Wayne State's Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) is designed to prepare students for careers in academic, research and/or advanced clinical practice settings within communication sciences and disorders.<br><br>We seek highly motivated students with research interests related to one or more of the following areas: child language and literacy, acquired cognitive-linguistic impairments in adults, speech perception and production, speech and language development in infants, stuttering, treatment of speech and language impairments, neuroimaging of brain function, and cross-linguistic analyses. Our department at Wayne State University is located in close proximity to a large array of clinical and research facilities, including several major metropolitan health centers (DMC, Henry Ford Health System). New Ph.D. students begin in the fall semester and must complete a seminar specifically designed for incoming students. Admission to the Ph.D. program is based on successful completion of the M.A. or M.S. degree, a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and GRE scores.