Overview
Programs of Study
The doctoral degree program in audiology at Montclair State University includes academic coursework, clinical practica, teaching, and research experiences. The program offered through the University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences enables its graduates to conduct audiological assessments and provide intervention to individuals with hearing problems. The doctoral degree is a required component for licensure of audiologists; new requirements state that the doctorate is the entry level degree for audiologists beginning in 2007. Students may enter the program at the post-baccalaureate level or if they have a master's degree in audiology they may enter at the post-master's level.
The mission of the audiology program is to prepare audiologists to function as clinicians, educators, administrators, and researchers. As clinicians, graduates will be able to identify the hearing health needs of individuals and design, implement, and evaluate treatment plans to meet those needs. In the area of education, graduates will be prepared to teach in community health care environments. As administrators, the graduates will be able to plan, establish, and evaluate audiology services in a variety of settings. Graduates will have research skills that enable them to critically analyze new information and apply it to their clinical practice.
The program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Research Facilities
The Center for Applied Auditory Research is composed of several research laboratories in which students and faculty work on basic and applied research projects. There are four laboratories used for both instruction and research. Each is furnished with state-of-the-art equipment and facilities. The Applied Psychoacoustics Laboratory is used to investigate sound localization and binaural processing in children and adults with normal hearing and in individuals with hearing loss. The Spatial Hearing Lab is used to study free-field auditory perception in challenging listening situations. The Auditory Electrophysiology Laboratory is used to investigate cortical event related potentials. The Auditory Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Laboratory is used for investigating a broad range of areas including: hearing aids, assistive listening devices, central auditory processing disorders, otoacoustic emissions, and videonystagmography.
Financial Aid
Student loans are the primary source of financial aid for graduate students. A limited number of graduate assistantships are available on a competitive basis to full-time doctoral students. Applications for these assistantships are included in the application packet. A limited number of scholarships are also available. Applications for scholarships may be obtained through the Graduate School.
Cost of Study
Doctoral tuition and fees for in-state residents are $600.15 per credit. Out-of-state tuition is $793.25 per credit.
Living and Housing Costs
Students have several housing options, ranging from traditional and suite-style residence halls to apartment communities. A shuttle bus that connects apartment housing with the main campus is available. Residence hall rooms cost anywhere from $4000 to $4500 per semester. Meal plans are available in flexible package and have different cost options, depending on individual need. For more detailed information please visit the Office of Residential Housing and Education at http://www.montclair.edu/resed.
Student Group
Montclair State University enrolls approximately 17,000 students; about 3,700 of those students are graduate students.
Location
Montclair State University provides an outstanding learning environment. The University's easy access to New York City makes it a great place to study. The campus is near local bus and train service, major train transportation, and international airports. MSU's location offers diverse cultural experiences, restaurants, shopping, recreation, and entertainment.
The University
Founded in 1908, Montclair State University was originally established for teacher training. In the 1930s, the University began offering master's degree programs and became accredited as a teachers' college--one of the first in the nation. The University now offers 250 undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations, forty-seven master's and doctoral degrees, forty-seven certificate and certification programs, and numerous interdisciplinary programs through four colleges and one school.
Applying
Students who wish to be considered must complete an application, which can be found online at http://www.montclair.edu/graduate. Applicants to this program must complete a self-managed application submitting in one packet: a personal essay describing their areas of potential research interest and the relevance of doctoral study to their scholarly development, official transcripts, GRE scores, TOEFL or IELTS scores (if necessary), three letters of reference, and an application fee of $60. The deadline for receipt of all application materials, including applications for assistantships, is February 1 for fall admission.
Correspondence and Information
Dr. Joan Besing, Professor and Program Director/Graduate Advisor
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey 07043
United States
Phone: 973-655-7752
Fax: 973-655-3406
E-mail: besingj@mail.montclair.edu
Web site: http://chss.montclair.edu/csd/AudiologyProg.htm
The Faculty and Their Research
Joan Besing, Professor and Program Director/Graduate Advisor; Ph.D., LSU. Listening in challenging environments; effects of bilingualism on speech perception in noise; localization and spatial hearing in children.
Martha Anne Ellis, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Columbia Teachers College. Pediatric audiology and properties of otoacoustic emissions and suppression.
Janet Koehnke, Professor and Department Chair; Ph.D., Connecticut. Effects of aging on binaural and spatial hearing; development of clinical tests of spatial hearing and relationship between auditory evoked potentials; psychoacoustic measures of binaural hearing.
Jaclyn Spitzer, Professor; Ph.D., Columbia. Effects of cochlear implantation on handicap perception; manifestations of deafness in vocal parameters; rehabilitative benefits of intervention for hearing loss.
Ilse Wambacq, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Texas at Dallas. Brain activation patterns in response to binaural input in children with auditory processing disorders and in adults with and without sensorineural hearing loss.
