Dr. Rose Allen
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General Information
Master
of Science Degree
Speech, Language Pathology
Purpose
The MS Degree in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, delivered via distance learning strategies, is designed for the individual who holds an undergraduate degree in Speech-Language Pathology (or has the undergraduate prerequisite courses),resides in the continental United States and Alaska and, because of the distance (more than 50 miles), is unable to enroll in our on-campus program. Individuals desiring to take courses for purposes of Continuing Education or transfer to another university's degree program may be enrolled based upon space availability. (See Information for Non-degree Seeking Students)
Program Description
The MS degree is a 3 year, 54 credit hour program of study. The academic coursework is delivered on-line; the clinical component is accomplished by completing direct patient contact hours in a variety of clinical settings. Graduation requirements include completion of at least 54 graduate credit hours and 375 clinical hours as well as achieving a passing score (600) on the PRAXIS II examination in speech-language pathology. Students residing in North Carolina may opt for the 60 credit hour degree to qualify for the advanced degree for licensure by the NCDPI.
Program Delivery
The basic format we use for course delivery is asynchronous utilizing an electronic learning model which consists of actual course lectures. Students can view the lectures live or on demand bases on their own computers. Course documents (syllabi, hand-outs, exams) are made available through the use of e-mail or Blackboard. Some courses provide for synchronous learning via chat-rooms.
Equipment Requirements
Our classes can be viewed live or on an on demand bases. High speed internet access is necessary to view these lectures. If you are not sure if you have high speed internet contact your service provider.
East Carolina University at the present time is using Mediasite System to stream the lectures. Windows Media Player is used for playback. If your are using a MAC. then Silverlight must be installed. This can be downloaded at: Silverlight.
Required Computer Skills
Students must have skills in word processing (MS Word), in using the internet, downloading files and in being able to send attachments via e-mail. Students need to be familiar with Blackboard before starting classes. The ECU Blackboard Resource Link is: http://ecu.blackboard.com . Once admitted to the CSDI graduate program, students register themselves for classes through BANNER. Tutorials on the use of BANNER may be found here.
