MU在1940年代建立了第一个语音语言病理学和听力学学的独立硕士和博士学位课程。MU语语言言病理学硕士学位课程自1966年以来一直获得听觉语言学和语语言言病理学学术鉴定委员会的认可。美国学生语言听觉协会活跃的本地分会由该计划赞助。传播科学与疾病学（CSD）的健康科学硕士（MHS）为学生提供语言病理学方面的专业实践培训。该课程的学生在教学中具有出色的学术和临床背景，他们在交流障碍领域中具有最新理论和应用，这些教师致力于卓越的教学，并从事临床和基础研究.MHS候选人必须完成至少B级或更高等级的研究生水平课程的
MU established its first independent master's and doctoral programs in speech-language pathology and audiology in the 1940s. The MU master's degree program in speech-language pathology has been continuously accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology since 1966. An active local chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association is sponsored by the program.The Master of Health Science (MHS) in Communication Science and Disorders (CSD) prepares students for professional practice in speech-language pathology. Students in this program receive a strong academic and clinical background in current theory and application in the field of communication disorders from faculty who are committed to excellence in teaching and who are involved in clinical and basic research.MHS candidates are required to complete a minimum of 48 semester credit hours in graduate-level courses with grades of B- or higher. No fewer than 24 credit hours must be earned in 8000/9000-level course work offered by the program. A maximum of 9 credit hours in clinical practicum courses may be counted toward the 48-hour requirement. Additional credit hours are required to meet clinical practicum requirements for certification and licensure in the field. The following is a list of courses required for MHS students.