Speech~Language Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Medicine

Degree Programs

Speech-Language Pathology

MHSc

Overview

The Department of Speech-Language Pathology was established at the University of Toronto in 1958 with the creation of a two-year postgraduate diploma program, the first English-speaking program in Canada. The Master of Health Science (MHSc) program was established in 1978 and is a full-time professional graduate program. Academic and clinical faculty provide innovative teaching and learning opportunities for students in a unique integrated curriculum.

Contact and Address

Web: slp.utoronto.ca
Email: slp.studentaffairs@utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 978-1794

Department of Speech-Language Pathology
Temerty Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Rehabilitation Sciences Building
#160-500 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V7
Canada

Speech-Language Pathology: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Bressmann, Tim - MPH, PhD
De Nil, Luc - MSc, PhD
Girolametto, Luigi - BA, MSc, PhD
Helms-Park, Rena - BA, MA, AM, DPhil
Johnson, Carla - PhD
Martino, Rosemary - BS, MA, MSc, PhD
Rochon, Elizabeth - BA, MSc, PhD
Simic, Tijana - BSc, MHSc, PhD
Square, Paula Ann - BSc, MA, PhD
van Lieshout, Pascal - MA, MA, PhD (Chair and Graduate Chair)
Washington, Karla - BA, MSc, PhD
Yunusova, Yana - MA, MS, PhD

Associate Members

Bradley, Kimberley - BA, MHSc, PhD
Ellwood, Lynn - BSc(CD), MA
Jacobson, Marlene - BA, PhD
Kagan, Aura - BAA, BA, MA, PhD
Leonard, Carol - BA, MASc, PhD
Parnes, Penny - BSc
Wagner, Susan - BSc, MSc
Weitzman, Elaine - BA, MEd

Speech-Language Pathology: Speech-Language Pathology MHSc Courses

Consult the departmental website for a listing of all required courses offered during each academic year.

Students must successfully complete a total of 17.5 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

Year 1

Course Code Course Title
SLP1500Y0
Internship (Credit/No Credit)
SLP1502Y
Anatomy and Embryology
SLP1503Y
Articulation and Related Disorders
SLP1505Y
Child Language I
SLP1506H
Child Language II
SLP1507H0
Clinical Laboratory in Speech-Language Pathology (Credit/No Credit)
SLP1509Y0 (1.5 FCEs) Integrating Client, Practitioner, and Research Knowledge in Practice (Credit/No Credit)
SLP1514Y
Applied Audiology
SLP1516H
Aural Rehabilitation
SLP1520H+
Principles of Clinical Practice
SLP1521H
Augmentative Communication
SLP1522Y
Speech Physiology and Acoustics
SLP1529H
Fluency Disorders
SLP1530H
Voice Disorders
SLP1532H0
Clinical Laboratory in Hearing Disorders (Credit/No Credit)

Year 2

Course Code Course Title
SLP1508Y
Advanced Clinical Laboratory in Speech-Language Pathology
SLP1525H
Structurally Related Disorders
SLP1527H+
Clinical Analysis of Communication and Swallowing Disorders
SLP1533Y
Aphasia
SLP1534H
Motor Speech Disorders
SLP1535H+
Advanced Principles of Clinical Practice
SLP1536H
Swallowing Disorders
SLP1538H
Neurocognitive Communication Disorders
SLP2500Y
Advanced Internship

0 Course that may continue over a program. Credit is given when the course is completed, or the course is graded when completed.

+ Extended course. For academic reasons, coursework is extended into session following academic session in which course is offered.