Courses of Instruction
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10303 SURVEY OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. Survey of disorders
of articulation, language, stuttering, voice and hearing. 10343 BASIC SIGN LANGUAGE. An introductory course in signing
expressively and understanding basic sign language, receptively.
Included is basic information on hearing loss and its effects on
children and adults. Recommended for students majoring in special
education and service-oriented fields. 20303 SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE. An introduction to acoustic
and physiological aspects of the speech and hearing mechanisms.
20313 VOICE AND ARTICULATION IMPROVEMENT. Practical application
of techniques for articulation, pronunciation, and efficient voice
production for effective speech. Emphasis on acceptable standards
of speech for students preparing for professional careers. 20323 CLINICAL METHODS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. Prerequisite:
10303, 20333, and 30333; or permission of instructor. Principles
and procedures in the assessment and treatment of communication
disorders. 20333 PHONETICS. Required of all majors and elective to
others. Emphasis on speech perception and sound discrimination.
Intensive work in transcription using the International Phonetic
Alphabet. 20343 INTERMEDIATE SIGN LANGUAGE. Prerequisite: 10343
or permission of instructor. Further development and refinement
of receptive and expressive skills in Signed English and American
Sign Language. Emphasis on vocabulary development for classroom
use, ability to sign fluently, and the psycho-social aspects of
deafness, including the sociolinguistics of sign language. 30303 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPEECH AND HEARING MECHANISMS.
Structure and function of the normal mechanisms required for speech
and hearing.
30323 SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS. Prerequisites: 10303 and
20333 or permission of instructor. Basic principles of diagnosis
and treatment for individuals with developmental or functional disorders
of articulation.
30333 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN. Normal acquisition
and development of language in children from infancy through adolescence.
30343 AURAL REHABILITATION. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor. Overview of management and rehabilitation of
persons with hearing loss. Focus on amplification, cochlear implants,
assistive devices, speech training, speech reading, auditory training
and language development. 30353 TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS TO DHH CHILDREN.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Curriculum materials
and teaching methods for meeting specialized needs of DHH children
in the learning of reading and developing concepts and relationships
in arithmetic and science. 30363 AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Basic audiometric techniques and interpretation of audiograms
as related to problems of communication of persons with hearing
loss. 30373 LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN. Prerequisite: 30333.
Introduction to the causes, characteristics, assessment and
treatment of children with language disorders. 30383 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I. Prerequisite: COSD 10343
or permission of the instructor. An introductory course in American
Sign Language (ASL) which will introduce students to the grammatical
aspects of ASL, inclusive of receptive and expressive signing skills
with laboratory practice. Recommended for students in special education
and service related fields of study. 30393 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF DHH. Prerequisite: 30333,
or permission of instructor. Principles of language development
as applied to DHH students; survey of principal methods in use;
methods used in beginning language development with young DHH children.
30970 INDEPENDENT STUDY. Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor. Independent study of specially designed topics not
addressed in regular course offerings. (1-6 hours, 3 hrs. maximum
per semester.) 40300 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY I.
Prerequisite: COSD 20323, 30323, 30373 and permission of instructor.
One semester is required. Supervised clinical experiences in
the management of speech and language disorders. 40323 ADVANCED LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR DHH. Prerequisite:
30393, or permission of instructor. Language principles and
usage for intermediate and advanced levels with the deaf and hard
of hearing. 40333 TEACHING SPEECH TO PEOPLE WITH HEARING LOSS. Prerequisite:
20333, 30393 or permission of instructor. Development of spoken
languages, including articulation, prosody, and voice production
for children and adults with hearing loss. 40340 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN TEACHING DHH STUDENTS I. Prerequisite:
30393 and 40333 and permission of instructor. A minimum of two
semesters required. Observation and supervised clinical teaching
of DHH children and adults in an individual setting. 40350 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN TEACHING DHH STUDENTS II. Prerequisite:
40340. Students must be recommended for enrollment by COSD faculty.
Observation and supervised clinical teaching of DHH students. 40383 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II. Prerequisite: COSD 30383
or permission of the instructor. This course is a continuation
of ASL I (COSD 30383) with emphasis on deaf cultural aspects and
the grammatical structure of ASL. This course utilizes extensive
laboratory practices for both receptive and expressive sign productions.
Recommended for students in special education and service-related
fields of study. 50300 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY II.
Prerequisite: 40300. Student must be recommended for enrollment
by COSD faculty. A minimum of two semesters required for undergraduate
students. A maximum of three semesters is allowed. Graduate students
with less than 30 clinical hours will be considered for enrollment
in COSD 50300. Supervised clinical experience in management of the
most common speech and language disorders. 50323 COUNSELING SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES. Prerequisites:
Senior or graduate standing. Theories, principles and practices
in counseling special populations and their families with a focus
on the communicatively impaired. Appropriate counseling strategies
and techniques are explored with practical application experiences
included. 50343 ADVANCED AURAL REHABILITATION. Prerequisite: Senior
or graduate standing and 30343 and 30363 or permission of instructor.
Theories of assessment and intervention in identification and
aural rehabilitation of hearing-impaired and deaf children and adults.
Includes methods of evaluation and training in the areas of audition,
amplification, speech, language, speech-reading, assistive listening
devices, cochlear implants, and communication modes and strategies.
50350 CLINICAL PRACTICUM IN AUDIOLOGY. Prerequisite:
Senior or graduate standing. Students must be recommended for
enrollment by COSD faculty. A laboratory course in basic audiological
testing techniques involving assessments and evaluation of hearing
function. (1-3 hours) 50353 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS. Prerequisite: Senior or graduate
standing. Phonetics or permission of instructor. An introduction
to the history, scope, problems, and present state of the psychology
of language. Includes survey of theories and methods of investigation
of several disciplines concerned with the scientific studies of
language. 50363 SEMINAR ON STUTTERING. Prerequisite: Senior or
graduate standing and permission of instructor. A study of fluency
development and breakdown in children and adults. Descriptions and
development of speech fluency, onset and development of stuttering,
characteristics of stuttering and people who stutter, and theories
of stuttering are reviewed. 50373 MEDICAL ASPECTS OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. Prerequisite:
Senior or graduate level standing in speech-language pathology or
permission of instructor. A study of the medical and biophysical
bases of communication disorders and the relevant medical management
of such issues as part of the total treatment program. 50383 SEMINAR ON VOICE DISORDERS. Prerequisite: Senior
or graduate standing and permission of instructor. A study of
theories, classification systems and etiologies, with emphasis on
respiration, phonation, resonance and articulation factors as they
relate to disorders of voice. 50970 DIRECTED STUDIES IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. Prerequisite:
Senior or graduate standing and permission of instructor. Directed
study focusing on specialized topics in communication sciences and
disorders. (1-6 hours, 3 hrs. maximum per semester.) Honors Courses 30003 JUNIOR HONORS SEMINAR. Prerequisite: Junior standing
and membership in the Honors Program. Under the guidance and
supervision of a faculty member, current issues in communication
sciences and disorders are explored. 40003 SENIOR HONORS RESEARCH PROJECT. Prerequisite: COSD
30003, senior standing and membership in the Honors Program.
The completion of a research project related to a current issue
in normal and/or disordered communication. |
