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The Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) provides advanced training and graduate programs in the fields of clinical audiology, deaf education, and speech and hearing sciences. Established at Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) in 1914, the training programs are now a member of a consortium of programs known as "CID at Washington University School of Medicine," which also includes clinical services and research programs operated by the Department of Otolaryngology.
Doctor of Audiology (AuD)
The four-year graduate program in audiology trains students to become independent clinicians and leads to the Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degree. The program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills that reflect the latest advances in evaluation and treatment of hearing conditions. Students gradually progress from classroom-based instruction to clinical practice in audiology. The first three years provide students with the foundation for practice, with students gaining knowledge and skills in the basic and applied sciences, evaluation and diagnosis practices across the lifespan, hearing and balance disorders, professional issues and ethics, statistics and research methods, and clinical observation and practice. The fourth year is spent in a full-time clinical externship.
The audiology program is accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education (ACAE). Graduates are eligible for national certification by ASHA.
Master of Science in Deaf Education (MSDE)
The graduate program in deaf education offers one- and two-year programs that prepare students to become classroom teachers of hearing-impaired children and that lead to the Master of Science in Deaf Education (MSDE) degree. The programs promote the oral philosophy — that deaf and hearing-impaired children can learn to listen and talk — and prepare teachers to help children develop their spoken and written language skills. For very young children, language and speech concepts are conveyed in a variety of settings and generally involve working closely with parents, families, and other caregivers. For older children, language and speech are taught in a classroom setting in concert with conventional academic subjects normally taught in kindergarten through the elementary grades.
Students proceed from broadly-based classroom instruction and observation to progressively more specialized coursework and practice teaching experiences. Introductory coursework provides the foundation for practice. Students gain knowledge in the basic and applied sciences, curriculum and instructional methods. Advanced coursework provides training in evaluation techniques, manual communication, intervention strategies, counseling techniques, research methods and practice teaching experiences.
The deaf education program is accredited by the State of Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED) and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Graduates of the program are eligible for teacher certification in the State of Missouri (Deaf/Hearing Impaired, B-12) and for national certification by CED in the areas of early childhood and elementary education.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Speech and Hearing Sciences
The focus of the interdisciplinary program in Speech and Hearing Sciences (PhD) is to prepare future researchers and academicians in the field of speech and hearing sciences. Students generally work one-on-one with faculty researchers during their studies. Training builds upon the student’s basic knowledge of aspects of the fields that pertain to speech, language and hearing and emphasizes research and teaching experiences.
The Speech and Hearing Sciences Program is operated by the Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences (PACS) and administered through the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.
Contact Information
Further information may be obtained by contacting:
Washington University School of Medicine
Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences
Campus Box 8042
660 S. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: (314) 747-0104
Fax: (314) 747-0105
E-mail: pacs@msnotes.wustl.edu
Web: pacs.wustl.edu
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