Details: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Master's

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Program type: Master's

The Master of Arts (MA) in communication sciences and disorders (CSD) from Wichita State combines quality classroom instruction with applied learning at the WSU Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, in settings throughout Kansas and across the United States. The degree will prepare you to become a certified speech-language pathologist ready for a career in educational, medical and other diverse settings.

Learn how Communication Sciences and Disorders is the right fit for you.

Degree
MA
Credit Hours
57
A speech-language clinician and a child each touch their throat while practicing a sound.

  • Making your graduate education affordable

    In addition to scholarships and financial aid, more than 30 percent of full-time graduate students hold assistantships or departmental fellowships amounting to more than $4 million each year.

  • Admission to the program

    Consideration for program admission requires:

    • Application to the Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) including official transcripts from all institutions attended, letters of recommendation, and supporting documents; and

    • Application for admission to the WSU Graduate School, including unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended.

A clinician reads a picture book with two children at a table in the speech and hearing clinic.

Inside the Program

Students gain real-world experience through Speech-Language-Hearing clinic

As a graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology, you will gain valuable hands-on applied learning and clinic experience at the Evelyn Hendren Cassat Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. The clinic offers diagnostic and clinical services to the general public in the areas of speech, language and hearing disorders. Services are provided by graduate students under the direct supervision of faculty and certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Students also conduct clinically related research designed to advance their knowledge base in the discipline.

Students volunteer in a variety of community activities, including screening athletes at the Special Olympics and building ride-on toy cars for children with disabilities through WSU GoBabyGo!  

  • Curriculum

    This degree may be earned with an emphasis in speech-language pathology. Students are required to complete 54 credit hours (thesis or non-thesis track) across five or six semesters.

    All students must enroll in a clinical practicum course each semester and complete annual HIPAA training.

  • Careers

    A graduate degree in communication sciences and disorders from Wichita State will put you on the path toward a high-paying, high-demand career in speech-language pathology—with employment in a wide range of settings from local schools and clinics to large health care facilities.

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