Communicative Disorders and Sciences PhD

The Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences provides strong scientific training to doctoral students interested in basic and applied research that advances our understanding of speech, language, hearing and cognition. Our faculty are nationally and internationally known for their expertise in normal communication as well as a variety of speech, language and hearing disorders, including aphasia, tinnitus, developmental language delays and dysarthria. We also investigate normal and disordered speech perception, cochlear implant use, device-driven alternative and augmentative communication, and inner ear hearing mechanisms. Graduates in our program go on to work in academia and industry, advancing the communicative disorders and sciences.

Required Core (6 credits)

CDS 699TUT - Doctl Theory & Research Credits: 1-3

Statistics (6-8 credits)

Select two 3-credit courses in a statistics sequence:

CEP 522LEC - Stat Meth Ed Inference 1 Credits: 3 AND
CEP 523LEC - Statistical Mthds Inference II Credits: 3
OR
PSY 607LEC - Adv Statistics Methods 1 Credits: 3 AND
PSY 608SEM - Adv Statistics Methods 2 Credits: 3

Electives (46-57 credits)

The PhD program is designed to provide an individualized experience of study with substantial customization and will be finalized with the student’s mentor and advisory committee.

Thesis Guidance(3-12 credits)

CDS 700TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 12

Total Credit Hours: 72

3.0 Degree GPA required

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Students will demonstrate understanding of research design and statistics

2) Students will demonstrate knowledge across the age span of basic human communication processes and their disorders related to their biological bases, neurological bases, acoustic bases, psychological bases, developmental bases, linguistic bases, and cultural bases as well in areas of disorders in speech, language, swallowing,hearing, and/or balance.

3) Students will complete two research projects before undertaking the Dissertation project.

4) Students will understand and abide by the ethics of conducting research.

5) Students will defend their proposal for the Dissertation research, then conduct the research, and defend the results before the Department and the public.

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).