Communicative Sciences and Disorders

Doctoral Degree

***We are now accepting applications for PhD students matriculating in Fall 2010***

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 Attend our prospective Ph.D. open house (11/12 at 6pm)

The doctoral program in the department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders provides students with training as researchers and scholars. Doctoral candidates take advanced-level courses in the department, school, and university. Candidates who hold a master's degree must take doctoral course work, complete the candidacy research and scholarship requirements, and develop and defend a substantial report on original research to complete the doctoral degree. Incoming students without a master's degree in communicative sciences and disorders must minimally complete the prerequisite courses for a M.A. degree in this area in addition to the doctoral requirements.

The research requirements of the department include two research papers in two different methodologies as part of a lab rotation. These papers, along with the coursework, are intended to provide both breadth and depth to the doctoral experience. Doctoral students receive mentoring on conducting research and teaching throughout the program.

Interested students are encouraged to examine the faculty webpages in the department to find the faculty member(s) whose interests are most relevant for you. The doctoral faculty for the department are:

If you are interested in doctoral study, please contact the faculty member(s) whose research interests most closely reflect your own, or Dr. Harriet Klein for general information (harriet.klein@nyu.edu).