The Ph.D. program in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences stresses strong theoretical and empirical training in the nature and processes of human communication and its disorders in preparing its graduates for research and academic careers.

Research training is conducted both at the Graduate Center and at cooperating research facilities under the mentorship of leading preceptors.

The diagnostic/rehabilitative facilities at Brooklyn, Hunter, Lehman, and Queens Colleges of CUNY also provide clinical research settings. The research facilities at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Haskins Laboratories, The Lexington Center, and NYU-Bellevue Medical Center are among the cooperating agencies that provide research training to doctoral students.

Individuals interested in a clinical doctoral degree in the practice of audiology (Au.D.) please visit:
The Graduate School and University Center - Audiology (Au.D.)

Program Requirements:

Full-Time Residency. Each Student is required to complete one year of full-time doctoral study during the first three years in the program. Full-time residency consists of 12 credits of coursework or a combination of coursework and approved doctoral-related services.

Coursework. A minimum of 60 credits of approved graduate work is required, 30 of which may be applied from previous graduate study. Beginning students take courses to increase their knowledge base in normal and abnormal processes of communication, to remedy deficiencies in previous preparation, and to prepare for the First Examination. Formal coursework culminates in series of advanced seminars and independent study that relate to the student's areas of specialization. Required coursework in Statistics, Research Design, and Instrumentation is taken by every student.

First Examination. First examination will involve selecting an advisor and forming a grading committee with two additional faculty members. At least one of the three members should hold a central appointment. The primary work will be conducted with the advisor who can provide editorial assistance to the student and recommend professional development courses as needed. The other two members will serve as graders along with the advisor.
The product will be a paper that includes an article length publication of quality literature review (approximately 8-10 pages), and a proposed methodology with a discussion of data reduction. This is intended to be a preliminary to the second level research project (brown bag). In many cases, this means students may focus on a piece of an ongoing project in a given laboratory. Thus, the idea may not be original, but the writing is expected to be the student’s own work, with some editorial assistance from the advisor.

Second Examination. The Second Examination is taken upon satisfactory completion of coursework and the second-year research requirement. This examination is oral, administered by the student's advisory committee, and normally based on three specific areas of specialization selected by the student in consultation with and approved by the student's advisory committee.

Dissertation. Upon completion of an approved dissertation proposal, each student completes a dissertation under the supervision of a dissertation committee. When the dissertation has been approved, the student defends it before an examining committee and an external examiner.

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