SPCH-500

INTRO TO RESEARCH 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH. 0-3-3. A course designed to introduce students to research applicable to speech and theories of measurement including statistical and behavioral designs, reliability and judgments.

SPCH-501

SEMINAR 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

SEMINAR. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 0-3-3 (9). Individual problems and research in any of the following general areas of concentration: speech communication, speech-language pathology, speech and hearing science, audiology, theatre arts.

SPCH-502

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-504

LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN: REMEDIATION. Prerequisites: SPCH 520 and permission of instructor. 0-3-3. Etiologies, remediation techniques, principles, and programs for the language disorders found among children and adolescents.

SPCH-505

MEASUREMENT OF HEARING 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

MEASUREMENT OF HEARING. 0-3-3. Study of audiometric procedures including pure tone air and bone conduction testing. Clinical masking procedures, speech audiometry, and oto-acoustic immitance measurements.

SPCH-507

SEMINAR IN DYSPHAGIA 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

SEMINAR IN DYSPHAGIA. 0-3-3. A study of etiology symptomatology, and anatomic/behavioral characteristics of dysphagia with an emphasis on principles and methods of diagnosis and treatment.

SPCH-508

PRAC: COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

PRACTICUM IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. 1-3 hour(s) credit (18). Supervised clinical experience with individuals who have disorders of communication.

SPCH-509

INSTRUMENTATION & CALIBRATION 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

INSTRUMENTATION AND CALIBRATION. 0-3-3. Methods, instruments, and standards used for measurement and calibration of audiometric signals. Review of safety considerations and guidelines.

SPCH-510

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-512

AUDIO/LANG DISORDERS IN ADULTS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

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

SPCH-513

ARTICULATION DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

ARTICULATION DISORDERS. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 0-3-3. Study of current research in testing, prediction, and management procedures for articulation disorders.

SPCH-514

ASSISTIVE TECH/AUGMENTATIVE COMM 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY/AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Head. 1-3 Semester hours credit (6). An overview of assistive technology and augmentative communication devices, techniques for assessment and implementation, and funding issues. May be repeated for up to 6 semester hours credit.

SPCH-516

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-517

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-518

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-519

PROF ISSUES IN SLP/A 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00

PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Head. 0-1-1 (6). Issues and professional responsibilities related to the professional practice of speech-language pathology/audiology. Three SHs required of all graduate students in S-LP/A in the first year of study; may be taken for three additional SHs with permission of Department Head.

SPCH-520

LANG DISORD IN CHILD: ASSESS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN: ASSESSMENT. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor 0--3-3. A study of standardized and non-standardized techniques used to assess language disordered children and adolescents.

SPCH-521

ANAT & PHYSIO HEARING MECH 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE HEARING MECHANISM. 0-3-3. Structure and function of bodily organs related to the processes of hearing.

SPCH-522

CLINICAL METHODS FOR SLP-A 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

CLINICAL METHODS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of Department Head. 1 to 3 hours credit (6). Methods of clinical practice for speech-language pathology and audiology. May be repeated for up to 6 semester hours credit.

SPCH-523

ADULT LANGUAGE DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

ADULT LANGUAGE DISORDERS. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 0-3-3. A study of acquired language disorders associated with brain damage in adults with an emphasis on symptomatology, assessment, and diagnosis.

SPCH-524

VOICE DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

VOICE DISORDERS. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 0-3-3. A study of the etiology, symptomatology and treatment procedures for voice disorders, including those that result from laryngeal pathologies.

SPCH-525

CLEFT PALATE 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

CLEFT PALATE. 0-3-3. A study of the articulator, resonance, and phonatory problems associated with cleft palate and facial maxillary disturbances including medical and speech therapy, habilitative and rehabilitative procedures.

SPCH-526

DISORDERS OF FLUENCY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

DISORDERS OF FLUENCY. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 0-3-3. A critical review of the literature to synthesize information regarding the definitions of fluency disorders, theories of etiologies, symptomatology, and treatment.

SPCH-527

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. 0-3-3. A study of formal and informal assessment procedures applicable to speech/language disorders. Emphasis on the role of differential diagnosis, specialized test procedures, and referral procedures.

SPCH-528

MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

MOTOR SPEECH DISORDERS. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor 0-3-3. A study of motor speech disorders that result from damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems, their etiologies, symptomatology, diagnoses, and management.

SPCH-529

MGT OF ADULT LANG DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

MANAGEMENT OF ADULT LANGUAGE DISORDERS. Prerequisites: SPCH 523 and permission of instructor. 0-3-3. Clinical management of acquired adult language disorders.

SPCH-530

SPEC PROB IN COM DIS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. 0-3-3. Registration by permission of instructor. Individual research assignments in speech pathology and audiology.

SPCH-531

AUDIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT II 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

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

SPCH-532

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 impression and modification methods.

SPCH-533

DIFFERENTIAL AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

DIFFERENTIAL AUDIOLOGY. 0-3-3. Discussion, demonstration and interpretation of behavioral tests used to differentiate hearing disorders.

SPCH-535

HEARING AIDS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

HEARING AIDS. 0-3-3. Involves discussion of hearing aids, selection procedure, and the amplification needs of the individual.

SPCH-536

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-541

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-542

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-543

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-545

CLINICAL AUDIOLOGICAL EXPER 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

CLINICAL AUDIOGICAL EXPERIENCE. 1-3 hour(s) credit (18). Supervised practicum in audiology including testing, aural habilitation/rehabilitation, report writing, and counseling clients with auditory problems.

SPCH-548

PSYCHOACOUSTICS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

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

SPCH-549

AUDIOLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICUM 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

AUDIOLOGY CLINICAL PRACTICUM. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 1-3 hours credit (18). Participation in supervised, basic audiological evaluations, report writing, and other clinical activities leading to supervised auditory and vestibular evaluation, management, and treatment; assignments in primary program and outreach service sites.

SPCH-550

RESEARCH PROPOSAL 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00

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

SPCH-552

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-553

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-554

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-555

EXTERNSHIP: COMM DISORDERS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

8.00

EXTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. 8 credit hours. 40 contact hours per week. Supervised clinical practicum in an affiliated off-campus clinical facility.

SPCH-556

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-557

EXTERNSHIP IN AUDIOLOGY 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 4.00

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

SPCH-558

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 itsapplication to human communication.

SPCH-559

SPECIAL TOPICS 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

SPECIAL TOPICS. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member 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-560

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 patholoy.

SPCH-565

COMP EXAM: AUD OR SPCH-LAND PATH 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

2.00

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM IN AUDIOLOGY OR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of Comprehensive Examination Committee Chair. 2 credit hours. 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.

SPCH-570

LANGUAGE & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

3.00

LANGUAGE & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT. 0-3-3. Study of the normal acquisition and maintenance of speech and language; theoretical formulations about speech and language behavior, and approaches to its study.

SPCH-589

DIR RES: AUD OR SPCH-LANG PATH 

College:

Liberal Arts

Department:

Speech

Credits:

1.00 to 3.00

DIRECTED RESEARCH IN AUDIOLOGY OR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. Prerequisites: Permission of faculty member involved or Thesis Director. 1-3 hours credit (6). Students pursue individual research projects; enrollment for 3 hours credit required for development and presentation of thesis prospectus to the Thesis Committee.