Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SLPA)

(Not open to communicative disorders major) Introduction to acquisition and development of comprehension and production of language - phonologically, semantically and syntactically. Relates language acquisition to perceptual development of child and looks at function of language in individual, family and school. (Formerly 7700:530)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in speech-language pathology. Overviews augmentative communication systems-candidates, symbol systems, devices, vocabulary, funding. Considers interdisciplinary issues in assessment/intervention. (Formerly 7700:540)

Prerequisite: SLPA 110 or graduate standing. This course introduces the multicultural considerations faced by audiologists and speech-language pathologists providing services to families and individuals with communication disorders. (Formerly 7700:545)

This course examines the phenomena of illness, loss and bereavement in modern society with a special emphasis on children and families. (Formerly 7700:552)

Theories, strategies and skills needed to facilitate support groups for children and for adults are studied using a variety of approaches including participation in a support group. (Formerly 7700:553)

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Seminar dealing with social needs and problems of hospitalized/ill child and family. Literature related to effects, separation, illness and stress. Examination of strategies for coping. (Formerly 7700:554)

Prerequisite: CHFD 561 or permission of the instructor. Field experience in a child life program and classroom activities including critical analysis of a currently functioning program and program administration. (Formerly 7700:555)

Corequisite: SLPA 554. Experiential lab in which students practice communication and clinical skills applied t pediatric diagnosis in a health related setting. (Formerly 7700:556)

(Not open to communicative disorders major) Nature, causes and treatment of speech, hearing and language disorders in public schools. Special reference to role of classroom teacher in identifying and referring student with suspected problems and in working with school clinician. (Formerly 7700:560)

Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing or permission. For clinicians who plan to work in public school systems. Covers program requirements and professional/ethical issues imposed by PL 94-142 and IDEA legislation. (Formerly 7700:561)

Prerequisite: graduate status. This course explores model programs currently being offered to the three to five year old population, with and without disabilities at two different levels. (Formerly 7700:580)

Corequisite: SLPA 584. Practice, videotape and self-evaluate child life competencies related to working with children and families in a health related setting. (Formerly 7700:583)

Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Focuses on hospital as a major social institution; introduces procedures and functions of the hospital; roles played by various hospital personnel plus cursory knowledge of medical terminology, common childhood diseases, illnesses and injuries. (Formerly 7700:584)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology. This course addresses current practice related to clinical intervention designed for individuals with developmental disabilities. Explores the social aspects of communication, including challenging behavior, ineffective social skills, and lack of communication opportunities. (Formerly 7700:585)

(May be repeated for a total of four credits) Prerequisite: permission. Group investigation of particular phase of speech pathology and/or audiology not offered by other courses. (Formerly 7700:590)

Prerequisite: SLPA 555 and permission of advisor. Field experience in a child life program at an approved pediatric facility under the supervision of Certified Child Life Specialists. (Formerly 7700:594)

Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology. This course is designed for students in Speech-language pathology to enhance abilities to interact, interview, and provide educational information in order to create a support system and safe environment for persons with communication disabilities and their families. Students will actively participate in establishing and monitoring their own communication and counseling skills in order to become more attentive on how to counsel families and individuals. Also, students will be provided ethical, moral, and legal issues in the profession of Speech-Language Pathology. Information about collaboration, private practice, competency, preferred practice and professional standards, licensure and certification, marketing, risk management, telepractice, social media/social networking, and dual relationships are presented. Students are encouraged to develop professional viewpoints and identity.

An overview of the theoretical framework of play and assessment of children's developmental and emotional needs. Therapeutic interventions and activities are explored. (Formerly 7700:602)

Provides the knowledge of child life professional practice, standards of clinical practice, competencies and ethics. Skills related to therapeutic communication with partients, families and staff will be explored and practiced. (Formerly 7700:603)

Prerequisites: SLPA 540, SLPA 613, and SLPA 650 with a grade of A- or greater, graduate standing in speech-language pathology and enrollment in the AAC Concentration Certificate Program. Advanced coursework addressing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) clinical skills related to evaluation, intervention, technology and professional development experiences. (Formerly 7700:608)

Principles and use of clinical and research instrumentation in speech and hearing. (Formerly 7700:610)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP or Child Life Specialist programs or permission of the school director. Introduction to experimental design in field of communicative disorders. (Formerly 7700:611)

