552 Seminar in Speech Pathology (2-3) Current significant research in speech pathology. Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated with consent of department. Maximum 9 hours.
Recommended Background: 9 hours in speech pathology.
555 Special Problems in Speech-Language Pathology (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
556 Independent Study in Speech-Language Pathology (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
558 Phonological Disorders (3) Current theories and approaches to assessment and intervention for individuals with difficulty acquiring or using speech sound system of English.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 435 or consent of instructor.
561 Child Language Disorders (3) Current literature on assessment and intervention techniques for young language learners.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 461 or consent of instructor.
563 Language Disorders: Birth to Three (3) Overview of family-focused, transdisciplinary intervention process. Assessment/treatment of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Description of disabilities and resulting communication disorder.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 461 or consent of instructor.
573 Pediatric Audiology for Education Professionals (3) Basic principles in the identification and management of hearing loss in infants and children; social and psychological concomitants of auditory disorder; genetic hearing loss and other high-risk types of impairment related to hearing; educational alternatives and state and federal guidelines.
Credit Restriction: Students with credit in 574 cannot receive credit for 573.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 473.
574 Pediatric Audiology for Audiology Majors (3) Theoretical and practical considerations in evaluation and treatment of hearing loss in infants and children. Audiological intervention in case management of hearing-impaired child; amplification, educational alternatives, and state and federal guidelines.
Credit Restriction: Students with credit in 573 may also receive credit for 574.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 507, 546, and 576.
Registration Restriction(s): Audiology major.
576 Physiologic Assessment of the Auditory System I (4) Otoacoustic emissions, electrocochleography, and auditory brainstem responses. Anatomical origins, principles, and applications. Use of these responses in evaluation of auditory function and determination of site-of-lesion.
Contact hour distribution: 3 hours lecture and 1 hour lab.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 507 and 546 or consent of instructor.
577 Vestibular Disorders (3) Anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of vestibular system and other systems that contribute to balance. Practicum in electronystagmography.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 507, 542, 546, and 576 or consent of instructor.
581 Assessment of Central Auditory Processing (3) Overview of current central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) literature and assessment procedures, with emphasis on a holistic view by combining perceptual, electrophysiological, linguistic, and cognitive measurements.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 546, 574, and 594 or consent of instructor.
582 Speech and Language Services in School (3) Organization and implementation of speech and language programs in schools.
583 Physiologic Assessment of the Auditory System II (3) Middle-latency, long-latency, and event-related potentials. Neurophysiological mechanisms, principles, and applications. Use of these potentials in evaluation of neurological and cognitive function.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 576 or consent of instructor.
584 Amplification for Children with Hearing-Impairment (3) Study of strategies for selecting and fitting amplification systems for children; outcome measures and service coordination.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 543, 544, and 574 or consent of instructor.
585 Cochlear Implants (3) Overview of cochlear implants, focusing on theory of auditory stimulation and cochlear implant systems; candidacy, surgical preparation, and follow-up/outcome measures; the rehabilitation process; and cochlear implant case presentations.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 507, 576, and 583 or consent of instructor.
586 Standards and Practice Issues in Audiology (3) Overview of professional practice standards, ethics, medical/legal issues, business practices, and reimbursement procedures in audiology.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 512 or consent of instructor.
591 Foreign Study (1-15)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 30 hours.
592 Off-Campus Study (1-15)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 30 hours.
593 Independent Study (1-15)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours.
594 Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Hearing-Impaired (3) Study of grieving process, counseling, group and individual amplification systems, classroom/speech acoustics, central auditory problems, therapy methods for habilitation and rehabilitation, speech reading, school-based programs, programs for adults and the elderly; student research reports/case studies.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 473 and 494 or consent of instructor.
595 The Verbotonal System: Auditory/Speech Perception (3) Innovative theory, therapy procedures, and SUVAG amplification/filters for diagnosis/evaluation/remediation of spoken language/listening skills of hearing-impaired children/adults: use of rhythms, movements, and suprasegmentals; special audiometric tests, acoustic filters, correcting misarticulations through optimal listening; central auditory treatment; second (foreign) language through listening/spoken language; relationship of concepts to conventional concepts/practice; student research reports.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 305, 473, and 494 or consent of instructor.
600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (3-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
601 Experimental Phonetics (3) Acoustical and perceptual analyses of speech production and overall oral communication.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
602 Psychoacoustics (3) Auditory perception and reception of acoustic stimuli.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 507 or consent of instructor.
604 Molecular Genetics and Pharmacology of Hearing (3) Study of genetics, pharmacology, and general cellular processes as they relate to hearing.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 507 or consent of instructor.
605 Speech Perception and Hearing Impairment (3) Study of perception of speech stimuli, with particular emphases on the effects of hearing impairment on perception.
611 Experimental Design in Speech and Hearing (3) Analysis of experimental design in theses and related journals. Generation of experimental designs.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
613 Externship in Audiology (1-9) Off-campus clinical training experience.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 36 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of academic advisor.
626 Advanced Seminar in Neurologically-based Communication Disorders (3) Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 518 and 526.
650 Advanced Seminar in Audiology (3-6) Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
655 Practicum in College Teaching (1-3) Supervised experience in college teaching.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
656 Directed Research (1-4) Participation in ongoing or non-dissertational research.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
657 Directed Study in Speech Pathology (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
658 Directed Study in Audiology (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
659 Directed Study in Speech Science (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
660 Directed Study in Hearing Science (1-3)
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.
Registration Permission: Consent of instructor.
661 Advanced Seminar: Language Disorders in Children (3) Topics vary.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 561 or consent of instructor.
662 Advanced Seminar in Audiologic Assessment (3) Synthesis of information on audiologic and vestibular assessment and application of clinical cases.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 542, 546, 574, 576, and 577 or consent of instructor.
663 Advanced Seminar in Aural Habilitation/Rehabilitation (3) Synthesis of information on audiologic habilitation and rehabilitation cases.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 543, 544, 584, and 594 or consent of instructor.
664 Advanced Seminar in Amplification (3) Synthesis of information on amplification technology, amplification for adults with hearing impairment, and case studies.
(DE) Prerequisite(s): 543, 544, 584, and 594 or consent of instructor.