{"id":1126,"date":"2022-12-13T09:23:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T17:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/speech-hearing-sciences\/?page_id=1126"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:13:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T20:13:16","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/speech-hearing-sciences\/ms-shs\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements*<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are provided a list of courses in which they must enroll for their first semester. They meet individually and as a group with the Department\u2019s Director of Graduate Studies to discuss their entire two-year program. Full-time students typically complete the program in approximately two years (including one summer), carrying on average 16 credit hours per semester. On- and off-campus clinical practicum and internships are available during summer session, as are selected required classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-list--columns-2 wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">\n<li>SHS 501: Research Methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\">SHS 542: Early Language Development<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 543: School-Age and Adolescent Language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 545: Autism Spectrum Disorder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 550 Clinical Preparation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 552: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology in the Schools (<em>*Required for State of Washington ESA<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 556: Problems in Stuttering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 557: Special Topics in Cleft Palate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 560: Contemporary Topics: Counseling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 562: Motor Speech Disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 563: Dysphagia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 564: Advanced Clinical Practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 565: Augmentative Communication<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 566: Off-Campus Practicum Public Schools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 568: Off-Campus Practicum Clinical Setting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 570: Advanced Internship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 574: Neurogenic Disorders of Language and Cognition I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.125rem\">SHS 576: Voice and Resonance Disorders<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 577: Neurogenic Disorders of Language and Cognition II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 587: SLP in Medical Settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 588: Advanced Speech Disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SHS 700\/702: Master\u2019s Research, Thesis and\/or Examination or Master\u2019s Special Problems, Directed Study and\/or Examination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>* Subject to change. Refer to the Graduate Curriculum Planning Guide for updates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elective Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>SHS 590: Special Topics in Pediatric Dysphagia and Feeding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column wsu-color-background--gray-5 wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none wsu-spacing-after--none\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-crimson wsu-position--relative\" style=\"top:-10;left:0;right:-20;height:40px;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-padding-left--medium wsu-spacing-padding-right--medium wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wsu-card__content-custom\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--small wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">Fall Semester: August 18\u2013December 12, 2025<br>Spring Semester: January 5\u2013May 1, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.wsu.edu\/academic-calendar\/\" class=\"wsu-button  wsu-button--size-small\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tView Full Academic Calendar\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/speech-hearing-sciences\/ms-shs\/graduate-handbook\/\">SHS Graduate Handbook<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/speech-hearing-sciences\/ms-shs\/clinic-handbook\/\">WSU\u00a0Clinic Handbook<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/speech-hearing-sciences\/ms-shs\/intensive-case-review\/\">Intensive Case Review<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/speech-hearing-sciences\/ms-shs\/research-requirements\/\">Research\u00a0Requirement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large\">Cost &amp; Financial Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/financialaid.wsu.edu\/tuition-expenses\/\">Tuition and Fees<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/studentaffairs\/financial-services\/\">Financial Aid<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/current\/housing\/\">Spokane Housing<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/residency.wsu.edu\/\">Establishing WA Residency<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading wsu-font-size--large wsu-spacing-after--none\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--small wsu-spacing-after--none\"><a href=\"mailto:speechhearing@wsu.edu\">speechhearing@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-people-list wsu-people-list--white-card-backgrounds\" data-component-id=\"a37f8ae1d46841adbae5b4aea7b08baf\" data-className=\"wsu-people-list--white-card-backgrounds\" data-count=\"10\" data-page=\"1\" data-nid=\"k.meyer,\" data-classification=\"\" data-university-category=\"\" 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disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receptive and expressive language disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swallowing disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cognitive aspects of communication disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social aspects of communication disorders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communication modalities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact of hearing disorders on speech and language<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>These nine areas are termed the \u201cBig Nine\u201d knowledge and skill competency areas consisting of 191 individual goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--xsmall\">In addition, students must communicate information clearly and effectively in written and oral form consistent with professional standards and must demonstrate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Knowledge of standards of ethical conduct<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge of the processes used in research and the integration of research principles into evidence-based clinical practice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge of contemporary professional 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