Course Sequence
The following represents a sample course sequence for the communication sciences and disorders graduate program.
Explore the two-year course sequence in the tabs below.
Summer Term (July)
Required:
- CSD 505 Introduction to Professional Clinical Procedures (0 credit)
- CSD 519 Neurology (.75 credit)
Fall Term (August-December)
Required:
- CSD 500 Clinical Practicum I (.75 credits)
- CSD 507 Research Methods CSD (.75 credits)
- CSD 509 Language/Literacy Young Children Assessment and Treatment (.75 credits)
- CSD 510 Advanced Study in Phonology & Articulation (.75 credits)
- CSD 515 Language Disorders in Adults (.75 credits)
January Term (January)
Required:
- CSD 518 Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Services in Communication Sciences and Disorders (.75 credits)
Optional:
- CSD 100 Introduction to Sign Language (Elective, .50 credits)
- CSD 381 Special Topics: The China Experience: Transcultural View of Rehabilitation Medicine (Elective, .50 credits)
Spring Term (February-May)
Required:
- CSD 501 Clinical Practicum II (.75 credits)
- CSD 516 Language and Academic Literacies in K-12 Classrooms: Assessment and Intervention (.75 credits)
- CSD 521 Dysphagia & Feeding Disorders (.75 credits)
- CSD 526 Voice Disorders (.50 credits)
- CSD 530 Thesis Research
or
CSD 590 Research Option II (.50 credits)
Optional:
- MTL 532 Teaching in the Diverse Classroom (Elective for CCC, required for PEL for those without Methods Learners Exceptionalities; .75 credits)
- CSD 586 Multicultural and Multilingual Topics in CSD: Research and Best Practices (.50 credits)
Summer Term (June-July)
Required:
- CSD 502 Clinical Practicum III (.50 credits)
- CSD 525 Public School Methods in a Diverse Society (.50 credits)
Optional:
- CSD 382 Special Topics: Global Perspectives in Communication and Disability: Costa Rica Experience (Elective, 1.0 credit)
Fall Term (August-December)
Required:
- CSD 503 Practicum in Educational Settings, Part-Time
or
CSD 504 Practicum in Medical Settings, Part-Time (.50 credits) - CSD 522 Augmentative/Alternative Communication (.75 credits)
- CSD 527 Fluency Disorders (.50 credits)
- CSD 528 Motor Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan (.75 credits)
- CSD 530 Thesis Research
or
CSD 590 Research Option II (.50 credits)
Optional:
- CSD 455 Aural Rehabilitation (Elective 1 credit)
Spring Term (January-May)
Required:
- CSD 513 Practicum in Educational Settings, Half-Term (1.5 credits)
and
CSD 514 Practicum in Medical Settings Half-Term (1.5 credits)
or - CSD 523 Practicum in Educational Settings, Full-Term (3.0 credits)
or
CSD 524 Practicum in Medical Settings, Full-Term (3.0 credits)
Optional:
- CSD 530 Thesis Research OR CSD 590 Research Option II (continued, .50 credits)
- CSD 587 Assessment of English Language Learners (Elective, required for students pursuing M&M emphasis; .75 credits)
Summer Term (May-August) (Optional)
- CSD 502 Clinical Practicum III (.50 credits) or CSD 503 CSD Practicum in Educational Setting, Part-Time or CSD 504 CSD Practicum in Medical Setting, Part-time
- CSD 592 Independent Study
Elmhurst University reserves the right to modify courses, schedules and program format without advance notice to students.