Students admitted to the combined program register for the MSc program. Thesis II Thesis research is conducted under the direction of a faculty member who serves as the thesis supervisor. Current research interests of faculty are listed on the Faculty Member page. The master's thesis, while not requiring an exhaustive review of work in the particular field of study, or a great deal of original scholarship, should show familiarity with the previous work in the field and demonstrate the ability to carry out research and to organize results, all of which must be presented in a good literary style. The thesis will normally not exceed 100 pages.
Students select the thesis option for varied reasons.
For students who include doctoral studies among their possible plans for the future, thesis research provides an excellent way to further evaluate this career option and to prepare themselves for doctoral research. Students also elect to pursue a thesis simply for the opportunity to learn more about a specific area of communication sciences or disorders or to acquire a more in-depth understanding of a particular disordered population. The skills acquired through thesis research are also valuable to students who are excited about the possibility of pursuing research activities along with professional service. Each year about 10 percent of the students in the MSc applied program elect to pursue thesis research. Examples of theses completed in recent years are listed on the research training page.