Cara Stepp, a physiology and neuroscience concentration student, prepares to measure surface electromyograms of extrinsic laryngeal muscle activity. Photo by Ryuji Suzuki.
After completing the Core Curriculum, students select an area of concentration from among the following broadly defined categories, or choose to create their own (subject to approval):
Area |
Chair |
|---|---|
| Physiology and Neuroscience | M. C. Liberman |
| Perception | L. D. Braida |
| Signal and Systems Analysis | B. Delgutte |
| Speech and Language | S. Shattuck-Hufnagel |
| Speech Pathology | R. E. Hillman |
With the exception of those concentrating in Speech-Language Pathology, all students need to complete a research project and specific coursework beyond the Core Curriculum of the Program. The additional coursework normally consists of four graduate subjects forming a coherent set within the area of concentration. You may chose these courses from the electives offered by Program faculty, or from the entire range of subjects offered by MIT and Harvard.
The Speech-Language Pathology concentration is jointly administered by SHBT and the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute Health Professions. This concentration has distinct requirements, which can be found here. If you’re interested in the Speech-Language Pathology concentration, contact Dr. Robert Hillman.
Research progress and mastery of fundamental concepts in the concentration are tested in the Oral Qualifying Exam.
