Applied Language & Speech Sciences (Ph.D.)
"I investigated many programs that could further my education, and the faculty and program here at UL Lafayette gave an opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills I was seeking."
This doctoral program is designed to produce research professors for colleges and universities and/or researchers for schools, clinics, and hospitals. The program studies communication processes, language use and acquisition, communication disorders, and related areas. Applicants will normally hold the M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and the CCC-SLP, but individuals with master's degrees in related areas and exceptional students with bachelor's degrees are welcome.
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Applied Language & Speech Sciences at UL Lafayette
Theoretical Foundations & Applications
Further your understanding of the nature of communicative disorders, and of the various contexts of language learning, such as first and second language acquisition. Fields of study include theoretical semiotics (the study of signs), linguistics, phonetics and phonology, and interaction studies such as ethnography, discourse and conversation analysis.
Innovative Research
Participate in active research agendas through graduate seminars, the Research Colloquium, and your own development of a personal research and publication agenda within active areas of faculty expertise. Faculty and graduate students collaborate to design evidence-based assessment and intervention practices at the cutting edge of innovation.
Clinical Resources
Our Speech Language and Hearing Center provides more than 10,000 hours of speech, language, and hearing services to a wide variety of individuals with communication challenges and differences. An abundance of off-site settings in hospitals and external clinics provide additional research opportunities.
Graduate Student Organization
As a UL Lafayette graduate student, you are automatically enrolled as a member of the Graduate Student Organization (GSO). The GSO plays a pivotal role in representing the needs and concerns of its members to the University administration. The GSO has departmental representatives and a group of student officers that meet regularly to address pressing issues affecting graduate students as well as actively participate in influential University bodies. The GSO is in charge of allocating student-assessed fees and the organization offers funding opportunities for graduate students.