Prerequisites: SLPA 540 with a grade of B- or better and graduate standing in speech-language pathology, or permission from instructor. Advanced coursework addressing assessment approaches, intervention planning, evidence-based interventions, language systems, alternative access methods and behavior management for clients who use augmentative-alternative communication. Students will develop advanced knowledge and skills through coursework, hands-on virtual labs, discussions, and assignments. (Formerly 7700:613)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology. This course presents current research perspectives on child language disorders and clinical methodologies in language assessment and intervention. (Formerly 7700:614)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. This course provides information and discussion on theories, classification, diagnosis and treatment of fluency disorders. (Formerly 7700:615)

Prerequisite: Full admission to graduate program in speech-language pathology. Historical background, current theories and research related to etiology, evaluation and treatment of articulation and phonology disorders as well as childhood apraxia of speech. Survey current methods in and approaches to accent/dialect modification. (Formerly 7700:620)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Enhances students' abilities to interview, provide educational information, and create support systems for persons with communicative handicaps and their families. (Formerly 7700:623)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Course presents current theories and research related to neuroanatomical etiology, diagnosis, classification and treatment of adults with neurologically based communication disorders. (Formerly 7700:624)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Background and current research related to normal vocal and velopharyngeal function as well as the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of voice and cleft palate. (Formerly 7700:626)

Pre-requisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. This course provides information and discussion on theories, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of fluency disorders. (Formerly 7700:627)

(May be repeated for a total of four credits) Pre-requisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. (Formerly 7700:628)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Presents current research perspectives on child language disorders and clinical methodologies in language assessment and intervention. (Formerly 7700:630)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. A study of behavioral deficits, stages of recovery, assessment techniques, and principles of cognitive rehabilitation related to closed head injury. (Formerly 7700:631)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Outlines etiology, assessment, and treatment for infants, children, and adults with feeding and swallowing disorders (dysphagia). It provides actual experiences in diagnosis and feeding techniques. (Formerly 7700:632)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Ethical, moral, and legal processes within current SLP professional issues are discussed. Students are encouraged to develop personal professional viewpoints and identity. (Formerly 7700:633)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Advanced information on hearing loss and concomitant communication problems with special orientation toward the speech-language pathologist. (Formerly 7700:639)

Prerequisite: SLPA 639 or permission of instructor. Underlying psychoacoustic principles of administration and interpretation of site-of-lesion tests. Relationship between otology and audiology; application of clinical audiology in medical environment. (Formerly 7700:640)

Prerequisite: SLPA 639 or permission of instructor. Etiology of hearing loss in children, techniques for testing preschool and school-age children and other difficult-to-test clients. (Formerly 7700:642)

Prerequisite: SLPA 639 or permission of instructor. Theoretical principles of noise measurement; etiology of noise-induced hearing loss and acoustic trauma; industrial hearing conservation programs; Occupational Safety and Health Act (O.S.H.A.) regulations. (Formerly 7700:643)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Review of current methodologies employed in aural rehabilitation of children and adults as well as current and potential areas of research. (Formerly 7700:644)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. A study of auditory, visual and somatosensori evoked potentials and their clinical applications in audiology and neuro-otology. (Formerly 7700:645)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Study of the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system; nystagmus; electronystagmographic (ENG) recording procedures; ENG protocols; interpretation of ENG results. (Formerly 7700:649)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Supervised clinical practicum in evaluation and treatment of speech and language disorders; includes preparation of written reports. (Formerly 7700:650)

Prerequisite: Permission (may be repeated). Supervised clinical practicum in evaluation and treatment of hearing disorders; includes preparation of written reports. (Formerly 7700:654)

Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate SLP, graduate Distance Learning SLP, or graduate AUD program or permission of the school director. Telepractice is a rapidly expanding clinical service delivery models in healthcare to online models such as direct, interactive services (synchronous), store-and-forward (asynchronous), and mobile health models. This course is designed to prepare graduate students, especially in speech and hearing healthcare professions, to successfully define, design, and deliver Telepractice services to their patients.

Prerequisite: Full admission to the graduate SLP, graduate distance SLP, or graduate AUD program or permission of the school director. Comprehensive early intervention programs have created new opportunities for infants and toddlers with hearing loss to learn to listen and talk. In this course, students will learn the developmental processes underpinning audition and spoken language acquisition, and clinical techniques, strategies, and teaching approaches, including teletherapy, that speech and hearing professionals use to deliver services to young children who are deaf or hard of hearing in helping them to develop listening and spoken language.

Prerequisite: Full admission to the graduate SLP, graduate distance SLP, or graduate AUD program or permission of the school director. Supervised clinical practicum and seminar in evaluation and treatment of speech, language, and hearing disorders via Telepractice; includes preparation of written reports.

