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SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE

Professors C.W. Linebaugh, G.M. Schulz, J. Mahshie (Chair), L. Bernstein

Associate Professors S. Brundage

Assistant Professors N.S. Richards, F. Subiaul, A.B. Hancock, C. Core

Professorial Lecturer M. Bamdad

Clinical Instructors L. Jacobs-Condit, L. Siegfriedt, M. Moriarty, S. Holden, J. McHugh, K. Comer, J. Kumar

Master of Arts in the field of speech-language pathology-Prerequisite: the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in speech and hearing science from this University, or an equivalent degree, and an appropriate score on the Aptitude Test of the Graduate Record Examination.

Required: the general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. The program of study consists of 42 credit hours of approved course work without a thesis or, with the approval of the department, 36 credit hours of approved course work plus a thesis (SpHr 6295 and 6998- 99). All students must satisfy the academic and supervised practicum requirements of the Certificate of Clinical Competence awarded by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and satisfactorily complete the Master's Comprehensive Examination.

With permission, a limited number of upper-level undergraduate courses in the department may be taken for graduate credit; additional course work is required. See the Undergraduate Programs Bulletin for course listings.

6201 Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology(1 to 6) Bamdad
  Supervised clinical practice in the evaluation and treatment of speech and language disorders; counseling of clients and families; development of treatment plans and writing of evaluation and progress reports. Admission by permission of the instructor. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.(Fall, spring, and summer)
6202 Clinical Practicum in Audiology(1 to 6) Bamdad
  Supervised clinical practice in behavioral and electrophysiologic assessment of hearing, hearing aid assessment and fitting, and aural rehabilitation; counseling clients and families; writing evaluation and progress reports. Admission by permission of the instructor. May be repeated, but may not be taken for more than 6 credit hours. (Fall, spring, and summer)
6205 Professional and Clinical Issues in Speech and Hearing(1) Staff
  Issues in the assessment and treatment of speech-language functioning across a wide rage of disorders. Focus on multicultural and bilingual issues. (Fall)
6207 Diagnostic Procedures in Speech and Hearing(3) Staff
  Fundamental philosophical and conceptual issues in the assessment of speech-language functioning across a wide range of disorders and diverse populations. Consideration of how assessment procedures guide treatment decisions. (Fall)
6210 Research in Communication Sciences and Disorders (1-3) Brundage, Hancock
  Review of fundamental issues and methods in clinical research, including group and single-subject experimental designs. Application of clinical research methodology and findings to assessment and treatment. Development of a research prospectus. Laboratory fee. (Spring)
6220 Disorders of Articulation and Phonology(3) Staff
  Survey of the nature and causes of impairments of speech sound production in children and adults. Differential diagnosis of oral motor versus phonological disorders; treatment approaches; identification and modification of regional dialects and foreign accents. Laboratory fee. (Spring)
6221 Neurodevelopmental Disorders of Speech Production(2) Staff
  Evaluation and treatment of infants and children with neurodevelopmental speech disorders, including cerebral palsy. Emphasis on management of prespeech oral motor and feeding impairments. Laboratory fee.(Summer)
6222 Acquired Neuromotor Disorders of Speech Production(2) Staff
  Examination of the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological bases and acoustic and perceptual characteristics of acquired dysarthrias and apraxia of speech. Evidence-based approaches to the assessment, differential diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders. Laboratory fee. (Summer)
6230 Pediatric Language and Speech Disorders I(3) Core
  Survey of current approaches for assessing and treating language delays and disorders in infants, toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents. Review of standardized, observational, and ethnographic approaches used in language assessment; current models of intervention and service delivery. Laboratory fee. (Fall)
6231 Pediatric Language and Speech Disorders II(3) Staff
  Focus on special pediatric populations, such as those with cleft palate and craniofacial anomalies, syndromes, motor speech disorders (cerebral palsy), cognitive impairments, and school-age and adolescent language disorders. (Fall)
6240 Neurogenic Communication Disorders(3) Brundage
  Differential diagnosis of acquired speech and language disorders, with an emphasis on the aphasias acquired in adulthood. Evidence-based approaches to the assessment and treatment of adult neurogenic language disorders. Laboratory fee. (Fall)
6241 Applied Neuroanatomy(3) Bamdad
  Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of systems underlying speech, language, and hearing. Neuroimaging techniques and investigations. Applications to the assessment and treatment of communication disorders. Laboratory fee. (Fall)
6251 Seminar: Speech Fluency Disorders(3) Brundage
  Consideration of stuttering and other disorders of speech rate and rhythm from developmental, linguistic, physiological, and psychosocial points of view. Investigation of evidence-based approaches to assessment and treatment. (Summer)
6260 Voice Disorders: Evaluation and Treatment(3) Hancock
  Normal anatomy and physiology of the human vocal mechanism. Nature, causes, and clinical management of functional and organic voice disorders, including laryngectomy. Laboratory fee. (Fall)
6276 Aural Rehabilitation(3) Staff
  Habilitation/rehabilitation of the hearing impaired, including auditory training, speech reading, hearing aids, assistive listening devices, communication strategies, and counseling. Laboratory fee. (Spring)
6277 Psychoeducational Management of Children With Hearing Impairment(3) Staff
  Study of the psychosocial and educational effects of hearing loss. Assessment, remediation, and management approaches related to the education of the hearing impaired. Laboratory fee. (Summer)
6281 Dysphagia(2) Staff
  Anatomy and physiology of normal swallowing. Nature and causes of dysphagia in adults. Assessment, including clinical examination and radiologic methods; treatment. Laboratory fee. (Spring)
6282 Augmentative Communication and Computer Applications in Communication Disorders(2) Staff
  Principles of assessment, development, and selection of augmentative and alternative communication systems; application through case studies. Computer applications, including review of selected hardware and software and selection criteria. Laboratory fee. (Fall)
6283 Multicultural Perspectives in Communication Development and Disorders(2) Core
  Application of culturally appropriate and theoretically based speech and language procedures to clinical assessment and intervention with multilingual/multicultural populations. (Spring)
6290 Selected Topics in Clinical Audiology(1 to 3) Staff
  Advanced study of selected theoretical and clinical issues. May be repeated, but may not be taken for more than a total of 6 credits. (Fall, spring, and summer)
6291 Selected Topics in Speech-Language Pathology(1 to 3) Staff
  Advanced study of selected theoretical and clinical issues regarding various aspects of practice in speech-language pathology. May be repeated but not for more than a total of 6 credit hours. (Fall, spring, and summer)
6295 Independent Research in Speech, Language, and Hearing(arr.) Staff
6998-99 Thesis Research(2-2) Staff
 

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