The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences offers a graduate program in speech-language pathology leading to the master of science (MS) degree. Our program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Programs
The program combines coursework, observation, and practicum to familiarize students with speech, language, and hearing sciences and to develop their skills in assessment and rehabilitation. Most students with undergraduate degrees in speech, language, and hearing sciences will complete the degree requirements in five semesters of full-time study. Students who complete the master's degree will also have met the academic and practicum requirements for the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and for a license from the state of Alabama. These credentials enable graduates to be employed in clinical settings as well as in the public schools of Alabama and many other states, depending upon the certification requirements of those states.
Practicum sites include UA's Speech and Hearing Center, public schools, DCH Regional Medical Center, University Medical Center, West Alabama Rehabilitation Center, Bryce Hospital, RISE Program, VA Medical Centers in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, and other sites in the Birmingham area. Certified and/or licensed professionals supervise at all sites.
Faculty
Chair
- Dr. Memorie Gosa
Clinical Director
- Dr. JoAnne Payne
Audiology Coordinator, Clinical Audiologist
- Dr. Christy Albea
Professor
- Dr. Marcia Hay-McCutcheon
Associate professors
- Dr. Memorie Gosa
- Dr. Evie Malaia
- Dr. Paul Reed
- Dr. HyunJoo Yoo
Assistant professors
- Dr. Carolyn Barnes
- Dr. Danielle Fahey
- Dr. Rebecca Summy
Clinical professors
- Mrs. Mary Bryan
- Mrs. Candace Cook
- Mrs. Kayce Hinton
- Mrs. Claire January
- Mrs. Amanda Mennen
- Mrs. Sara Shirley
Instructors
- Mrs. Jennifer Baggett
- Dr. Laura Moss
Audiologists
- Dr. Emma Brothers
- Dr. Abigail Hubbard
Graduate Research Professor Emeritus
- Dr. Craig Formby
Courses
This course covers the study of research methods for use in communicative disorders and related disciplines. This includes an emphasis on evaluation of experimental design for clinical research and critical reading of published research.
Language is a system of symbols that we use to communicate. The power of this system enables us to share the contents of our minds with other people who share that language. The evolution of language has profoundly shaped the lives of human beings, enabling our species to transmit knowledge from one generation to the next. This accumulated knowledge over time and space has allowed humans to proliferate as a species. New words are added to a language as new ideas emerge. The psychology of language is the study of the processes by which we as human beings generate grammatical sequences of linguistic symbols for comprehension by the listener.