MS-SLP Curriculum
The candidate for the M.S.-SLP degree shall spend at least five (5) academic semesters of graduate study at Vanderbilt. Candidates for the master’s degree are expected to be enrolled in the School of Medicine during each fall, spring, or summer semester until completion of the degree. For M.S.-SLP students without a background in communication sciences and disorders shall spend at least six (6) academic semesters of graduate study at Vanderbilt.
MS-SLP Sample Curriculum
Master of Science SLP Students with Background in CSD
Year 1 (FALL)*
- Physiological Bases of Communication I
- Research Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Clinical Principles & Procedures
- Child Language Impairments I & IIa
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Phonetic Science
- Language Science
- Clinical Practicum
Year 1 (SPRING)*
- Dysphagia
- Physiological Bases of Communication I
- Aphasia
- Child Language Impairments IIb & III
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Clinical Practicum
Year 1 (SUMMER)*
- Motor Speech Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Clinical Practicum
Year 2 (FALL)*
- Acoustics & Perception
- Stuttering Communication in Autism
- Augmentative & Alternative Communication
- Clinical Practicum
Year 2 (SPRING)*
- Family-Centered Counseling
- Professional Issues
- Clinical Externship
Master of Science SLP Students without Background
Year 1 (FALL)*
- Physiological Bases of Communication I
- Research Communication Sciences & Disorders
- Child Language Acquisition
- Clinical Principles & Procedures
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Phonetic Science
- Language Science
- Clinical Practicum
Year 1 (SPRING)*
- Physiological Bases of Communication II
- Aphasia
- Dysphagia
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Clinical Practicum
Year 1 (SUMMER)*
- Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing Disorders
- Motor Speech Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Craniofacial Anomalies
- Clinical Practicum
Year 2 (FALL)*
- Augmentative & Alternative Communication
- Acoustics & Perception
- Child Language Impairments I & IIa
- Stuttering Communication in Autism
- Clinical Practicum
YEAR 2 (SPRING)*
- Child Language Impairments IIb & III
- Professional Issues
- Family-Centered Counseling & Interviewing
- Clinical Practicum
- Aural Rehab for Children
YEAR 2 (SUMMER)*
- Clinical Externship
*Practicum and Clinical Case Conference Enrollment
Determination of whether or not you will be with or without a background in CSD depends on your undergraduate level courses and will be reviewed once you meet with your advisor during Orientation.
Curriculum subject to change.