School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Master of Science Program in Communication Disorders Program
Faculty
Professors: Thomas Campbell @tfc061000, Sandra B. Chapman @schapman, Christine Dollaghan @cxd062000, Julia Evans @jle130030, William F. Katz @wkatz, Robert D. Stillman @stillman, Linda M. Thibodeau @thib, Emily A. Tobey @etobey, Hanna K. Ulatowska @hanna, Anne van Kleeck @avk042000
Associate Professors: Mandy J. Maguire @mjm053000, Pamela R. Rollins @rollins
Assistant Professors: Raúl Rojas @rxr105520, Jun Wang @jxw130130
Clinical Faculty: Michelle Aldridge @aldridge, Lucinda Dean @lxl018300, Diane Garst @dxg022000, Karen Kaplan @kkaplan, Helen Kenedi @kenedi, Janice Lougeay @lougeay, Felicity Sale @ffs013000
Objectives
The Master of Science program in Communication Disorders offers broad-based professional preparation in speech-language pathology within an environment which supports an active program of clinical services and research. Students are provided comprehensive exposure to clinical approaches in communication disorders and to the scientific foundations from which clinical approaches are derived. Practical experience is available in a variety of on- and off-campus clinical, educational, and medical settings.
The graduate program in Communication Disorders is accredited in speech-language pathology by the Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Facilities
The principal sites for the academic, clinical, and research activities of the Communication Disorders program are the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders, adjacent to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and Callier-Richardson on the UT Dallas main campus. These facilities, and others throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, provide the educational, clinical, research, and medical environments essential for an interdisciplinary program in Communication Disorders.
Admission Requirements
The university's general admission requirements are discussed on the Graduate Admission page (catalog.utdallas.edu/2014/graduate/admission).
Admission to the Communication Disorders Program is based on a review of the applicant's transcripts, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and statement of purpose.
Degree Requirements
The university's general degree requirements are discussed on the Graduate Policies and Procedures page (catalog.utdallas.edu/2014/graduate/policies/policy).
The Master of Science program requires a minimum of 48 semester credit hours. Students completing the master's degree meet the academic and clinical practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence offered by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Master of Science in Communication Disorders
48 semester credit hours minimum
Required Courses
Students entering the master's program with a bachelor's degree in speech-language pathology are required to take the following courses:
COMD 6221 Voice Disorders
COMD 6222 Stuttering
COMD 6320 Motor Speech Disorders
COMD 6377 Neurogenic Communication Disorders
COMD 7303 Dysphagia
COMD 7378 Assessment and Intervention of Language Impairments in Preschool and School-Age Children
Elective Courses
Students must also complete approved elective courses and practicum/internship totaling 48 semester credit hours. In addition to the required courses listed above, students must complete a minimum of three additional courses in the areas of language disorders in children and language disorders in adults. Two courses must be completed in one area and one course in the other. Students enroll in Practicum (HCS 7380) or Internship (COMD 6630) each semester in order to earn the necessary clock hours for certification and licensure. In general, a maximum of 9 semester credit hours of Practicum/Internship may be counted toward the minimum 48 semester credit hours required for the degree. Exceptions to the above requirements must be approved by the program head.
Combined Master/Doctoral Study
Students who wish to earn a clinical master's degree while pursuing doctoral study may apply for combined master's/doctoral study. Students approved to enroll in both master's and doctoral courses pursue an individualized plan of study leading to both degrees.
Comprehensive Examination
All students seeking the master's degree in Communication Disorders must pass a written comprehensive examination. A thesis is optional.
Out-Of-Field Students
Students entering the program who lack undergraduate preparation in speech-language pathology or audiology are required to take preparatory courses as part of their graduate degree plan. Students must be admitted to the graduate program before they are eligible to enroll in preparatory courses. UT Dallas does not offer a non-degree or "leveling" program in Communication Disorders.
