SPEECH (SPCH)
Louisiana Tech University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Speech 

SPCH-202	SUPERVISED OBSERVATION
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	1.00

SUPERVISED OBSERVATION 3-0-1. This course is designed to provide students with supervised observation of diagnostic and therapy sessions with clients who present speech, language and/or hearing disorders.

SPCH-210	COMMUNICATIVE DISORD
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. 0-3-3. A study of the various disorders of communication, their nature, etiology, and treatment.

SPCH-222	PHONETICS
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

0-3-3. Principles of phonetics; articulatory phonetics; description and classification of sounds; transcription at different levels of detail; production and perception included.

SPCH-301	ANATOMY/PHYSIOLOGY
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPEECH AND HEARING MECHANISM. 0-3-3. Functional anatomy and physiology of those structures associated with speech production and reception.

SPCH-302	INTRO/SPCH-HRNG SCI
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

INTRODUCTION TO SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE 0-3-3. Comprehensive survey of the communicative process from the speaker to the listener, speech production, acoustics, and speech perception.

SPCH-308	DACTYLOLOGY
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	2.00

0-2-2. An introductory course in manual communication of the deaf; emphasis on drills and exercises to help students acquire a sign vocabulary and conversational fluency.

SPCH-312	CLINICAL PROCEDURES
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	4.00

7 1/2-2-4. Students are taught principles and procedures used with clients with speech disorders through lecture, observation and supervised clinical experience.

SPCH-411	DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

0-3-3. Principles and procedures for differential diagnosis of speech and language disorders. Administration and interpretation of various tests, parent interviewing and clinical observation of behavior.

SPCH-413	ARTICULATION
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

0-3-3. A study of the nature, etiology, and retraining procedures related to defective articulation with emphasis on current research.

SPCH-418	LANG DISORDERS CHILD
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN. Prerequisites: SPCH 470. 0-3-3. A beginning course in the study of language disorders in children with emphasis on evaluation and treatment procedures.

SPCH-443	AUDIOLOGY
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY 0-3-3. Study of the auditory mechanism, physics of sound, the process of hearing, disorders of hearing and their treatment. (G)

SPCH-465	APPLIED PRACTICUM
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	2.00

APPLIED PRACTICUM. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. 6-0-2 (6). Practical experience in clinical activities related to service programs. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. Registration by permission of instructor.

SPCH-470	LANG SPCH DEVEL
College:	Liberal Arts
Department:	Speech
Credits:	3.00

LANGUAGE AND SPEECH DEVELOPMENT 0-3-3. Study of the normal acquisition and maintenance of speech and language; theoretical formulations about speech and language behavior, and apporaches to its study. (G)