PhD in Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University

The Ph.D. degree requires 72 graduate credits, 24 of which must be in formal, didactic coursework, and normally requires four to five years of study. Up to 24 graduate transfer credits are allowed. Students must complete 12 hours of coursework in statistics and research methodology and demonstrate research accomplishments (e.g., conference abstract or presentation, manuscript submission) prior to the dissertation. Prior to graduation, students must meet the departmental publication and external funding submission requirements. Doctoral candidates present a minor of not less than 12 hours taken outside the department or from another subject area in hearing, speech, and language. Laboratory work and teaching experience throughout the program are also required as part of training. There are no foreign language requirements. The final year of the program is typically devoted to the dissertation.