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Master in Speech-Language Pathology (MHSc)

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 program

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.

Program accreditation

The University of Ottawa Master of Health Sciences in Audiology and Master of Health Sciences in Speech-Language Pathology programs have completed the Council for Accreditation of Canadian University Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CACUP-ASLP) accreditation assessment process. They have received accredited program status until January 31, 2025. 

Accredited status

  • The programs meet the council’s standards.
  • Accredited status has been awarded for seven years, the full accreditation period specified by the council.

For students

  • Graduates of accredited programs are automatically eligible for registration with provincial regulatory bodies.
  • Graduates of non-accredited programs are still eligible for registration with provincial regulatory bodies but may have to provide additional documents during the application process.

Learn more about CACUP-ASLP accreditation.  You can also call or write to the council:

Council for Accreditation of Canadian University Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology 
2-555 Hall Avenue East 
Renfrew ON K7V 4M7 
613-432-9491