You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
School of Health and Human Services
STUART I. RITTERMAN, Chair
CHRISTINE SMITH, Department Administrative Assistant
Laboratory School, Room 125
(559) 278-2423
TYY/TDD: (559) 278-2856
http://www.csufresno.edu/csd/
B.A. in Communicative Disorders
M.A. in Communicative Disorders
Minor in Communicative Disorders
Faculty
Stuart I. Ritterman, Chair
Steven D. Wadsworth, Graduate Coordinator
Ron M. Parker, Audiology Adviser
Deaf Education Advisers: Paul W. Ogden, Susan van Gurp
Speech-Language Pathology Advisers: Don B. Freed, M. N. Hegde, Stuart I.
Ritterman, Steven D. Wadsworth
Don B. Freed, M. N. Hegde, Paul W. Ogden, Ron M. Parker, Susan van Gurp, Steven D. Wadsworth
Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Audiology, deaf studies, and speech-language pathology are concerned
with the development, problems, and disorders found with people's speech,
hearing, and language. These professions are devoted to providing diagnostic,
rehabilitative, and educational services to children and adults with communicative
problems.
Bachelor of Arts
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Communicative Disorders provides the student with a liberal arts foundation integrated with courses designed to provide a basic understanding of speech, language, and hearing development and communicative problems. Students pursuing deaf studies have two specializations: deaf education and sign language studies. Students majoring in deaf education and speech-language pathology can continue their specialization in our graduate program.
Master of Arts
Education beyond the bachelor's degree is necessary for completion of the academic, credential, and licensure requirements leading to professional employment. Two professional option areas are available to the student:
Deaf Education. Our deaf education program gives you a broad background
in bilingual-bicultural education, total communication, and cued speech
philosophies along with speech, language, auditory training, deaf culture,
and American Sign Language. This program includes all of the essential elements
of a good education for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The program is
nationally accredited by the Council of Education of the Deaf (CED).
Speech-Language Pathology. Our speech and language pathology program
provides you with a broad professional background in normal speech and language
development, language disorders, voice disorders, articulation disorders,
and fluency disorders. The program is nationally accredited by the Educational
Standards Board (ESB) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
The undergraduate curriculum plus a master's degree in communicative disorders prepares you for one or more of the following: state licensure as a speech- language pathologist, national certification in speech-language pathology by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, provisional certification in deaf education by the Council on Education of the Deaf, public school special education specialist or clinical rehabilitation credentials, and/or school multiple subject credentials.
Communicative Disorders Minor
A Minor in Communicative Disorders is also available for students in
various education and health professions (nursing, health science, physical
therapy, counseling, elementary and secondary education, special education,
child development, linguistics, criminology, etc.) who are interested in
expanding their understanding of children and adults with communicative
disorders.
Facilities
As a student, you are given the opportunity to work in a well-equipped
speech and hearing clinic. You can also gain practical experience in a variety
of school, private practice, and hospital situations. Library facilities
contain specialized collections including student access to local medical
libraries. In the Anna Michelson Memorial Instructional Media Center, you
have access to a wide range of therapy production materials such as films,
video, clinical equipment, and professional journals.
University Speech and Hearing Clinic. The department operates an
ongoing clinic that provides diagnostic, therapeutic, and counseling services
to clients of all ages with a variety of different communication problems
or disorders.
The clinic provides supervised clinical practice for students who are preparing to be professional speech-language pathologists and educators of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. As a valuable community resource, the clinic serves thousands of clients each year from the Fresno metropolitan area. The clinic is accredited by the Professional Services Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Career Opportunities
The department prepares you to work in various diagnostic and rehabilitation
settings in preschool programs, elementary and secondary schools, colleges,
hospitals, rehabilitation centers, private or community clinics, or private
practice. Employment opportunities have been and are expected to remain
very good.
Communicative Sciences and Disorders Courses