在第一学期，硕士SLP课程的学生可以选择完成论文的选项。参加论文选修课的学生将完成与基于课程选修课的学生相同的课程工作，但与研究项目相关的课程CSD 900除外。学生无需报名参加CSD 900，而是报名参加论文研究（THES 906）。论文学生还将在研究方法和统计学方面至少获得一门额外的功课学分。任何进一步的课程作业将根据学生的个别需求而定，并由主管和论文委员会成员酌情决定。学生将提出并进行原创性研究，这将成为论文的基础。与硕士论文相关的FGSR法规（包括监督委员会和截止日期）将适用于这些学生。MSc S
The thesis-based MSc in Speech-Language Pathology program is designed to provide speech-language clinicians with the research skills needed to study the etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and management of speech, language, and hearing disorders. Students will undertake thesis research to enhance their abilities to take leadership roles in academic, clinical, and laboratory settings. The Department maintains laboratory, instrumentation, and clinical facilities for a wide range of research interests (e.g., speech science, motor speech disorders, voice, language development and disorders, craniofacial anomalies, hearing disorders, and clinical supervision). During the first term of study, students in the MSc SLP program may choose the option of completing a thesis. Students taking the thesis option will complete the same coursework as students in the course-based option, except CSD 900, the course associated with the research project. Instead of enrolling in CSD 900, students will enroll in Thesis research (THES 906).<br><br>Thesis students also will take at least one credit of additional coursework in research methods and statistics. Any further coursework will be based on individual student needs and will be determined at the discretion of the supervisor and the thesis committee members. The student will propose and conduct original research that will be the basis for the thesis. FGSR regulations about master's theses, including supervisory committees and deadlines, will apply to these students.<br><br>Requirements for the thesis track of the MSc SLP include all of the academic and clinical requirements outlined above for the course-based track, except the CSD 900 research project. Students taking the thesis option typically require a minimum of 1 additional term to complete the program