Doctoral Degree
Program Overview
The purpose of the SLP.D. program is to improve the lives of patients with communication difficulties and their families by augmenting the professional and leadership skills of practitioners whose work is devoted to improved quality of service in the field of speech-language pathology. The postmaster’s degree program is designed for the working professional; hence, academic course work is offered in weekend and intensive summer instruction formats. Alternative formats, including ongoing electronic communication and technologies, are used to offset the effects of geographic remoteness and to ensure the availability of continual contact among faculty members and students.
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STUDY AREAS |
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
Orientation |
DSO 8000 |
Doctoral Studies Orientation (DSO) |
0 |
Research Core Courses |
ARO 8711 |
Research Design & Methods |
3 |
ARO 8712 |
Statistical Methods |
3 |
ARO 8713 |
Program Evaluation & Policy Analysis |
3 |
ARO 87 00 |
ELECTIVE- ARO 8714, ARO 8715 OR ARO 8716 |
3 |
Total Credits |
12 |
Speech-Language Pathology Courses |
CSD 7000 |
Technology and Instrumentation in Communication Sciences |
1 |
CSD 7030 |
Gerontology |
2 |
CSD 7040 |
Supervision |
3 |
CSD 7060 |
Genetics |
2 |
CSD 7070 |
Pharmacology |
2 |
CSD 7075 |
Counseling |
2 |
CSD 7080 |
Business Management & Leadership |
2 |
SLPD 7200 |
Neuroscience/Neuropsychology and Communication |
3 |
SLPD 7210 |
Advanced Seminar in Pediatric Development |
3 |
SLPD 7220 |
Advanced Seminar in Voice and Swallowing |
3 |
SLPD 7250 |
Advanced Seminar in Augmentative and Alternative Comm. (AAC) |
3 |
Total Credits |
26 |
Doctoral Applied Dissertation |
ARO 8766 |
Applied Dissertation Seminar 1: Concept Paper |
2 |
ARO 8767 |
Applied Dissertation Seminar 2: Proposal |
5 |
ARO 8768 |
Applied Dissertation Seminar 3: Dissertation |
5 |
ARO 8769 |
Continuing Dissertation Services |
0 |
Total Credits |
12 |
Total Study Area Credits |
50 |
The Speech-Language and Communication Disorders is not a Ph.D. degree. It is a professional doctoral degree or the equivalent to an “earned” degree.
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Degree and Program Completion Requirements
Students must fulfill the following graduation requirements.
- Attend Doctoral Student Orientation at NSU
- Attend Summer Conference within the first year of admission into the program (required for all students entering as of fall 2004).
- Attend and pass all core courses (26 credits)
- Attend and pass all research courses (12 credits)
- Successfully complete:
- The applied dissertation seminar 1: concept paper (2 credits)
- The applied dissertation seminar 2: proposal (5 credits)
- The applied dissertation seminar 3: report (5 credits)
- Be current in all tuition, fees, and miscellaneous charges (including books).
Total requirements: 50 credit hours (all requirements must be completed within five years from the date of the beginning of the term of entry).
Commencement Ceremony Requirements
Students must satisfy all NSU, FSEHS and Program requirements including degree conferral prior to June 1st of the same year in order to participate in commencement ceremony. For additional information about Commencement please go to http://www.schoolofed.nova.edu/commencement/
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