Doctor of Audiology Course Descriptions

  Au.D. Curriculum at a Glace

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH

Doctor Audiology (Au.D.) Core Curriculum

 

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Fall

618 – Anatomy & Physiology 
602 – Assessment I
649 – Clinical Practicum

600 – Introduction to Research
642- Auditory Processing Disorders
652- Instrumentation & Calibration
652 – Introduction to Statistics
649-Clinical Practicum

654- Rehabilitative Audiology
652- Cochlear Implants
652 – Educational Audiology
657-Externship in Audiology
689-Prospectus*
650-Proposal*

651-Dissertation
655-Residency

Winter

632- Introduction to Amplification
652- Electroacoustic Lab
616- Hearing Disorders
631- Assessment II
649-Clinical Practicum

648 – Psychoacoustics
652 – Licensure
Related Course (3 SH)
660-Directed Readings*
659-Special Topics*
650-Research Proposal*

657-Externship in Audiology
665-Comprehensive Exams
651-Dissertation*
689-Prospectus*

651-Dissertation
655-Residency

Spring

617 – Hearing Science
641- Physic Tests of Aud Function
652 – Electrophysiology Lab
658- Seminars in Amplification
649-Clinical Practicum

653- Vestibular System Disorders
652 – Vestibular Lab
649-Clinical Practicum
650-Research Proposal*
Related Area (3 SH)
659-Special Topics*

657-Externship in Audiology
651-Dissertation*

651-Dissertation
655-Residency

Summer

643- Pediatric Audiology
656- Aural Rehabilitation
Related Course (3 SH)
649-Clinical Practicum

612- AuD Correlate to Lang Disorders
636 – Hearing Conservation
657-Externship in Audiology
659-Special Topics*
689-Prospectus*

655-Clinical Residency
651-Dissertation*

 

*Courses taken as Dissertation Chair recommends. Spch 660/659 not required. Required:Spch 650 (1 hr); Spch 689 (3 hrs); Spch 651 (15 hrs)                   


Course Descriptions for Required Au.D. Courses

 

SPCH-600

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH. 0-3-3. Introduction to research principles and designs applicable to speech communications, speech-language pathology, and audiology.

 

SPCH-602

AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT I 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT I. 0-3-3. Administration and interpretation of basic audiometric procedures: pure tone air and bone conduction, speech audiometry, acoustic immitance; clinical masking procedures; history-taking; patient counseling.

 

SPCH-612

AUDIO/LANG DISORDERS IN ADULTS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

AUDIOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN ADULTS. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 0-3-3. Languages changes/disorders associated with normal aging and a neurogenic origin with management implications for the audiologist.

 

SPCH-616

HEARING DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

HEARING DISORDERS. 0-3-3. Disorders of the auditory system with medical correlates and multi-cultural aspects of auditory disorders.

 

SPCH-617

HEARING SCIENCE 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

HEARING SCIENCE. 0-3-3. Basic acoustics, sound propagation, decibels, waveform analysis, and filtering and distortion.

 

SPCH-618

ANAT & PHYS OF THE AUDITORY SYS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE AUDITORY SYSTEM. 0-3-3. Structures and function of the auditory system from the pinna to the cortex.

 

SPCH-631

AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT II 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT II. 0-3-3. Audiological procedures used in differential diagnosis and their contributions to accurate assessment of auditory disorders with emphasis on clinical decision analysis.

 

SPCH-632

INTRODUCTION TO AMPLIFICATION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

INTRODUCTION TO AMPLIFICATION. 0-3-3. Basic hearing aid components, their function and selection, and verification of benefit. Review of ear mold implression and modification methods.

 

SPCH-636

HEARING CONSERVATION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

HEARING CONSERVATION. 0-3-3. The effects of noise on humans with measurement and management of noise in accordance with OSHA guidelines.

 

SPCH-641

PHYS TESTS OF AUDITORY FUNCTION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

PHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS OF AUDITORY FUNCTION. 0-3-3. The application of otoacoustic emissions and early, middle, and late auditory evoked potentials to the diagnosis of auditory system disorders.

 

SPCH-642

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

AUDITORY PROCESSING DISORDERS. 0-3-3. Auditory processing disorders and the methods and procedures used in their identification and treatment.

