Master of Science in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences (Logopaedics)

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2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

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First year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Instructor	Crdt
Medical imaging	1	sem 1	Geert Villeirs	4

Societal and global development 1	1	year	Leen Maes	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

2.1 Majors

To be included: 2 majors from the list below.

In year 1 you choose 1 major from the majors 'learning and technology', 'voice and swallowing' and 'neurology of language, speech and swallowing'.
In year 2 you choose 1 major from the majors 'speech, language and resonance' and 'stuttering and cluttering'.

2.1.1 Major learning en technology

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Learning Disorders in context	1	sem 1	nl	Petra Warreyn	3

Instrumental Phonetics	1	sem 1	nl	Youri Maryn	3

Alternative Communication and artifical intelligence	1	sem 1	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	3

2.1.2 Major voice and swallow

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Voice and swallowing disorders	1	sem 1	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	3

Gender diversity in voice and communication	1	sem 1		Evelien D'haeseleer	3

Facial pathology	1	sem 1		Kristiane Van Lierde	3

2.1.3 Major neurology of language, speech and swallowing

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Neuropathology and -physiology of speech, language and swallowing	1	sem 1	nl	Patrick Santens	3

Applied neurolinguistics, including multilingualism	1	sem 1		Miet De Letter	3

Cognitive Rehabilitation and Functional Plasticity	1	sem 1	nl	MARIJKE MIATTON	3

2.2 Master work placement in speech therapy

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master internship in Logopaedics 1		1	year	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	20

2.3 Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics 1		1	year	nl	Hannah Keppler	9

3 Minors

To be included: 1 minor from the list below.

3.1 Minor in education

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments		1	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

General Teaching Methodoloy in Health Sciences	V	1	sem 1	nl	Leen Haerens	6

Teaching Methodology A: Dutch as a Foreign Language	V	1	sem 1	nl	Chloé Lybaert	3

3.2 Minor in leadership

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Health Economics	1	sem 1	nl	Dominique Vandijck	5

Service Management in Health Institutions	1	sem 1	en	Paul Gemmel	6

3.3 Minor in research

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Advanced Statistical Techniques in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences	1	sem 1	nl	Pascal Coorevits	5

Research project in logopaedical and audiological sciences 1	1	sem 1		Hannah Keppler	7

4 Elective Courses

To be taken: 6 credits over the 2 master years. This free elective space can be filled with an additional course(s) from another major, a course from another minor, or a course from the study offering (including university-wide elective courses) of Ghent University.Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

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Course schedule 1st semester Course schedule 2nd semester

1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Mediosocial and Public Health Legislation and Organisation	2	sem 2	nl	Tom Goffin	3

Societal and global development 2	2			Leen Maes	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Interprofessional approach of complex cases in logopaedics		2			Miet De Letter	5

2.1 Majors

To be included: 2 majors from the list below.

2.1.4 Major speech, language and resonance

Course	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Developmental Speech and Language Disorders	2	Evelien D'haeseleer	3

Resonance disorders	2	Kristiane Van Lierde	3

Clinical and Logopaedic Aspects of the Cochlear Implant	2	Ingeborg Dhooge	3

2.1.5 Major stuttering and cluttering

Course	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Scientific aspectis of stuttering	2	Kurt Eggers	3

Evidence-based treatment of stuttering and cluttering	2	Kurt Eggers	3

Behavior Analysis	2	Martin Finn	3

2.2 Master work placement in speech therapy

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master internship in Logopaedics 2		2			Kristiane Van Lierde	9

2.3 Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics 2		2			Hannah Keppler	18

3 Minors

To be included: 1 minor from the list below.

3.1 Minor in education

Course	Ref	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Classroom Management and Reflection		2	Tijs Rotsaert	4

Teaching Methodology: Health Sciences II	V	2	Leen Haerens	6

Teaching Methodology B: Dutch as a Foreign Language	V	2	Bart Deygers	3

3.2 Minor in leadership

Course	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Human Resources Management	2	Philippe Sterkens	5

Corporate Social Responsibility	2	Saskia Crucke	3

Juridical, Financial and Organizational Aspects of Healthcare	2	Tom Goffin	3

3.3 Minor in research

Course	Ref	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Research project in logopaedical and audiological sciences 2		2	Hannah Keppler	7

Advanced Academic English	UKV	2	Geert Jacobs	3

4 Elective Courses

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1 General Courses 13

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Medical imaging	1	sem 1		Geert Villeirs	4

Societal and global development 1	1	year		Leen Maes	3

Mediosocial and Public Health Legislation and Organisation	2	sem 2	nl	Tom Goffin	3

Societal and global development 2	2			Leen Maes	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject 79

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Interprofessional approach of complex cases in logopaedics		2			Miet De Letter	5

2.1 Majors

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To be included: 2 majors from the list below.

