SLP - 3010 CLINICAL PHONETICS
[3 hours] Understanding of articulatory and acoustic phonetics with emphasis on the
development of transcription skills using the International Phonetic Alphabet in recording normal and disordered speech production.
SLP - 3020 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH AND HEARING MECHANISM
[3 hours] The study of the anatomy and physiology of the
speech and hearing mechanism with relation to functioning for speech production and auditory perception.
SLP - 3030 NORMAL LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
[3 hours] This course will include procedures to describe language and the
developmental sequence in which it is acquired by children. Basic theories of language acquisition will be discussed.
SLP - 3140 ANALYZING LANGUAGE
[3 hours] Identification of linguistic structures in standard English. Course focuses on
analysis of semantic and syntactic components of language with pragmatic analysis included.
SLP - 3150 SPEECH SCIENCE
[3 hours] Detailed exploration of the functions of the speech and language production system
including neurological components. Aerodynamic and acoustical functions are explored through the phonatory, respiratory and articulatory
parameters of speech. Prerequisite: SLP 3010, 3020
SLP - 3200 ARTICULATION/PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS
[3 hours] Assessment techniques and intervention strategies for persons
with disorders of the sound system of the language. Theories of phonological acquisition and etiological factors will be discussed
during this course. Prerequisite: SLP 3010, 3020
SLP - 3300 COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS: LANGUAGE
[3 hours] Course includes the identification of etiologic bases and
characteristics of language disorders. Assessment strategies leading to choice of intervention techniques will be discussed. Prerequisite:
SLP 3030
SLP - 3400 CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY
[3 hours] The student learns to administer and interpret the comprehensive auditory
battery consisting of pure-tone air conduction and bone conduction thresholds, speech reception thresholds, speech discrimination tests and
acoustic emittance test battery. Prerequisite: SLP 2400, 3020
SLP - 3500 AURAL REHABILITATION AND SPEECH READING
[3 hours] Emphasis on aural rehabilitation with focus in use and care of
individual learning aids, auditory trainers, and assistive listening devices. Teaching speech reading to hearing impaired children and adults
using residual hearing, contextual cues, and visual augmentation. Prerequisite: SLP 3400
SLP - 3800 METHODS FOR CLINICAL INTERVENTION
[3 hours] Teaches methods of intervention of speech, language, and hearing
services in various settings. Emphasis on developing skills in observation, report writing, and structuring intervention services and their
implementation. Requires twenty-five (25) hours of observation. Mandatory clinic meeting and 1 hour lab duty. Enrollment by
permission of Clinic Director. Prerequisite: SLP 3200, 3300; major GPA of 2.75; and documentation of completion of 2-step Mantoux TB test
and initiation of the Hepatitis B series.
SLP - 4000 BEGINNING CLINICAL PRACTICUM
[2 hours] Supervised participation in structured individual or group intervention
leading to the accumulation of 25 clinical hours of practicum. Prerequisite: SLP 3800 and major GPA of 2.67
SLP - 4300 ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM I
[2 hours] Students are assigned individual clients for whom they will plan an
intervention program, implement the program, and evaluate the results of the intervention under faculty supervision. Mandatory clinic
meeting and 1 hour lab duty. Enrollment by permission of Clinic Director. Prerequisite: SLP 4000 and major GPA of 2.75
SLP - 4400 AUDIOLOGY: CLINICAL PRACTICUM
[1 hour] Course includes supervised clinical practicum in administration of
comprehensive audiological battery with emphasis on administration, counseling and interpretation of results. Mandatory clinic meeting and
1 hour lab duty. Enrollment by permission of Clinic Director. Prerequisite: SLP 3400 and major GPA of 2.75
SLP - 4440 AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
[3 hours] Technological systems available for persons with the absence of
functional speech will be described. Etiological factors, assessment and intervention procedures and hands-on experience with devices will
be provided.
SLP - 4500 ORGANIC DISORDERS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
[3 hours] Course provides basic information on the nature of
communication disorders resulting from organic etiologies, with particular emphasis on aphasia, motor speech disorders and cleft lip palate.
Prerequisite: SLP 3200, 3300
SLP - 4600 VOICE AND FLUENCY DISORDERS
[3 hours] This course will present quantitative and qualitative descriptions and
etiological factors related to voice and fluency disorders. Assessment and intervention strategies will be discussed. Prerequisite: SLP
3020; 3150 recommended
SLP - 4700 DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
[3 hours] Assessment techniques to diagnose and describe
communication disorders will be presented. Included will be interview strategies, case history information, and determination of
intervention techniques based upon assessment results. Prerequisite: SLP 3200, 3300
SLP - 4800 ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM II
[2 hours] Senior level practicum includes supervised clinical experience via
off-campus placements (optional) in schools, hospitals, or nursing/rehabilitation facility or in the on-campus Speech-Language and Learning
Clinic. Mandatory clinic meeting and 1 hour lab duty. Enrollment by permission of Clinic Director. Prerequisite: SLP 4300 and
major GPA of 2.75
SLP - 4900 SEMINAR IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Seminar provides students with the opportunity to explore, as a
group, specific topics with a faculty member. Current issues in the area of Speech-Language Pathology will be the focus.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Instructor.
