传播科学与疾病学系提供三门学习计划，可攻读文学硕士学位：传统课程，财团（主要是夏季课程）和加速课程。每个课程都面向有兴趣与患有沟通障碍的儿童和成人一起工作的人，并且基于相同的课程和学位要求，但允许学生遵循不同的学习计划。参加每个课程的学生必须遵循规定的学术和临床课程顺序。
Through this clinical master's degree program, students are prepared to become speech-language pathologists (SLPs) for work in early intervention, schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, community clinics and private practices. SLPs work with children, adolescents and adults who experience a variety of communication and associated disorders.<br><br>In this program, you will gain knowledge and skills which are applied directly through hands-on experiences working alongside clinical faculty in the UCF Communication Disorders Clinic. Students learn from SLPs in the community through our robust internship program that includes more than 200 practicum/internship sites throughout the greater Orlando area and the state of Florida. Following completion of the master's degree, some graduates continue on to pursue doctorate degrees.<br><br>The Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) master's program consists of a minimum of 72 credit hours, including 38 credit hours of core academic courses, 9 credit hours of electives, and 25 credit hours of clinical practice. Thesis students take 6 credit hours of thesis and one elective course (3 credit hours). Most students complete the program in two years.