F = Fall Semester V = Variable
S = Spring Semester A = Alternate years or less frequently
Su = Summer Sessions N = No longer offered
E = Every semester * = Courses with no 400 level counterpart
All course numbers begin with SPA.
*851
Clinical Phonology: Assessment and Management (3 cr) Prereq:
SLPA 250 and 464 or permission. (F)
Theoretical foundations; applied clinical phonology
852
Normal Language Development During School Years (3 cr) (S)
Information about normal syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic language development in school-age children and youth. Primary topics are: complex syntax, semantic development, pragmatic development, using language to learn, language-literacy relations, and abstract language development.
*853
Neurological Foundations of Speech and Language (3 cr) (F)
Basic concepts of neurology, protection and blood supply of the Central Nervous System (CNS), anatomical structures of the CNS, neuromotor control of speech, cranial nerves for speech production and neuron motor disorders.
854
Research Methodology in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (3 cr) Prereq: Undergraduate major in speech-language pathology and audiology (F, Su) or introduction to graduate studies, introduction to methods, design, and analysis in communication disorders and related fields.
861
Language Disorders: Preschool Level (3 cr) (F)
Characteristics of language impaired preschool children and the nature of their disorders. Introduction to principles of assessment and treatment.
*862
Language Disorders in Special Populations (2-3 cr) (V)
Advanced information about language disorders, assessment, and intervention in various populations.
A. Birth to Three: Communication Assessment and Intervention (2-3 cr) (F)
B. Elementary School-Aged Children (2-3 cr) (S)
E. Preadolescents and Adolescents (2-3 cr) (F)
J. Severe Disabilities and Autism: Communication Assessment and Intervention (2-3 cr) (F)
K. Special Topics in Language Disorders (2-3 cr)
*865
Voice Disorders (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 455. (Su)
Etiology and symptoms of voice disorders, procedures used in clinical evaluation, and methods and procedures used in therapy.
*884
Speech and Language Development of the Hearing Impaired (3 cr) (S)
Theories of speech and language development as they apply to hearing impaired children. Evaluation and intervention of speech and language with emphasis on maintenance of communicative skills.
*885
Fluency Disorders (3 cr) (Su)
Research related to the nature, diagnosis and clinical management of stuttering is considered. Therapy models are presented along with data bearing on the efficacy of particular approaches. Specific rehabilitation procedures.
886
Augmentative Communication (2-3 cr) (F)
Note: Speech pathology students must register for 3 cr only; special education students may register for 2-3 cr. Introduction to the augmentative communication options for persons unable to speak or write because of physical, language, or cognitive disability.
*887
Language and Learning Disorders (3 cr) Prereq: For non-SLPA majors only. (Su)
Review of prominent theories relating language to cognitive development and learning; student interaction on how varying styles and abnormal skills influence normal learning; how modifications can be made in materials content and classrooms to accommodate a child that has a language and learning disorder.
888
Linguistic Needs of Bilingual and Culturally Different Students (3 cr)
Prereq: SLPA 250 and 251 or permission. (S)
Provides theoretical and applied information about situational factors which have an impact on spoken and written language; addresses how individual differences due to gender, handicapping conditions, socio-economic status, and cultural-ethnic background contribute to diversity in communication patterns and often act as a barrier to successful interactions in learning and social settings.
*890
Workshop Seminar (1-12 cr) (V)
The purpose is to give students in the departments of education an opportunity to work singly or in groups on practical educational problems which are of special focused interest but which are not included in other professional education courses. Offered on a variety of topics by College faculty and selected educational consultants. As a rule, the individual or group is expected to produce some kind of a product as a part of the workshop experience.
896
Readings and Research in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1-3 cr) Prereq: Permission. (E)
Readings or research in a special area in speech pathology, language pathology, language and hearing disorders, audiology, or speech and hearing science.
*897
Advanced Practicum (1-3 cr per semester in each area, overall max 6 cr) Prereq: Completion of the undergraduate pre-professional program.
Supervised practicum experiences provided with difficult speech, language, and/or hearing problems in a variety of clinical, medical, geriatric, rehabilitational and public school settings.