2.1.1 Major learning en technology

9

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Learning Disorders in context	1	sem 1	nl	Petra Warreyn	3

Instrumental Phonetics	1	sem 1	nl	Youri Maryn	3

Alternative Communication and artifical intelligence	1	sem 1	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	3

2.1.2 Major voice and swallow

9

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Voice and swallowing disorders	1	sem 1	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	3

Gender diversity in voice and communication	1	sem 1		Evelien D'haeseleer	3

Facial pathology	1	sem 1		Kristiane Van Lierde	3

2.1.3 Major neurology of language, speech and swallowing

9

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Neuropathology and -physiology of speech, language and swallowing	1	sem 1	nl	Patrick Santens	3

Applied neurolinguistics, including multilingualism	1	sem 1		Miet De Letter	3

Cognitive Rehabilitation and Functional Plasticity	1	sem 1	nl	MARIJKE MIATTON	3

2.1.4 Major speech, language and resonance

9

Course	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Developmental Speech and Language Disorders	2	Evelien D'haeseleer	3

Resonance disorders	2	Kristiane Van Lierde	3

Clinical and Logopaedic Aspects of the Cochlear Implant	2	Ingeborg Dhooge	3

2.1.5 Major stuttering and cluttering

9

Course	MT1	Instructor	Crdt
Scientific aspectis of stuttering	2	Kurt Eggers	3

Evidence-based treatment of stuttering and cluttering	2	Kurt Eggers	3

Behavior Analysis	2	Martin Finn	3

2.2 Master work placement in speech therapy

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master internship in Logopaedics 1	1	year	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	20

Master internship in Logopaedics 2	2			Kristiane Van Lierde	9

2.3 Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics 1	1	year	nl	Hannah Keppler	9

Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics 2	2			Hannah Keppler	18

3 Minors 22

To be included: 1 minor from the list below.

3.1 Minor in education

22

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments		1	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

General Teaching Methodoloy in Health Sciences	V	1	sem 1	nl	Leen Haerens	6

Teaching Methodology A: Dutch as a Foreign Language	V	1	sem 1	nl	Chloé Lybaert	3

Classroom Management and Reflection		2			Tijs Rotsaert	4

Teaching Methodology: Health Sciences II	V	2			Leen Haerens	6

Teaching Methodology B: Dutch as a Foreign Language	V	2			Bart Deygers	3

3.2 Minor in leadership

22

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Health Economics	1	sem 1	nl	Dominique Vandijck	5

Service Management in Health Institutions	1	sem 1	en	Paul Gemmel	6

Human Resources Management	2			Philippe Sterkens	5

Corporate Social Responsibility	2			Saskia Crucke	3

Juridical, Financial and Organizational Aspects of Healthcare	2			Tom Goffin	3

3.3 Minor in research

22

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Advanced Statistical Techniques in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences		1	sem 1	nl	Pascal Coorevits	5

Research project in logopaedical and audiological sciences 1		1	sem 1		Hannah Keppler	7

Research project in logopaedical and audiological sciences 2		2			Hannah Keppler	7

Advanced Academic English	UKV	2			Geert Jacobs	3

4 Elective Courses 0

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1 General Courses 14

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Neurosurgery and Chirurgical Pathology of the Head and Neck and the Maxillofacial Massive including Craniofacial Growth and Dentofacial Orthopaedics	2	sem 1	nl	Wouter Huvenne	3

Introduction to Flemish Sign Language	2	sem 1	nl	Beatrijs Wille	4

Economic Aspects of Health Care	2	sem 1	en	Lieven Annemans	4

Mediosocial and Public Health Legislation and Organisation	2	sem 2	nl	Tom Goffin	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject 79

Subscribe to 24 credit units from the following list, distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

18 credit units in year 1,
6 credit units in year 2.

