Students who want to help diagnose and treat people with communication disorders may benefit from a speech and language therapy program. The course may provide the clinical and educational knowledge a therapist needs to evaluate, identify and treat communication disorders.

Master-level studies involve specialized study in a field of research or an area of professional practice. Earning a master’s degree demonstrates a higher level of mastery of the subject.
Earning a master’s degree can take anywhere from a year to three or four years. Before you can graduate, you usually must write and defend a thesis, a long paper that is the culmination of your specialized research.