SLPA   1220   Intro Communication Disorders

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Types, characteristics, etiologies, and treatment methodologies of various communication disorders in children and adults.

SLPA   2230   Anat/Phys Speech/Hearing Mech

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Anatomy and physiology of areas of respiration, phonation, articulation, cerebration/nervous system and audition; functional correlates to the communication process. Field experiences required.

SLPA   2230L   Anat/Phys of Spc/Hrg MECH Lab

0 Credit Hours.   0 Lecture Hours.   1 Lab Hour.

SLPA   2250   Phonetics

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA) in speech-language pathology. IPA transcription of connected speech (normal and disordered), important characteristics of regional/ cultural dialects.

SLPA   3150   Normal Speech/Lang Develop

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   1 Lab Hour.

Phonological, morphological, semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic growth. Observation practicum required.

SLPA   3410   Intro to Audiology

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   1 Lab Hour.

Introduction to etiology, characteristics, assessment, and rehabilitation of individuals with hearing impairments. Directed observation.

Cross Listing(s): CSDS   3410.

SLPA   4180L   Dir. Obs. Spe/Lang Path

0 Credit Hours.   0 Lecture Hours.   3 Lab Hours.

SLPA   4210   Senior Seminar

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Contemporary issues, principles, and practices specific to speech-language pathology.

SLPA   4350   Speech Science

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Physiological production, acoustics, physics of speech, analysis of speech, and technology-related instrumentation available to assess the parameters of speech production.

SLPA   4500   Intro Research Spe/Lang Path

3 Credit Hours.   3 Lecture Hours.   0 Lab Hours.

Introduction to scientific methodology and its application to the field of communication disorders.