Speech Language Pathology Graduate Courses

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

 SLP Curriculum

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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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.