Program Features

Recognizing the need for a broader range of training than is traditionally given, the MGH Institute has developed a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program unlike others. Here are some of the features that make our program unique:

• Accredited in Speech-Language Pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) and by the Massachusetts Department of Education. 
• Dual emphasis on educational and medical speech-language pathology training enabling our graduates to work with the full range of developmental and acquired disorders, including aphasia. 
• Research driven, scientist-practitioner teaching methodology. 
• Premier clinical practicum sites in prominent hospitals and schools throughout New England. We currently have more than 209 active practicum sites including Massachusetts General Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Children’s Hospital Boston, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston VA Healthcare System, and Boston Public Schools and Winthrop Public Schools. 
• Integration of written language and spoken language pathology.
• Extensive core curriculum of required courses that eliminates the need for “specialty track” selections common to other speech-language pathology programs. If you want to specialize you can do so through your selection of electives and, if needed, by taking an additional offsite practicum. 
• Elective course offerings unlike others.
• Onsite, state-of-the-art Speech, Language and Literacy Center for in-house practicums using a unique training model that incorporates peer dyads, case discussion groups, and hands-on seminars.
• World-renowned faculty of practicing clinicians and active clinical researchers, including four ASHA Fellows. 
• Personalized, collegial learning environment dedicated solely to graduate education. (No competition for faculty attention with undergraduate students.) 
• Research opportunities including thesis options.
• Training for Reading Specialist Certification eligibility by the Massachusetts Department of Education. 
• Training for Early Intervention Specialist Certification eligibility by the Massachusetts Department of Public of Health. 
• Multiple opportunities for interdisciplinary learning. 
• Cross-registration for elective courses with Harvard Graduate School of Education. 
• Partnership with the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences Technology doctoral program in speech and hearing sciences.