Universidades y Escuelas

Doctor of Philosophy Communicative Disorders. Arizona State University

The department implemented its doctoral program in Speech and Hearing Science in the fall of 1991. Students may be admitted to the Ph.D. program subsequent to receipt of either a bachelor's or master's degree. The program is interdisciplinary and has strong affiliations with psychology, human development, and relevant professionals in linguistics, bio-engineering, and other disciplines (e.g., nursing, early childhood education, special education, school psychology). This degree has primary emphasis on the human nervous system and its relationship to normal and impaired communication. We anticipate that the program will serve as a model of excellence in speech, language, and hearing neuroscience. For this program, 84 semester hours (54 beyond the master's degree) are required, including a core curriculum in neuroscience-related areas, and a predissertation sequence of programmatic research.