Master in Audiology and speech-learning Pathology

Master in Audiology and Speech Learning Pathology is a 2-year postgraduate program that studies the speech and learning, its disorders, anatomy, treatment for various disorders, treatment based on categories of the patients etc. The examination of the course will be carried out on a yearly basis. Those who are interested to study the speech, language and learning aspects and to build a career in this medical field can apply for this program.

• Through this program, the students will get an advance learning in voice disorders, speech and hearing abilities, speech perception, speech sciences, speech disorders etc.
• In addition to that, the students will get theoretical and practical knowledge of specialisations.
• The candidates who wish to join this course should possess verbal and communication skills, observation skill, interpersonal skills, skills for analysing and understand the medical terms and concepts.

Highlights of the Course

Type of the Course

M.A.S.L.P is a postgraduate program in the anatomy and the physiology of both the speech and learning.

Duration of the Course

The duration of the M.A.S.L.P is 2-years.

Eligibility Criteria

• The candidates who passed their graduation in BASLP, B.Sc. (SP & HG) or B.Sc. (HLS) from an RCI-recognized institute can apply for this program.
• The graduate should have a minimum mark of 50% in graduation is an essential eligibility criterion for the admission process.
• In addition to that, some universities or institutes may conduct entrance exams and interviews for the admission purpose.

Syllabus of the Course

The subjects that generally come under the syllabus of M.A.S.L.P is as follows:

• Speech-Language Pathology
• Statistics and Research Methods
• Auditory Physiology
• Psychophysics of audition
• Adult Language Disorders
• Voice and Fluency Disorders
• Speech-language Processing
• Clinical Practicum
• Clinical Linguistics
• Clinical Practicum Audiology
• Speech Perception and its disorders
• Clinical phonology and Neuromotor Disorders
• Diagnostic Audiology
• Clinical Practicum Audiology I
• Advances in speech sciences
• Hearing Devices
• Advances in the management of Persons with Hearing Disorders
• Clinical Practicum 
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Language Acquisition and Language Disorders in Children

Career Prospects of M.A.S.L.P

The postgraduates in M.A.S.L.P. can work in the medical field especially in hospitals or clinics. The program generally includes the anatomy, physiology, treatments for the disorders in Speech and learning. The employment areas and the job types for the postgraduates are as follows.

Employment Areas

• Academic Universities
• Centre for Disabled
• Community Care Centre
• Community Clinics
• Government Agencies
• Government Health Department
• Hearing aid/cochlear implant industries
• Hearing conservation program in industries
• Hospitals
• Medical Hospitals & Clinics
• Normal schools
• Nursing Care Facilities
• Private Practice
• Rehabilitation Centre

M.A.S.L.P. Job Types

• Audiologist
• Consultant Speech Therapist
• Lecturer & Professor
• General audiology or speech pathology assistants
• Speech therapists
• Research assistants
• Clinical speech pathology assistants
• Speech pathology service manager
• Educational audiologist
• Certified hearing-aid audiologist
• Research audiologist

Similar Courses

• M.Sc. in Speech and Language Therapy
• M.Sc. in Audiology
• M.Sc. in Speech-Language Pathology

Higher Education Program

• PhD (Audiology)
• PhD (Speech-Language Pathology)