Overview

If you would like to become a speech-language pathologist but perhaps have job or family commitments that prevent you from attending a full-time master’s program, then we encourage you to consider the Master’s of Science via distance-education (MS-DE), which is offered part-time through distance learning. If you would like to become a speech-language pathologist and can attend a full-time master’s program, then we encourage you to consider the residential Master’s of Science (MS-Res).

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic human communication and swallowing processes across the life span.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of human communication and swallowing disorders and differences across the life span.
Students will collaborate with other professionals in case management and provide counseling regarding communication and swallowing disorders to clients/patients, family, caregivers, and relevant others. They will adhere to the ASHA Code of Ethics and behave professionally, meeting additional departmental standards for professional responsibility, interactions, and attitude.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of processes used in research and of the integration of research principles into evidence-based clinical practice.

Future opportunities

With the Speech-Language Pathology MSc program from University of South Carolina, you will be able to work in any setting a speech-language pathologist can work: schools, hospitals, other medical facilities, private practice, etc.
As a speech-language pathologist, you will be able to work with children and adults who have all types of communication disorders, including speech (e.g., articulation, motor speech difficulties), language (e.g., slow to develop spoken language, autism, literacy difficulties, loss of language due to stroke), fluency (e.g., stuttering), voice (e.g., harsh voice, dialects) and swallowing (e.g., feeding, inability to swallow) problems, and more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Preschool Language Development and Disorders
School-Age Language & Literacy Development and Disorders
Advanced Study of Literacy for Speech-Language Pathologists
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing Mechanisms
Neurocognitive Bases of Language Behavior
Speech Science and Acoustic Measurement
Language Theory and Phonetics
Observation of Speech Language Pathology
Language Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Columbia, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Official Transcripts
3 Letters of Recommendation
Official GRE Scores

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

29760 USD / year

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Out-of-State

29760 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

13734 USD / year

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Living costs

Columbia

United States

999 - 1508 USD / month

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