Familiarizes participants with the organization and management of speech-language-hearing services in schools. (Formerly 7700:673)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Familiarize students with anatomy and physiology of the normal and abnormal nervous system. Discusses identification, management, and course of common disorders of the nervous system. (Formerly 7700:683)

Prerequisite: SLPA 594. Field experience in a specialized area in a child life program in an approved pediatric facility under the supervision of a certified child life specialist. (Formerly 7700:690)

Taken concurrently with School-based Externship in Audiology or Speech-Language Pathology. Review and discussion of issues raised during externship experience. (Formerly 7700:691)

Directed professional experience under supervision of a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist and a University supervisor. (Formerly 7700:693)

Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Clinical practicum in a selected speech-language pathology or audiology facility. (Formerly 7700:695)

(May be repeated once) Corequisite: SLPA 695. Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Taken concurrently with externship in speech-language pathology. Review and discuss issues raised during extern experience. (Formerly 7700:696)

(May be repeated for total of six credits.) Prerequisite: Full admission to the SLP program or permission of the school director. Guided research or reading in selected topics in speech pathology, audiology, or language disorders. (Formerly 7700:697)

(May be repeated for a total of six credits.) Prerequisite: permission of School Director. (Formerly 7700:699)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. Program or permission of instructor. Study of physical acoustics, basis electricity and electronics, as well as principles, methodology, calibration, and maintenance of audiologic equipment. (includes 1 credit hour lab). (Formerly 7700:701)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission of instructor. A study of the anatomy, biophysics, and physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems. (Formerly 7700:702)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Study of the acoustics, measurement, and nomenclature of speech sounds and theoretical and acoustic bases of speech perception. (Formerly 7700:703)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. General introduction to the research process with an emphasis on acquiring a reading knowledge of research and an ability to evaluate research. (Formerly 7700:704)

Prerequisite: admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Study of conditions/diseases that can affect the auditory system. (Formerly 7700:705)

Prerequisite: SLPA 702. An in depth study of the anatomy and physiology of the central auditory and vestibular nervous systems (include 1 hour lab). (Formerly 7700:706)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Study of the principles, procedures, and research of psycho-acoustics: the relationships between the physical dimensions of auditory stimuli and the resultant perceptual experience with normal and impaired hearing. (Formerly 7700:707)

Prerequisite: SLPA 704. Development of a reading knowledge of research and the ability to evaluate the quality of research studies. (Formerly 7700:708)

Prerequisite: SLPA 705, SLPA 752. Theoretical basis for the tests underlying basic audiologic assessment. (Formerly 7700:709)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program. Theoretical principles of noise measurement; etiology of noise-induced hearing loss and acoustic trauma; industrial hearing conservation programs; Occupational Safety and Health Act; community and recreational noise evaluation and management. (Formerly 7700:710)

Prerequisite: SLPA 709. Underlying theory and principles of administration and interpretation of site-of-lesion tests. (Formerly 7700:712)

Prerequisite: SLPA 701. Study of amplification systems for the hearing impaired. (Formerly 7700:713)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program. Physiological, psychological, and sociological theories of aging with a focus on the etiology, symptomatology, assessment, and rehabilitation of older adults with hearing impairments. (Formerly 7700:714)

Prerequisites: SLPA 705, SLPA 706. Study of audiologic evaluation and habilitation/rehabilitation procedures for people having central auditory disabilities. (Formerly 7700:715)

Prerequisite: SLPA 709. Study of audiologic diagnostic and auditory habilitative protocols for the birth to 3 population. Both assessment and management strategies will be emphasized. (Formerly 7700:717)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program. Study of cochlear implants in children and adults including equipment, candidacy, mapping, and an overview of (re)habilitation. (Formerly 7700:718)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Focus on interviewing, counseling and interacting with individuals with hearing impairments, their families, and significant others. (Formerly 7700:719)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Study of the balance mechanism; differential diagnostic assessment of balance disorders including electronystagmography, posturography and rotation testing; rehabilitation of the balance disordered patient. (Formerly 7700:721)

Prerequisite: SLPA 712. A study of the multidisciplinary approach to medical/surgical management of patients with auditory and vestibular disorders. (Formerly 7700:725)

