Pre-Professional Speech Language Pathology Course Descriptions
SPEECH (SPCH)
Louisiana Tech University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Speech
SPCH-202 |
SUPERVISED OBSERVATION |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
