Professor Thomas A. Crowe, Chair
303 George Hall

Professor Kellum
Associate Professors Mendel and Walton
Assistant Professors Roberts and Wiles-Higdon
Acting Assistant Professor Ivy

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS

Prerequisite
The applicant must have completed an undergraduate major in communicative disorders or complete the prerequisite undergraduate course work before entering the graduate program.

MASTER OF SCIENCE
The M.S. degree is provided for students who are interested in the study of audiology and speech-language pathology. A minimum of 36 hours in non-clinical courses is required of all graduate students in accordance with the certification standards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Students desiring to write a thesis must take at least 6 hours of thesis credit in addition to the required didactic and clinical practicum courses. Students must pass a comprehensive examination in their area of specialization in the last semester of enrollment.

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Course Descriptions

Communicative Disorders - CD

501. SURVEY OF COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. Disorders of speech, language, and audition; emphasis on causation, correlates, and management. (3).

505. NEUROPHYSIOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological bases of sensory, central, and motor aspects of language. Prerequisite: 205 and consent of instructor. (Same as LING 505). (3).

506. ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND PATHOLOGY OF THE AUDITORY SYSTEM. Normal and pathologic structure and function of the auditory system with emphasis on diagnosis, audiologic manifestation, and treatment of auditory disorders. (3).

507. FUNDAMENTALS OF HEARING SCIENCE. Principles of decibel notation, properties of sound, acoustics, and psychophysical measurements. (3).

513. SPEECH SCIENCE. Physiology and acoustics of the speech mechanism: ventilation, phonation, resonance, articulation, and audition. Emphasis on instrumentation used in assessment and remediation. Prerequisite: CD 205 and consent of instructor. (Same as LING 513). (3).

520. ADVANCED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES. Current diagnostic theory and measurement methods for principal pathologies of speech, language, and hearing. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

521. DISORDERS OF FLUENCY. Contemporary theories of etiology and principles of management for disorders of stuttering; study of related disorders. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

522. DISORDERS OF VOICE. Organic and nonorganic disorders of voice; emphasis on functional disorders. Prerequisite: CD 205 and consent of instructor. (3).

523. PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS. Misarticulation; emphasis on contemporary methods of management. Prerequisite: CD 201 and CD 205 and consent of instructor. (3).

524. CLEFT PALATE. Facial morphology, etiology, surgical and prosthetic correction, and orthodontia, emphasis on the rehabilitation team. Prerequisite: CD 205 and consent of instructor. (3).

526. NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF LANGUAGE. Study of the fundamentals of neurolinguistics; clinical problems of aphasia and traumatic brain injury; other clinical applications and neurolinguistics across the life span. Prerequisite: CD 505 or consent of instructor. (3).

531. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. Specialized topics in speech-language pathology, speech science, deaf education, and audiology. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3).

532. WORKSHOP IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS. Intensive, short-term study of selected issues and clinical procedures in communicative disorders. (1-3).

541. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS IN THE PRESCHOOL POPULATION. Theories and sequential stages of language development in the birth to age 6 population. Attention given to the assessment and remediation of language disorders. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

551. CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY. Theory, rationale, and techniques of basic hearing evaluation, including pure tone, speech, and imminence audiometry. Calibration standards and procedures for audiological equipment. Prerequisite: CD 351 or equivalent. (3).

557. EDUCATIONAL AUDIOLOGY. Diagnostic and habilitative procedures for school-age children in the school setting. (3).

560. MANUAL COMMUNICATION I. A beginning course in sign language designed to familiarize the student with the various sign language systems and to provide the student with a basic core vocabulary. (3).

562. MANUAL COMMUNICATION II. An intermediate course in manual communication designed to increase expressive and receptive sign-language skills, to provide understanding on the linguistic nature of American Sign Language (AMESLAN) and to promote the acquisition of AMESLAN as a second language. Prerequisite: 560 or equivalent with consent of instructor. (3).

575. AUDIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT. Familiarization with basic technical characteristics and principles of instruments used in audiology. Prerequisite: CD 507 or consent of instructor. (3).

591. CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN AUDIOLOGY. Practical experience in conventional audiologic techniques. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3). (Z grade).

592. CLINICAL SEMINAR IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. Issues and techniques in the evaluation and remediation of speech/language pathologies. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (2). (Z grade).

593. CLINICAL SEMINAR IN AUDIOLOGY. Issues and techniques in the evaluation and remediation of auditory problems. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (2). (Z grade).

595. GRADUATE PRACTICUM. Advanced application of diagnostic and clinical management procedures. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit). (1-3). (Z grade).

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601. DIRECTED STUDY. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (1-3).

605. COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE. Theoretical foundations for counseling the communicatively handicapped. Emphasis on psychoanalytical theory, self-theory, ego-counseling, behavioral counseling, and client-centered therapy. (3).

612. ADVANCED CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY. Behavioral techniques theory, and interpretation of special tests for organic, functional, and central auditory processing disorders. Prerequisite: CD 551. (3).

613. COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS: RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND DESIGN. Historical and contemporary experimental approaches in communicative disorders; emphasis on normal parameters. (3).

615. ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATION. Principles, theory, and clinical application of auditory evoked potentials and vestibular evaluation. Prerequisite: CD 506. (3).

616. ADVANCED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATION. Advanced techniques and application of electrophysiologic measures. Prerequisite: CD 615. (3).

626. APHASIA. Study of the etiology, testing, and therapeutic principles of the management of aphasia, with special emphasis on neurological and linguistic aspects. Prerequisite: CD 505 and consent of instructor. (3).

627. NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF SPEECH. Theoretical constructs, assessment, and treatment of speech disorders of a neurologic origin in children and adults. Prerequisite: CD 505 or consent of instructor. (3).

630. CEREBRAL PALSY. Etiology, diagnosis, and management procedures; special tests; related disorders. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

642. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND DISORDERS IN THE SCHOOL-AGE POPULATION. Stages of language development in children over age 6; assessment and remediation of language disorders typical of the school-age child. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

649. PEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY. Development of the auditory system and auditory behavior; etiology and differential diagnosis of hearing loss; testing and rehabilitation techniques for hearing-impaired infants, preschool, and school-age children. Prerequisite: CD 506, CD 551. (3).

651. AURAL REHABILITATION. Advanced study of the management of hearing-impaired individuals, including techniques for communication training, assessment of hearing handicap, and application of special amplification devices. Prerequisite: CD 551, CD 653. (3).

653. HEARING AIDS. Theoretical, technical, and practical aspects of hearing aids, electroacoustic characteristics, evaluation, and analysis procedures, earmold and hearing aid modifications, and dispensing legislation. Prerequisite: CD 551. (3).

654. ADVANCED AMPLIFICATION: THEORY AND TECHNIQUE. Study and application of current research to the provision of amplification for the learning impaired. Prerequisite: CD 653. (3).

657. INDUSTRIAL AUDIOLOGY. Effects of noise on hearing and well-being, the management of effective hearing conservation programs, and principles of noise management, including calibration of instrumentation for sound level measurement. Prerequisite: CD 506, CD 507, CD 551. (3).

659. SEMINAR IN AUDIOLOGY. Selected special problems. (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (1-3).

670. CENTRAL AUDITORY PROCESSING: FUNCTION, EVALUATION, AND DISORDERS. Study of the anatomy and physiology of the auditory brainstem and cortical pathways, normal and disordered auditory processing, measures of central auditory function, and tools and techniques for remediation/compensation. (3).

673. PERCEPTION OF SPEECH AND ITS MEASUREMENT. An introduction to basic physical properties of speech stimuli including decoding, processing, and converting speech signals with linguistic units. Prerequisite: CD 507 and consent of instructor. (3).

697. THESIS. (1-12).

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