Master of Health Sciences Speech-Language Pathology

Summary

• Degree offered: Master of Health Science (MHSc)
• Registration status option: Full-time
• Language of instruction: French
• Program option (expected duration of the program)
  • with research project and practicums (6 full-time terms; 24 consecutive months)
• Enrollment capacity: Limited
• Academic units: Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences.

Program Description

The Faculty of Health Sciences' Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology Program is a graduate-level program leading to the Master of Health Sciences (MSc) degree in Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology. It offers specialized training in the field of communication disorders and aims to train competent health professionals to meet the needs of the Francophone population of Ontario and, more broadly, the needs of Francophone communities in the bilingual and multicultural Canadian context.

The Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program offers two streams of graduate study: audiology and speech-language pathology.

The speech-language pathology stream of the program aims to train professionals who have expertise in the field of normal development of human communication and who evaluate and treat disorders of speech, language and oropharyngeal function. Speech-language pathologists work in a variety of settings, such as hospitals, schools, and rehabilitation centers. They work with preschool and school-aged children as well as with adolescents, adults, and seniors. Their professional activities include testing, assessment, counseling, managing care, rehabilitation, training, consulting with other professionals, research, teaching and administration.

The curriculum follows the standards established by the Council for Accreditation of Canadian University Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CACUP-ASLP.)

Admission to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Program is limited. The program is structured over two years (24 consecutive months) and includes six mandatory terms of full time study, including clinical placements. Clinical placements may be held in hospitals, school boards, and rehabilitation centers, private clinics and other settings.

Consortium National de Formation en Santé (CNFS)

The CNFS is a pan-Canadian organization funded by Health Canada. It brings together eleven post-secondary institutions offering programs of study in French in various health disciplines. It provides students of Francophone minority communities with improved access to health-related study programs. The CNFS allowed the addition of additional speech-language and audiology places for Francophones from provinces other than Quebec and Ontario. Students welcomed by the CNFS are encouraged to return to their home province to do their clinical rotations.

Other Programs Offered Within the Same Discipline or in a Related Area

• Master of Health Sciences in Audiology (MHSc)
• Master of Health Sciences in Occupational Therapy (MHSc)
• Master of Health Sciences Physiotherapy (MHSc)
• Doctorate in Philosophy Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD)

Fees and Funding

• Program fees:

The estimated amount for university fees associated with this program are available under the section Finance your studies.

International students enrolled in a French-language program of study may be eligible for a differential tuition fee exemption.

• To learn about possibilities for financing your graduate studies, consult the Awards and financial support section.

Notes

• Programs are governed by the general regulations in effect for graduate studies.
• The language of instruction is French. Unless there is a special exception, written work, including exams, must be written in French. Clinical placements are in French and English.

Program Contact Information

Academic Office, Faculty of Health Sciences
125 University Private, Room 242
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5

Tel.: 613-562-5853
Toll free: 1-877-868-8292, ext. 5853
Email: [email protected]

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For the most accurate and up to date information on application deadlines, language tests and other admission requirements, please visit the specific requirements webpage.

To be eligible, candidates must:

• Have an honours bachelor’s degree with a minimum average of B (70%).
• Have obtained 3 university units in each of the following subjects: 
  • intermediate level quantitative statistics or research methods
  • human physiology or anatomy
  • acoustics or analysis of sound or of speech sounds
  • developmental psychology (child development or normal lifespan development)
• Have obtained 9 university units in linguistics¹ including: 
  • 3 units in either general phonetics or phonetics /phonology.
  • 3 units in syntax (or in morphology or morphosyntax).
  • 3 relevant advanced-level units in linguistics, preferably in semantics, language acquisition, bilingualism, neurolinguistics or psycholinguistics.
• Have completed a Computer-Based Assessment for Sampling Personal Characteristics (CASPer).²

Please consult the page course equivalencies for admission for courses that are accepted as a prerequisite for admission.

These courses must have been completed in the six years preceding the application for admission.

Language Requirements

Applicants must be able to express themselves with ease both orally and in writing, in both French and English. In order to assess these language skills, French and English tests are required. 

Notes:

• Candidates are responsible for any fees associated with the language tests.
• To help students obtain a passing grade in their bilingual clinical placements, the School of Rehabilitation Sciences offers an English conversation course (REA 5940). This course may be recommended or required according to the applicants’ language competencies.
• If deemed necessary, an English or French course could be added to the program of study at the time of admission and would be considered a program requirement.

Notes

• The admission requirements listed above are minimum requirements and do not guarantee admission to the program.

• Admissions are governed by the general regulations in effect for graduate studies.

• Apply online through the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC), by completing form 105.
• Declare all your current and previous postsecondary studies, completed or not, even if they are not related to your application. Failure to do so may lead to the cancellation of your application or the withdrawal of your offer of admission at any time.
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• Pay the application fees for all your admission applications. Applications are forwarded to the University of Ottawa only after fees are paid in full and the payment has cleared. Learn more about application fees.
• Note that OUAC is not part of the University of Ottawa. It handles applications to all Ontario universities and is responsible for transferring your application to our admission office.