*A. Audiology (E) (1-3 cr per sem)
*B. Speech/Language Pathology (E) (1-3 cr per sem)
*D. Differential Diagnosis (S) (1-3 cr per sem)
*E. Externship (E) (1-3 cr per sem)
*G. Public Schools (F, S) (1-3 cr per sem)
*L. Language-Learning (F) (1-3 cr per sem)
*M. Medical Aspects (F) (1-3 cr per sem)
*R. Counseling and Behavior Issues in SLP (Su)(1-6 cr per sem, max 2)
*898
Special Topics in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1-24 cr) Prereq: Permission. (E)
*899
Masters Thesis (1-10 cr) Prereq: Permission. (E)
956
Linguistics of American Sign Language (3 cr) Prereq: Permission. (F)
Theoretical and practical aspects of ASL structure. Issues relevant to the use of sign language in education, the development of sign systems, the linguistic structure of ASL, and sociolinguistic aspects of sign language among deaf individuals.
964
Speech Perception and Processing (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 250 and 456 or permission. (S)
Human and computer perception and processing of speech. The speech code and its representation in the brain, laboratory techniques for perceptual experimentation, acoustic analysis of speech, and computer synthesis of speech.
966
Swallowing Disorders (2 cr) (S)
Swallowing disorders of children and adults. Procedures used in assessment, diagnosis, and intervention.
967
Cleft Palate (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA 464 or equivalent. (Su)
Communication, dental, medical, and associated problems related to cleft palate.
968
Motor Speech Disorders (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA *853. (S)
Motor speech disorders resulting from neuropathology of the central and peripheral nervous systems as found in cerebral palsy, Parkinsonism, and other developmental and acquired neuromotor problems of children and adults.
980A
Seminar in Speech Physiology (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 455 and 456 or equivalent. (V)
Research procedures, findings, and implications in speech and hearing science (experimental phonetics) in the areas of physiology, acoustics, and psychoacoustics.
980B
Seminar in Speech Acoustics (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 455 and 456 or equivalent. (S)
Research procedures, findings, and implications in speech and hearing science (experimental phonetics) in the areas of physiology, acoustics, and psychoacoustics.
981
Seminar in Speech Pathology (1-3 cr per sem, max 6 cr) Prereq: SLPA *851, *865, 967, and/or 968. (V)
Research procedures, findings, and clinical implications in the following areas:
B. Fluency Disorders (N)
D. Voice Disorders (N)
E. Motor Speech Disorder (V)
983
Seminar in Language (1-3 cr per sem, max 6 cr) Prereq: SLPA 251 or 852 or permission. (V)
Research procedures, findings and implications in language pathology and treatment in the areas of development, evaluation and habilitation.
A. Child Language Development and Disorders (E)
B. Adolescent/Adult Language Development and Disorders (N)
E. Augmentative/Alternate Communication (N)
984
Seminar in Augmentative Communication (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 886. (V)
Advanced seminar on research literature in the augmentative communication field.
985
Traumatic Brain Injury (2 cr) Prereq: SLPA *853. (S)
Assessment and treatment of child and adult cognitive and communication disorders resulting from traumatic brain injury.
987
Aphasia in Adults (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA *853. (S)
Adult language disorders resulting from stroke or other acquired central nervous system insult. Includes historical/theoretical development of understanding, cerebral dominance for language, classifications, rationale for diagnostic and therapeutic management, prognostic factors, agnosias and apraxia.
990
Workshop Seminar (1-12 cr) (V)
See 890 for description.
995
Doctoral Seminar (3 cr, max 18) Prereq: Permission. (E)
The course is intended primarily for doctoral students, although non-doctoral graduate students may be admitted with special permission of the instructor. Students are immersed in outcome-based scholarly activities with a faculty mentor. Working on either an individualized or small group basis, students develop, execute and report one or more projects addressing the interaction between research and practice.
996
Research Problems Other Than Thesis (1-9 cr) Prereq: Permission. (E)
999
Doctoral Dissertation (1-24 cr) Prereq: Admission to doctoral degree program and permission of supervisory committee chair. (E)
