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Overview
We do that through faith-based academic coursework and clinical placements designed to help you reach your career goals, while emphasizing life-long learning, and high moral and ethical competencies. When you graduate, you will be prepared to impact the lives of many people in truly meaningful ways.
The Speech Language Pathology program at Samford University is distinct. You will have off-campus placements throughout your time in the program, as well as some on-campus clinical lab experiences with other professionals. More and more, health care is delivered by teams of professionals from the various specialties. We’ve structured our program around this type of inter-disciplinary collaboration so that your experience is broadened to include other professionals that you may work with during your career.
Clinical Practicum Experiences
Students participate in a variety of experiences that help prepare them for careers in speech language pathology. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders maintains relationships with numerous clinical agencies in the Birmingham area as well as within the southeastern portion of the United States.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Introduction to Beginning Clinical Practicum
- Research Methods in Speech Language Pathology
- Language Disorders III: School Age
- Medical Aspects of Speech Language Pathology
- Voice & Resonance Disorders Across the Lifespan
- Counseling Strategies in Speech Language Pathology
- Neuroscience for Speech Language Pathologists
- Practical Application of Speech Science
- Evaluation and Treatment of Aphasia in Adults
- Motor Speech Disorders
- Cognitive-Communicative Disorders in Adults
- Professional Trends in Speech Language Pathology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Credits
57 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Communication Sciences Languages Linguistics View 693 other Masters in Languages in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. 3
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 90
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
To be considered for the Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology program, you’ll need to meet the following criteria:
- Undergraduate degree in CSD/SLP OR related area (education, health sciences, psychology, family sciences, etc.)
- Pre-requisite undergraduate courses (ASHA CCC eligibility requirement):
- Biological science (4 credit hours)
- Physical science (must be chemistry or physics) (4 credit hours)
- Statistics (math, psychology, health sciences) (3 credit hours)
- Social/Behavioral Science (sociology, psychology, anthropology) (3 credit hours)
Tuition Fee
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International
862 USD/creditTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 862 USD per credit and a duration of 12 months. -
National
862 USD/creditTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 862 USD per credit and a duration of 12 months.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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