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COURSES

 

Note: Students must provide their own transportation in those courses requiring off-campus clinical instruction or observation and defray any resulting personal expense. Students involved with clinical practice must carry professional liability insurance and meet departmental health requirements.




Communicative Disorders (CD)

80. Introduction to Human Communication and Disorders (3)
An overview of speech, language and hearing, and disorders of communication; interrelations among audiology, deaf education, and speech-language pathology.

95. Introduction to Verbal Development (3)
Study of normal verbal development; compilation of developmental milestones in speech and language acquisition.

101. Phonetics of American English (3)
Perceptual and physiological characteristics of American English speech sounds; application of phonetics to the study of normal and abnormal speech patterns and regional dialects. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Formerly CD 90)

102. Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Hearing Mechanisms (3)
Anatomic and physiologic bases of the speech and hearing mechanisms.

103. Speech and Hearing Science (3)
Physiological acoustics, psychoacoustics, acoustic phonetics, and perception of speech. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

105. Disorders of Articulation (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102. Seminar on the assessment and treatment of articulation and phonological disorders. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

106. Written Language Skills
for Teaching Deaf and Hard of Hearing (3)

Prerequisite: Engl 1. Comparative analysis of the structure of written language of normally developing and language handicapped children. (Formerly C D 106W)

107. Observation in Communicative Disorders:
Speech-Language Pathology (1-3; max total 3)

Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102, 103, 105; corequisite: CD 110. Observation of assessment, treatment, parent counseling, and other clinical services in the University Speech and Hearing Clinic or at other professional settings.

109. Disorders of Language (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102. Seminar on language disorders in children; description of clinical subgroups; assessment and management procedures. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

110. Diagnostic Procedures (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102, 105. Corequisite: CD 107 (1 unit). Seminar in principles and procedures of diagnostic evaluation of communicative disorders. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

112. Voice Disorders (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102. Seminar on normal and deviant vocal productions; assessment and treatment of voice disorders in children and adults. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Formerly C D 112)

113. Introduction to Birth Defects (3)
A study of genetic and non-genetic syndromes and their implications for the health professional; newborn and carrier screening, prenatal diagnosis, genetic counseling, and ethical considerations.

114. Education of Exceptional Children (3)
Characteristics of exceptional children; diagnostic and instructional programs; legal and certification issues; observation. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

115. Disorders of Fluency (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102. Seminar in analysis, measurement, and management of fluency disorders in children and adults.

116. Prescriptive and Individualized Instruction (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95. Principles and procedures of developing individualized clinical and educational programs for communicatively handicapped children. (2 seminar, 2 lab hours)

128. Observation in Communicative Sciences and Disorders: Audiology
(1-3; max total 3)

Corequisite: CD 131. Observation of audiologic testing.

130. Clinical Practice in Speech and Hearing Therapy (1-6; max total 24) Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 110. Supervised clinical practice; diagnosis and management of speech and language disorders; referral procedures, parent counseling, and maintenance of case records. (Lab fee, $10)

131. Principles of Audiology (3)
Prerequisite: CD 102; corequisite: CD 128. Hearing loss and its medical aspects; introduction to hearing conservation; assessment of hearing loss; interpretation of diagnostic test results.

133. American Sign Language I (3)
Principles of American Sign Language; basic skills for communicating with deaf children and adults. General Education BREADTH, Division 7.

134. American Sign Language II (3)
Prerequisite: CD 133. Advanced study of grammatical structures and the lexicon of American Sign Language. Emphasis on conversational skills, fluency for communicating with deaf children and adults, and aspects of deaf culture.

135. Sign Language for Classroom Use (3)
Prerequisites: CD 133. Signing skills necessary to teach and communicate with deaf and hard -of-hearing children in a classroom.

139. Deaf Culture (3)
Experiences faced by deaf people, and their varying degrees of participation in deaf culture/deaf community; social, emotional, vocational, intellectual, and linguistic aspects of deaf culture; historical and current struggles to overcome problems experienced by deaf people. (Formerly C D 108; C D 137)

141. Education of Deaf Children and Their Parents (3)
Study of deaf children in general, parent education, and various educational programs and services for deaf children and their parents. Emphasis on methods of instruction, education of deaf children, and families. (Formerly C D 108; C D 137)

150. Clinical Practice in Audiology (1-6; max total 24)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102, 103, 128, 131. Supervised clinical practice in the diagnosis and management of hearing problems. (Lab fee, $10)

160. Clinical Practice in Deaf Education (1-6; max total 12)
Prerequisites: CD 135, 162, 163, 164. Supervised clinical participation and practice in the teaching of persons who are deaf and severely hard-of-hearing; parent counseling; on- or off-campus clinical sites. (Lab fee, $10)

162. Speech for the Deaf (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 106. Seminar on techniques to develop speech in deaf children; observation, demonstration, and practice with deaf children.

163. Language for the Deaf (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 106, 133, 134; corequisite: CD 135. Seminar on techniques to develop language in deaf children; construction of English sentences and grammar; comparative studies of various language curricula.