Prerequisites: SLPA 706 or permission. Study of evoked responses used in diagnostic audiology, including ABR, MLR, EChocG, ENOG, ALR, P300, VER, and SSER. (Formerly 7700:726)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. An introduction to Deaf Culture and the audiologist's roles and responsibilities in planning treatment with a member of the deaf community. (Formerly 7700:727)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program. Selected current topics in audiology with emphasis on review of current literature. Course may be repeated up to 6 credits. (Formerly 7700:728)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Study of issues which impact the management of audiological practices, including establishing a private practice, reimbursement, marketing, record keeping and professional liability. (Formerly 7700:730)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program. Corequisite: SLPA 749 or SLPA 750. In-depth consideration of topics/issues in the practice of audiology with emphasis upon issues related to clinical rotation issues. Repeatable up to 6 credits. (Formerly 7700:731)

Study of current methodologies employed in the audiologic treatment of people with hearing loss across the lifespan. Implementation of remedial strategies is emphasized. (Formerly 7700:732)

Examination of the concepts and practices essential to the preceptor role. Emphasis on professional standards, adult learning theories, communication styles, ethical principles, and the multiple roles of a preceptor (educator, role model, mentor, facilitator, and evaluator). (Formerly 7700:734)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Corequisite: SLPA 726. Laboratory exercises for the assessment of auditory disorders including electrocochleography, the auditory brain stem response and auditory steady state responses. (Formerly 7700:735)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Corequisite: SLPA 721. Laboratory exercises for the assessment of balance disorders including videonystagmography, posturography and informal evaluations; approaches for the rehabilitation and treatment of the balance disordered patient. (Formerly 7700:736)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D. program or permission. Corequisite: SLPA 761. Laboratory exercises for the assessment, management and treatment of auditory and vestibular disorders including early, middle and late auditory evoked potentials and advanced vestibular measures. (Formerly 7700:737)

Prerequisite: SLPA 757. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology which encompasses audiologic assessments and audiologic rehabilitation. Repeatable up to nine credits. (Formerly 7700:747)

Prerequisites: SLPA 747 and permission. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology requiring the independent performance of audiologic assessment procedures, audiologic rehabilitation, and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation. Repeatable up to nine credits. (Formerly 7700:748)

Prerequisites: SLPA 748 and permission. Corequisite: SLPA 731. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology requiring the independent performance of audiologic assessment procedures, audiologic rehabilitation, and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation. Repeatable up to 24 credits. (Formerly 7700:749)

Prerequisite: SLPA 749. Corequisite: SLPA 731. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology requiring the independent performance of audiologic assessment procedures, audiologic rehabilitation, and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation. Repeatable up to 24 credits. (Formerly 7700:750)

Prerequisite: SLPA 750 and permission; Co-requisite: SLPA 731. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology requiring the independent performance of audiologic assessment procedures, audiologic rehabilitation, and vestibular assessment and rehabilitation. Repeatable up to 9 credits. (Formerly 7700:751)

Prerequisites: Admission to the Au. D. program or permission of instructor. Introduction to clinical practicum in Audiology. Directed observation of clinical practice including audiologic diagnosis and audiologic rehabilitation are required. (Repeatable up to 6 credits) (Formerly 7700:752)

Prerequisite: SLPA 752. Introduction to clinical practicum in audiology. Directed observation of clinical practice including audiologic diagnosis and audiologic rehabilitation are required. (Repeatable up to 6 credits) (Formerly 7700:753)

Corequisite: SLPA 709 or permission. Clinical practicum in audiology during which students perform discrete tasks under supervision. (Repeatable up to 6 credits) (Formerly 7700:754)

Prerequisite: SLPA 754. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology during which students will perform discrete tasks while under supervision. (Repeatable up to 6 credits) (Formerly 7700:755)

Prerequisites: SLPA 755 or permission. Supervised practicum in audiology requiring the independent performance of basic audiologic procedures, including hearing aid management. (Repeatable up to 8 credits) (Formerly 7700:756)

Prerequisites: SLPA 756 and permission. Supervised clinical practicum in audiology requiring the independent performance of diagnostic audiology, hearing aids, and audiologic rehabilitation procedures. (Repeatable up to 8 credits) (Formerly 7700:757)

Prerequisite: Admission to the Au.D program or permission. Study of cochlear implants in children and adults including equipment, candidacy, mapping, and an overview of rehabilitation. (Formerly 7700:758)

Prerequisite: SLPA 713. Examination of the theory and practice of fitting hearing aids across the lifespan. Emphasis on special clinical procedures, research needs and evolving technology in hearing instruments. (Formerly 7700:760)

Prerequisites: SLPA 721 & SLPA 726. Advanced considerations in balance function assessment and management and in the study of evoked responses used in diagnostic audiology. (Formerly 7700:761)

Prerequisite: Graduate standing in the Au.D. program and permission of instructor. Continuous enrollment course to maintain status in Au.D. program (Formerly 7700:899)