Curriculum for MA Program
Degree Requirement: 60 hours minimum
Regular Offerings:
* Required courses
** Strongly recommended core of professional area courses: These courses are not formally required, but advisors will strongly recommend that students take these courses at the U of M unless they have had an equivalent undergraduate course.
Basic Communication Processes (12-15 hours minimum***)
- AUSP 7000 Speech Science*
- AUSP 7002 Seminar in Communication Sciences
- AUSP 7003 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism*
- AUSP 7005 Language Sample Analysis*
- AUSP 7006 Language and Speech Development***
- AUSP 7007 Communicative Interaction*
- AUSP 7008 Acoustic and Perceptual Phonetics
- AUSP 7010 Neurological Bases of Communication*
- AUSP 7016 Socio-Cultural Bases of Communication
- AUSP 7505 Introduction to Interprofessional Education & Practice
*** AUSP 7006 is required for all incoming students without CSD background. For incoming students with CSD background, course is waived for students with grade of B- or higher on equivalent undergraduate course who pass online assessment of key topics, but required for those with grade below B- on equivalent undergraduate course or who do not earn pass grade on online assessment.
Speech Disorders (6 hours minimum)
- AUSP 7203 Voice Disorders**
- AUSP 7204 Disorders of Phonology and Articulation**
- AUSP 7205 Fluency Disorders**
- AUSP 7206 Developmental and Acquired Motor Speech Disorders**
- AUSP 7209 Dysphagia and Related Disorders**
- AUSP 7210 Seminar in Speech Pathology
- AUSP 7212 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Disabilities
Language Disorders (6 hours minimum)
- AUSP 7300 Language Disorders in Children**
- AUSP 7302 Language Disorders in Adults I**
- AUSP 7304 Seminar in Language Disorders
- AUSP 7305 Language Learning Disabilities**
- AUSP 7308 Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Clinical Practicum (14 hours minimum)
- AUSP 7200 Introduction to Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology*
- AUSP 7208 Clinical Experience in Speech-Language Pathology*
Other Required Courses (8 hours)
- AUSP 7500 Evaluating Research in Communication Disorders* (delivered in three 1-credit modules I, II, III)
- AUSP 7501 Phonetic Transcription*
- AUSP 7207 Clinical Instrumentation*
- 3 Credits of Research Experience* (AUSP 7990, AUSP 7996, or AUSP 7991)
Assumed Audiology Coursework (6 hours)
Required audiology courses must be documented on transcript; equivalent undergraduate course with grade of B or better will count. Students with other backgrounds take these at the U of M.
- AUSP 7106 Intro Survey of Audiology
- AUSP 7113 Aural Rehabilitation