 

SPCH-643

PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY. 0-3-3. Established procedures and methods to identify disorders of the auditory system in children. Review of small- and large-scale screening procedures.

 

SPCH-648

PSYCHOACOUSTICS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

PSYCHOACOUSTICS. 0-3-3. Facts and models related to auditory function and the relationships between measurable quantities of acoustic signals to hearing sensation.

 

SPCH-649

CLINICAL PRACTICUM 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

AUDIOLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICUM. 1-3 hour(s) credit (18). Preq. Premission of Instructor. Participation in supervision, basic audiological evaulations, report writing, and other clinical activities leading to supervisied auditory and vestibular evaulation, management and treatment; assignments in primary program and outreach service sites.

 

SPCH-652

PROFESSIONAL SEM IN AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 1-3 hours credit (9). Current and advanced topics relevant to professional issues in audiology and related fields.

 

SPCH-653

VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

VESTIBULAR SYSTEM DISORDERS. 0-3-3. Assessment, management, and treatment strategies for individuals with vestibular system disorders. Emphasis on electronystagmography and postural testing.

 

SPCH-654

REHABILITATIVE AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

REHABILITATIVE AUDIOLOGY. 0-3-3. Assessment, management, and treatment strategies for infants, children, and adults with hearing impairments. Implications of assessment for treatment and management using conventional and innovative strategies.

 

SPCH-655

CLINICAL RESIDENCY IN AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

6.00

CLINICAL RESIDENCY IN AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisites: Fourth year Doctoral Status and permission of Department Head. 6 hours credit (24). Full-time supervised clinical residency in a university-afiliated hospital, private practice, or other appropriate agency or setting.

 

SPCH-656

AURAL REHABILITATION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

AURAL REHABILITATION. 0-3-3. Rehabilitative procedures for hearing impaired children and adults including speech and language, psychosocial and educational deficits, and management.

 

SPCH-657

EXTERNSHIP IN AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 4.00

EXTERNSHIP IN AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Head. 1-4 hour(s) credit (18). Supervised clinical practicum in an off-campus university-affiliated hospital, private practice, or other appropriate agency.

 

SPCH-658

SEMINAR IN AMPLIFICATION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

SEMINAR IN AMPLIFICATION. 0-3-3. Current and classic literature regarding acoustic amplification and its application to human communication.

 

SPCH-665

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM: AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

2.00

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM: AUDIOLOGY Prerequisites: Doctoral standing and permission of Comprehensive Examination Committee Chair. 2 credit hours (4). Registration required in the quarter in which the comprehensive examination is to be taken. Successful completion of the written examination is a prerequisite to the oral comprehensive examination.

Required Research Courses for the Completion of the Dissertation

 

SPCH-650

RESEARCH PROPOSAL

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00

RESEARCH PROPOSAL. Prerequisites: Permission of Dissertation Director. 0-1-1. The student interacts with the Dissertation Director to develop a research objective for teh dissertation.

 

SPCH-651

DISSERTAION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

DISSERTATION Prerequisites: Permission of Dissertation Director. 3 Hours credit (15). Registration in any quarter may be for 3 semester hours credit or multiples thereof, up to a maximum of 9 semester hours credit per quarter. Maximum total credit allowed is 15 semester hours. Pass/Fail

 

SPCH-689

DIRECTED RESEARCH IN AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

DIRECTED RESEARCH IN AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member(s) involved or Dissertation Director. 1-3 hours credit (6). Students pursue individual research projects; enrollment for three hours credit required for development and presentation of dissertation prospectus to the Dissertation Committee.

 

ELECTIVE COURSES

SPCH-610

SPEECH SCIENCE 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

SPEECH SCIENCE. 0-3-3. Study of normal speech and voice production with emphasis on the respiratory, articulatory, and phonatory mechanisms, and speech perception.

SPCH-659

SPECIAL TOPICS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

SPECIAL TOPICS. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member(s) involved or Department Head. 1-3 hours credit (9). Selected topics in an identified area of speech and hearing science, audiology, or speech-language pathology.

 

SPCH-660

DIR RDGS: AUD OR SPCH-LANG PATH 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

INDIVIDUAL READINGS IN AUDIOLOGY OR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 1-3 hours credit (6). Directed independent study of literature in a pre-selected area of audiology or speech-language pathology.

 

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