Aural rehabilitation practicum is obtained in the Gebbie Clinic or at a variety of external practicum sites. During the final semester of the program, audiology students are placed in a full-time clinical externship that is selected to provide experience in the type of job setting the student plans to seek after completion of the program. Externship sites may be located within the Syracuse area or in many other locations in New York State and across the country. The doctoral programs in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology consist of academic, research, and clinical experiences, with an emphasis on basic science aspects of hearing, speech and language. The program of coursework is selected from a number of areas related to communication sciences and disorders, such as psychology, electrical engineering, linguistics, computer science, statistics, sensory processes, and special education, as well as coursework in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Students begin their research experiences early in their programs.
These experiences lead to the dissertation, which typically is begun in the third year. Neuroscience Program Communication Sciences and Disorders is one of four academic units that contribute to the Graduate Neurosciences Program at Syracuse University. The Graduate Neurosciences bring together faculty and students from a spectrum of the sciences. Admission to the program is gained through one of the four participating academic units. Those who complete the course of study receive the Ph.D. from the department or program that sponsors them.