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Are you ready to take the next step on your path to becoming a speech-language pathologist? A degree from the University of Central Missouri鈥檚 graduate Speech-Language Pathology program will prepare you for a life-changing career to positively impact those with communication and swallowing disorders, from birth through geriatrics.

The University of Central Missouri has been teaching speech pathology classes since the 1940s. This long-standing tradition continues today.

The graduate Speech-Language Pathology program at UCM provides an exciting environment for learning, growing and achieving your professional dreams while helping others. Faculty, students and clients are motivated and encouraged to reach their goals for competency, enrichment and communication mastery. We see the best in faculty, students and clients and help them to achieve this same vision and level of excellence.

A hands-on program where everybody knows your name

UCM cultivates an environment that welcomes and encourages the voices of diverse individuals and groups among faculty, students and the clients served. Faculty strive to champion all aspects of multicultural diversity for our students and clients and believe a diverse student body contributes to our goal of preparing students for serving clients/patients of varied backgrounds.

A unique feature of the graduate program is the sense of camaraderie among students. Our students develop trust and work together to support each other鈥檚 success. You鈥檒l feel this same support from UCM鈥檚 highly trained and specialized faculty, who will instill in you knowledge and skills for entry into one of the fastest growing professions.

What you will study

All of UCM鈥檚 graduate speech pathology classes contain problem-based learning and skills development. Our coursework includes case-based learning and direct application of knowledge and skills, allowing you to identify best practices for both assessment and treatment of clients.

Course highlights include:

Adult Swallowing Disorders and Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders: This set of unique feeding and swallowing courses, one targeting children with feeding and swallowing concerns and another targeting swallowing deficits in adults, provide the most current information available. This includes the exposures and application of the Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile.

Autism: Communication Across the Lifespan: This course will provide an overview of speech and language, behavioral characteristics and possible etiologies of autism spectrum disorders. You鈥檒l also learn appropriate informal and formal assessments and treatment options, as well as environmental supports and how to effectively work with family members.

What can you do with a master鈥檚 degree in Speech-Language Pathology from UCM?

Speech-language pathologists provide services to patients of all ages (infants to adults) across a spectrum of communication, swallowing and hearing disorders and differences, such as stroke, autism, hearing loss and dyslexia.

As an SLP, you will change the lives of patients and their families while working independently and in collaboration with other professionals such as special education teachers, counselors, nurses and dieticians.

Many of our Speech-Language Pathology master鈥檚 program graduates gain employment within Missouri and Kansas, but we have graduates across the United States. Some work in schools with early childhood, special education, elementary and high school students. Others are employed in health care settings, including skilled nursing facilities, rehab hospitals and inpatient and outpatient clinics.