SLP - 4910 DIRECTED RESEARCH IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Directed research provides students the opportunity to
explore specific topics and develop individual research with a faculty member. Current questions in the area of Speech-Language Pathology
will be the focus. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
SLP - 4920 READINGS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Individual Readings is designed to provide students with
opportunities to examine literature related to specific issues. The student works under the direction of faculty in the Speech-Language
Pathology program. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
SLP - 4980 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] An advanced course for undergraduate majors in
Speech-Language Pathology or majors in related fields covering an important area of communication disorders. Student may repeat this course
under different section numbers. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
SLP - 4990 INDEPENDENT STUDY - SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Independent study provides students with opportunities to work
individually on issues under the direction of the Speech-Language Pathology program faculty. The student meets with instructor without
formal classes. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor.
SLP - 6000/8000 ADVANCED PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
[2 hours] Provides students with supervised therapeutic
experiences with specific speech and language disorders. Students should have completed or be currently enrolled in graduate level communication
disorders course addressing the specific practicum disorder selected. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor
SLP - 6010/8010 DIAGNOSTIC PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
[2 hours] Provides a minimum of 30 hours supervised
diagnostic practicum with a variety of communicatively disordered cases. Prerequisite: SLP 6100/8100 or equivalent Corequisite: SLP
6100/8100
SLP - 6020/8020 AUDIOLOGICAL PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
[2 hours] Provides the advanced student with
supervised practicum hours in the screening impedance, and pure tone threshold testing for audiological diagnosis. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor
SLP - 6100/8100 DIAGNOSIS OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS
[3 hours] Detailed analysis of formal and informal instruments
and procedures designed to evaluate speech and language disorders. Prerequisite: Undergraduate degree in speech-pathology; Permission
of instructor
SLP - 6200/8200 LANGUAGE DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE
[4 hours] Theories of language disorders in childhood and
adolescence will be discussed including categorical and �functional� descriptions. Application of assessment and intervention strategies
will be described and discussed.
SLP - 6300/8300 PHONOLOGICAL AND ARTICULATORY DISORDERS
[3 hours] Advanced study of phonological and articulatory disorders
including developmental apraxia. Focus on phonological differences in multi-cultural society with emphasis on assessment of disorders and
current advances in remediation.
SLP - 6400/8400 NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS: APHASIA
[3 hours] Advanced course in deficits due to neurological alterations
resulting in aphasia. Formal and informal assessment procedures for the diagnosis of aphasia as well as techniques and functional
strategies for communicative compensation provide the focus of the course.
SLP - 6450/8450 NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS: BRAIN INJURY AND DEMENTIA
[2 hours] Course in cognitive and linguistics deficits due to
trauma and disease to central nervous system. Course focuses on identification and intervention in communication disorders as the result of
acquired brain injury/disease. Traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere damage, and dementia are addressed.
SLP - 6500/8500 MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS
[3 hours] Adult apraxia and dysarthrias will be discussed in relation to neurological
organization, disorders, and speech characteristics.
SLP - 6550/8550 AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
[2 hours] The study and application of assistive communication technology for
persons who are nonspeaking. The course includes characteristics of ACC consumers, design features of augmentative communication devices,
assessment strategies to choose a system, and intervention strategies to facilitate use of the ACC system.
SLP - 6600/8600 VOICE DISORDERS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
[3 hours] Advanced course in the evaluation and treatment of voice
disorders. Major voice disorders in children and adults are emphasized. Prerequisite: SLP 3150, 4500 or equivalent.
SLP - 6650/8650 DYSPHAGIA AND ORPHARYNGEAL DISORDERS
[2 hours] Evaluation and intervention procedures for individuals with communication
problems related to structural impairments of the oral cavity and pharynx.
SLP - 6700/8700 ASSESSMENT AND
REMEDIATION OF FLUENCY DISORDERS
[3 hours] An advanced course to develop skills in the assessment and remediation of fluency disorders
with special emphasis on current trends in stuttering therapy. Prerequisite: 45 hours in Speech Pathology; Permission of Instructor
SLP � 6800/8800 AURAL REHABILITATION
[3 hours] Advanced care and training in the use of individual and group assistive listening
devices, auditory trainers, and other aids to augment hearing. Methods for using residual hearing and contextual factors to augment
technology is addressed. Prerequisite: SLP 3400.
SLP - 6900/8900 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Independent Research provides opportunities to work
on individual research under the direction of faculty. The student meets with the instructor at intervals and conducts research without
formal class meeting. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate school.
SLP - 6920 MASTER�S RESEARCH PROJECT IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] The Master�s project is an individually designed product
which meets the final activity requirement for completion of the masters degree. Prerequisite: Admission to master�s program; SLP
6930.
SLP - 6930/8930 SEMINARS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Seminars will consider problems and provide advanced study in the
field of Speech-Language Pathology. A student may register for more than one seminar during a graduate program. Prerequisite:
Admission to degree program.
SLP - 6940/8940 INTERNSHIP IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-8 hours] Provides the advanced graduate student with supervised practicum
experiences at an off-campus site; including schools, hospitals, agencies, rehabilitation clinics, work training sites and other community sites
where persons with disabilities are served. Prerequisite: Speech and Language; completion of all course work; permission of instructor.
SLP - 6960/8960 MASTER RESEARCH THESIS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] The master�s thesis is an individually designed
investigation approved by the thesis committee and designed to contribute to the knowledge base of the speech-language pathology.
Prerequisite: Admission to Master�s Program; SLP 6930.
SLP - 6990/8990 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
[1-5 hours] Individual study provides advanced graduate students
opportunities to work individually on professional problems with faculty of the Speech-Language Pathology program. Individual meetings with
sponsoring faculty are held. Prerequisite: Admission to graduate degree program.
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