Campbell, ThomasProfessor, Communication Disorders; Sara T. Martineau Professor at the Callier Center, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Executive Director, Callier Center for Communication DisordersBA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1974MA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1975PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982
tfc061000@utdallas.edu214 905-3001
Chapman, Sandra B.Professor, Behavior and Brain Sciences; Dee Wyly Distinguished University Chair, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Founder and Chief Director, Center for BrainHealth; Director, Center for Language and Brain Treatment CenterBS, University of North Texas, 1975MS, University of North Texas, 1976PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1986
schapman@utdallas.edu972-883-3407
Dollaghan, ChristineProfessor, Child LanguageBA, Wesleyan University, 1974MA, University of Montana, 1977PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1981
cxd062000@utdallas.edu214-905-3063
Evans, JuliaProfessor, Communication DisordersBA, University of Colorado Boulder, 1982PhD, University of Michigan, 1990
jle130030@utdallas.edu
Katz, William F.Professor, Communication DisordersBA, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1977MA, California State University, Long Beach, 1982MA, Brown University, 1985PhD, Brown University, 1987
wkatz@utdallas.edu214-905-3188
Stillman, Robert D.Professor, Communication Disorders; Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Program Head, Communication Disorders, Communication Sciences Disorders, and Speech Language Pathology and AudiologyBS, Union College, 1964PhD, Syracuse University, 1969
stillman@utdallas.edu214-905-3106
Thibodeau, Linda M.Professor, Communication DisordersBA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1975MA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1977PhD, University of Minnesota, 1986
thib@utdallas.edu214-905-3108
Tobey, Emily A.Professor, Communication Disorders; Vice Provost; Nelle C. Johnston Chair in Communication Disorders in Children, School of Behavioral and Brain SciencesBA, New Mexico State University, 1973MCD, Louisiana State University Medical Center, 1975PhD, City University of New York, 1981
etobey@utdallas.edu
Ulatowska, Hanna K.Professor, Communication DisordersMA, University of Warsaw, Poland, 1955PhD, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1961
hanna@utdallas.edu
van Kleeck, AnneProfessor, Communication DisordersBA, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1973MA, Columbia University, 1974PhD, University of Washington, 1978
avk042000@utdallas.edu214-905-3060
Maguire, Mandy J.Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and DisordersBA, Pennsylvania State University, 1998PhD, Temple University, 2003
mjm053000@utdallas.edu214-905-3163
Rollins, Pamela R.Associate Professor, Communication DisordersBS, Boston University, 1981MS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983Ed.D., Harvard University, 1994
rollins@utdallas.edu
Rojas, RaúlAssistant Professor, Communication ScienceBA, Grinnell College, 1997MA, Temple University, 2000PhD, Temple University, 2011
raul.rojas@utdallas.edu 972-883-3162
Wang, JunAssistant Professor, Bioengineering and Communication Sciences and DisorderBS, China University of Geosciences, China, 2000MS, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 2003PhD, University of Lincoln-Nebraska, 2011
wangjun@utdallas.edu 214-905-3156
Aldridge, MichelleSenior Lecturer III, Communication DisordersBS, Texas Woman's University, 1992MS, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1995PhD, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1997
aldridge@utdallas.edu
Dean, LucindaSenior Lecturer III, Communication DisordersBS, University of Northern Colorado, 1986MS, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1988
lxl018300@utdallas.edu
Garst, DianeSenior Lecturer II, Communication DisordersBA, University of New Mexico, 2002MS, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2004
dxg022000@utdallas.edu
Kaplan, KarenSenior Lecturer III, Communication DisordersMS, Case Western Reserve University, 1972PhD, University of Washington, 1980
kkaplan@utdallas.edu
Kenedi, HelenSenior Lecturer III, Communication DisordersBA, McGill University, Canada, 1984MA, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1995
kenedi@utdallas.edu
Lougeay, JaniceSenior Lecturer III, Communication DisordersBS, Southern Illinois University, 1969MS, Bowling Green State University, 1970
lougeay@utdallas.edu
Sale, FelicitySenior Lecturer III, Communication DisordersBS, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1985MS, The University of Texas at Dallas, 1998
ffs013000@utdallas.edu
