语音语言病理学（SLP）的理学硕士（MS）学位课程由范德比尔特大学医学院管理。MS-SLP计划提供学术和临床教育，从而获得美国语言-听力协会的语言病理学临床能力证书（CCC-SLP）。该计划跨越两个学年（20至24个月）。课程的时间长短取决于学生的学术背景。该课程至少涵盖五个学期（49-59个学期），其中包括全日制学习的第一个日历年之后的夏季课程。没有传播科学和障碍背景的学生入学将需要一个学期。在整个计划中，范德比尔特·比尔·威尔克森耳鼻咽喉科学和传播科学中心，门罗·卡雷尔，小儿科医院，范德比尔特大学医院
The Master of Science (M.S.) degree program in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) is administered through Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. The M.S.-SLP program provides academic and clinical education leading to the Certificate of Clinical Competence in speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.<br><br>The program spans two academic years (20 to 24 months). The length of the program depends upon the student's academic background. The program covers at least five semesters, including the summer session following the first calendar year of full-time study. Students matriculating without a background in communication sciences and disorders will require an extra semester.<br><br>Throughout the program, a variety of clinical training venues are available within the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center for Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, the Monroe Carrell, Jr. Children's Hospital, the Vanderbilt University Hospital, and off-campus. The M.S.-SLP program culminates in a ten-week clinical or research externship at a site of the student's choosing.<br><br>The curriculum and clinical practica exceed the standards set by the Council for Clinical Certification (CFCC) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). Specialty training tracks and elective courses are available to eligible students who have career interests with specialized populations (i.e., children with severe to profound hearing loss, autism spectrum disorders, feeding and swallowing disorders, school-aged language-literacy disorders). Interested students have the option of conducting a research project leading toward a master's thesis.