Master of Science in CSD | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

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Whether you are committed to researching the earliest forms of communication development in infants, studying speech delays in autistic adolescents, or better understanding dementia-related language challenges in aging patients, Penn State’s Master of Science Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders will help you uncover the answers and explore the possibilities of a vast array of human communication conditions.

Best characterized as a general practitioner’s program — with a focus on developing broad skills in specific areas of Speech-Language Pathology — our CSD Master of Science (M.S.) Degree will prepare you for a wide range of careers through integrated academic courses, hands-on experiences and required externships, as well as an opportunity to work side by side with nationally recognized faculty on basic and applied research projects.

Penn State’s graduate programs attract students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds and from more than 100 countries all over the world