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Cognitive Rehabilitation and Functional Plasticity	1			MARIJKE MIATTON	3

Masterclass Voice, Resonance and Swallowing	1	sem 2	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	6

Masterclass Learning Disorders	1	sem 2	nl	Petra Warreyn	6

Instrumental Phonetics	1	sem 2	nl	Youri Maryn	6

Masterclass in Neurogenic Disorders of Speech and Language	1	sem 2	nl	Miet De Letter	6

Clinical and Logopaedic Aspects of the Cochlear Implant	2	sem 1	nl	Ingeborg Dhooge	3

Masterclass Stuttering and Cluttering	2	sem 1	nl	Kurt Eggers	6

Masterclass Speech and Developmental Language Disorders	2	sem 1	nl	Evelien D'haeseleer	6

2.1 Package related to the Main Subject corresponding the Preliminary Training

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1 module for graduation subjects from the list below

The student follows the module corresponding to his previous education.

2.1.1 Package related to the Main Subject for academic Bachelor's

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Work Placement and Internationalisation in Logopaedics 1	1	year	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	20

Work Placement and Internationalisation in Logopaedics 2	2	year	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	9

2.1.2 Package related to the Main Subject for professional Bachelor's

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Capita Selecta in Medical Genetics	1	sem 1	nl	Paul Coucke	4

Capita Selecta in Pathology of Speech, Voice, Hearing and Vestibular Organs	1	sem 1	nl	Ingeborg Dhooge	4

Capita Selecta in Gerontology	1	sem 1	nl	Nele Van Den Noortgate	4

Capita Selecta in Paediatrics	1	sem 2	nl	SOPHIE VANHAESEBROUCK	4

Capita Selecta in Pedagogics	1	sem 2	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Work Placement and Internationalisation in Logopaedics 2	2	year	nl	Kristiane Van Lierde	9

2.2 Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics - part 1	1	year	nl	Hannah Keppler	10

Master's Dissertation in Logopaedics - part 2	2	year	nl	Hannah Keppler	16

3 Minors 27

To be taken: 1 minor from the list below.

3.1 Minor Management and Research

24

To subscribe: 27 credits consisting of 24 credits from the list below and 3 credits from 3.1.1 elective courses.

With regard to the elective courses (see 3.1.1): this choice can consist of both a graduation course component, an additional course component from the other minor, or a course component from the study programme offered by UGent (including university-wide electives).

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
General Management and Organisation	1	sem 2	nl	Melissa De Regge	5

Human Resource Management	1	sem 2	nl	Eveline Schollaert	3

Advanced Statistical Techniques in Speech Language and Hearing Sciences	1			Pascal Coorevits	5

Non-Profit Accounting	2	sem 1	nl	Johan Christiaens	6

Qualitative Research Methods in Health Sciences	2	sem 1	nl	Kenneth Chambaere	5

3.1.1

3

To be taken up: 3 credits so that the total of the minor amounts to (at least) 27 credits. This elective can consist of both a graduation course component, an additional course component from the other minor, or a course component from the study programme offered by Ghent University (including university-wide electives). After approval by the faculty.

3.2

To be taken up: 27 credits consisting of 23 or 24 credits from the list below and respectively 4 or 3 credits from 3.2.1 elective courses.

With reference to the list below: the course units with reference a and at least one course unit with reference b are the ideal preparation for the inclusion of the subject didactics of Dutch as a non-native language (NT2) in the educational master's programme.

With regard to the elective courses (see 3.2.1): this choice can consist of both a graduation course component, an additional course component from a minor, or a course component from the study offer of UGent (including university-wide electives).

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments		sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Classroom Management and Reflection		sem 2	nl	Tijs Rotsaert	4

The Teacher within School and Society		sem 1	nl	Melissa Tuytens	4

Reference Internship: Health Sciences		year	nl	Leen Haerens	3

General Teaching Methodoloy in Health Sciences		sem 1	nl	Leen Haerens	6

Dutch Linguistics I: Language System	a				5

History and Culture of the Netherlands	a	sem 2	nl	Anne-Laure Van Bruaene	5

Dutch Linguistics I: The Use of Language	a				5

Dutch Linguistics II: The Use of Language	b			Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	5

Dutch Linguistics II: Language System	b			Anne-Sophie Ghyselen	5

Literature and Education	b	sem 2	nl	Alexander Roose	5

Language, Diversity and Globalisation	b	sem 1	nl	Stef Slembrouck	5

Computer Assisted Language Learning	b	sem 1	en	Orphée De Clercq	5

3.2.1

To be taken up: 3 or 4 credits so that the total of the minor amounts to (at least) 27 credits. This elective can consist of both a graduation course component, an additional course component from the other minor, or a course component from the study programme offered by Ghent University (including university-wide electives). After approval by the faculty.