

Vision Statement

The Communication Sciences and Disorders degree program from University of Arkansas aspires to become a leader in the field of speech-language pathology in the areas of teaching, research, and service. Our program aims to disseminate quality interdisciplinary basic and applied research relevant to speech and hearing sciences and related fields. We strive to promote evidence-based practices by educating students through the integration of academic coursework, diverse clinical practicum experiences, research opportunities, and service in the community. We expect our graduate alumni to be well known in the community for providing clients with outstanding clinical services.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methodology in Communication Disorders

Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

Voice and Resonance Disorders

Fluency Disorders

Speech Sound Disorders

Language Disorders in Adults

Motor Speech Disorders

Language, Learning and Literacy

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

51 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fayetteville, United States

Disciplines

Communication Studies Health Sciences Speech Pathology View 512 other Masters in Communication Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcript(s) from each college from which you received course credit even if past course work appears on a later transcript. Please see instructions in CSDCAS for how to request transcripts and where to have them sent.
Letters of recommendation — While letters of recommendation are required for CSDCAS applications, they are not formally reviewed in this program's holistic review process.
GRE scores are required for all applicants. The GRE CSDCAS code is 7579.
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Upload a cv/resume. Be sure to include the sections outlined in this example. We will be using your cv/resume to consider your scholarly activities and community engagement (including volunteerism, leadership, and employment).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

30006 USD / year

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Out-of-State

30006 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

11032 USD / year

≈ 11032 USD / year

Living costs

Fayetteville

United States

930 - 1350 USD / month

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Overview

Mission and Goals

Vision Statement

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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