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)
Introduction to graduate study, methods of research, special fields of investigation. Survey of gradate research in speech pathology and audiology.
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.
*881
Medical Aspects of Audiology: Sensorineural (3 cr) (F)
Effects of, and principles of, medical management of disorders of the cochlea, retrocochlear region, and central auditory mechanism. Anatomy and physiology of the inner ear and central auditory pathways, function and physiology of the vestibule and labyrinth, and histology and biochemistry of the inner ear and ascending auditory tracts.
*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)
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 int4eractions 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 Special Fee will be assessed for each practicum during each term of registration and will be listed on the student's Tuition Statement. The amount of the Special Fee is listed under each practicum in the Schedule of Classes or Summer Sessions Bulletin.
*A. Audiology (E)
*B. Speech/Language Pathology (E)
*D. Differential Diagnosis (S)
*E. Externship (E)
*G. Public Schools (F, S)
*L. Language-Learning (F)
*M. Medical Aspects (F)
*R. Counseling and Behavior Issues in SLP (Su)
*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.
961
Advanced Clinical Evaluation (3 cr) (F)
Instruction and practice in understanding, applying, and interpreting advanced clinical tests. Understanding the use of differential diagnostic tests used in assessment of peripheral and central lesions.
962
Electrophysiological Assessment of Hearing (3 cr) (S)
Instrumentation and procedures for electrophysiologic evaluation of the auditory system. Procedures and special tests include Electrocochleography, Auditory Brainstem Response, Middle Latency Response, Late Cortical Response, and others.
963
Sensory Technology and Rehabilitation for the Hearing Impaired I (4 cr) Prereq: SLPA 271 or equivalent. (S)
Students will initiate and carry out directed laboratory assignments. Conventional analog hearing aids which includes: the design and operation of hearing aids, electroacoustic measurements and accompanying instrumentation, earnold and plumbing acoustics, evaluation and selection procedures (adults), orientation for users and hearing aid dispensing.
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.
965
Psychoacoustics (3 cr) (A=Every other Fall)
Psychoacoustic aspects of audition, including psychoacoustic instrumentation, masking level differences, psychoacoustical scaling, difference limen for intensity and frequency, loudness, critical bands and critical ratios, absolute threshold measurement, differential threshold measurement, and temporal summation. Students will initiate and carry out brief investigations of certain psychoacoustic phenomena.
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.
970
Physiological Acoustics (3 cr) (A=Every other Fall)
Pneumatic/Mechanical/hydraulic/electrical interfaces involved in the transduction of acoustic energy through the auditory system. Investigation of external ear biopysics, the middle ear transfer function, cochlear hydrodynamics and hydro-mechanics, and auditory biopotentials.
975
Auditory Assessment of Infants and Children (3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 271 or equivalent. (Su)
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)
982
Sensory Technology and Rehabilitation for the Hearing Impaired II (1-3 cr) Prereq: SLPA 271 or equivalent. (Su)
Students will be expected to engage in class presentations. Various assistive technologies, other than conventional analog hearing aids, utilized by persons who are deaf and hard of hearing. Technologies such as cochlear implants, tactile devices, radio frequency systems, digital hearing aids, and telephone, television and alerting devices. Information regarding pediatric amplification, counseling, and speechreading introduced.
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, 993
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: Permission. (E)
