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Speech pathology
Our graduate program in speech pathology aims to prepare students to become clinically competent in assessing and treating speech-language disorders. This program provides students with a variety of clinical and research opportunities with the vast resources available through the faculty members and research facilities in a hospital setting.
On achieving a master's and a doctoral degree and a certificate of clinical competence, one is able to perform as a speech language pathologist in hospital settings, private clinics or research institutes.
Master's and Doctoral Degree in Speech Language Pathology
- Application and Admission to the Graduate Program in Speech Pathology
Applicants must be four- year college/university graduates for the master's course with no psychiatric problems. Applicants for the doctoral course must have a master's degree with no psychiatric problems. In order to enter the program applicants must pass the entrance examination consisting of an oral examination. or a written examination in communicative disorders with a minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL. - Program Requirements
- Completion of 30 credits including the three required courses for the master's course
- Completion of 60 credits for the doctoral course. (30 credits earned in the master's course of speech pathology will be included in the 60 credits required)
- Passing the English examination : minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL(required in both master's and doctoral course)
- Passing the foreign language examination : in doctoral course)
- Passing comprehensive exam
- Thesis
Courses in Speech Pathology
- NK501 Introduction to Communication Disorders
- NK502 Speech Science *
- NK503 Studies in Language Development
- NK504 Audiology
- NK505 Diagnosis in Communication Disorders
- NK506 Neural Bases of Speech-Language Production *
- NK507 Voice disorders
- NK508 Fluency Disorders
- NK509 Developmental Language Disorders
- NK510 Rehabilitative Audiology
- NK5l1 Articulation and Phonology Disorders
- NK601 Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis
- NK602 Research Methods in Communication Disorders *
- NK603 Aphasia and Related Language Disorders
- NK604 Motor Speech Disorders
- NK605 Cleft Palate
- NK606 Clinical Observation
- NK607 Clinical Practicum I
- NK608. 609 Individual Study 1, II
- NK699 Directed Research
- NK610 Clinical Practicum II
(* indicates the required courses)
Doctoral Courses in Speech Pathology
- NK701 Research Design & Methodology in Speech Language Pathology
- NK702 Advanced Statistics
- NK703 Trends and Issues of Language
- NK704 Advanced Seminar in Child Language Disorders
- NK705 Advanced Seminar in Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- NK706 Advanced Seminar in Phonological Disorders
- NK707 Advanced Seminal· in Voice Disorders
- NK708 Advanced Seminar in Stuttering
- NK709 Advanced Seminar in Cleft Palate
- NK710 Psychology of Language
- NK7l 1 Independent Study I
- NK712 Independent Study II
- NK713 Directed Research