164. Elementary School Subjects for the Deaf (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 106, and permission of instructor. Seminar in the process of teaching reading to deaf children; observation and demonstration. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

164A. Student Teaching: Speech and Hearing Handicapped (4-9; max total 9)
Prerequisites: 5-15 units of CD 130 or 230, including 150 supervised clinical hours; admission to the credential program; corequisite: CD 209. Directed observation, participation, and clinical practice (100 hours minimum) under supervision. (Lab fee, $10) (Formerly AS 164A)

164B. Student Teaching: Deaf and Hard of Hearing (4-9; max total 9)
Prerequisites: 4 units of CD 160 or 260; approval by a departmental review committee; admission to the credential program. Teaching under supervision in a class for deaf or hard-of-hearing children. Directed observation, participation, and weekly conference with university supervisor. (Lab fee, $10)

164C. Student Teaching: Audiology (5-15; max total 15)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor and admission to the credential program. Directed observation, participation, and supervised clinical practice (100 hours minimum) in the school setting. Conferences with university supervisor as arranged. (Lab fee, $10)

171. Professional Writing in Communicative Sciences and Disorders (3)
Prerequisites: CD 105 and 109, or 162 and 163. Principles of clinical and scientific writing in communicative disorders; exercises in writing professional and scientific reports.

172. Neural Bases of Speech, Language, and Hearing (3)
Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102. Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological bases of speech, language, and hearing; clinical implications of neuropathology. Field trip may be required.

188T. Topics in Communicative Sciences and Disorders (1-3; max total 6)
Special courses offered on various topics not included in the regular curricula in speech, language and hearing sciences and disorders.

190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.


GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)




Communicative Disorders (CD)

200. Graduate Studies and Research
in Communicative Disorders (3)

Introduction to graduate studies and methods of research in communicative disorders; concepts and methods of science and clinical research designs; graduate level professional and scientific writing skills.

201. Interviewing and Counseling
in Communicative Disorders (3)

Theory and practice in interviewing and counseling clients and families related to specific speech, language and hearing disorders. Techniques for altering and modifying behaviors that affect maximum growth and potential of the client and families.

202. Aural Rehabilitation (3)
Prerequisites: CD 128, 131. Habilitative and rehabilitative procedures to assist the hearing impaired: amplification, speech-reading, auditory training, speech and language training; psycho-socio-educational issues. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

203. Hearing Aids I (3)
Prerequisite: CD 202. Electroacoustic analysis of amplification systems; identification, evaluation, and management of the candidate for amplification. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

204. Seminar in Stuttering (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Research on stuttering in children and adults; assessment and treatment procedures.

206. Seminar in Phonological Disorders (3)
Prerequisites: CD 95, 101, 105, 107, 110. Phonological and articulatory processes and disorders in first and second language production; assessment and treatment procedures.

207. Seminar in Aphasia in Adults (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Aphasia and its neurological, linguistic, and behavioral corre lates; assessment and treatment procedures.

209. Speech-Hearing in Public School Environment (1)
Corequisite: CD 164A. Seminar in selecting assessment and remediation procedures for public school children with communicative disorders; demonstration and application of therapeutic procedures; organization and administration of school speech and hearing program.

210. Seminar in Structural Speech Disorders (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theories and etiologies of orofacial growth and clefts; diagnostic and habilitative processes.

213. Seminar in Neurological Speech Disorders (3)
Prerequisite: CD 102. Symptomatology and etiology of neurogenic speech disorders; habilitation and rehabilitation processes.

214. Seminar in Language Disorders of Infants and Children (3)
Prerequisites: CD 95, 109. Etiology, symptomatology, assessment, and habilitation of language disorders in infants, toddlers, and children.

215. Augmentative Communication Systems (3)
Principles, analysis, assessment techniques, and implementation procedures for developing augmentative communication systems with speech and language impaired children and adults. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

230. Advanced Clinical Practice in Speech and Hearing Therapy
(1-6; max total 24)

Prerequisites: CD 80, 95, 101, 102, 103, 105, 107, 110. Supervised clinical practice in the diagnosis and treatment of communicative disorders; development of treatment programs, parent counseling; referrals; on- and off-campus clinical sites. (Lab fee, $10)

231. Audiology II (3)
Prerequisites: CD 103, 128, 131, 172, and permission of instructor. Advanced differential diagnosis procedures; special problems in audiology related to nonorganic hearing loss, central auditory loss, the "dizzy" patient, and the difficult-to-test patient. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

232. Seminar in Pediatric Audiology (3)
Evaluation and management of children with auditory disorders.

233. Seminar in Amplification II (3)
Prerequisites: CD 203 and permission of instructor. Advanced topics and special considerations related to rehabilitation through amplification.

234. Seminar in Hearing Conservation (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Principles of hearing conservation; implementation of hearing conservation programs in the community and industry. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

235. Seminar in Instrumentation
in Communicative Disorders (3)

Prerequisite: Phys 2B. Calibration equipment and procedures, signal generation, recording, storage and analysis; instrumentation for clinical and research use in communicative disorders. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

240. Assessment (3)
Prerequisites: CD 172 and permission of instructor. Electrocochleography, auditory brainstem response, middle latency response, and electronystamography.

250. Advanced Clinical Practice: Audiology (1-6; max total 24)
Prerequisites: CD 103, 128, 131, graduate standing and permission of instructor. Supervised clinical practice in diagnosis and management of hearing problems. (Lab fee, $10)

260. Advanced Clinical Practice: Education of the Deaf (1-6; max total 12)
Prerequisites: CD 135, 162, 163, 164, 202 or concurrently. Supervised clinical participation and practice in teaching people who are deaf and severely hard-of-hearing; parent counseling; on- and off-campus clinical sites. (Lab fee, $10)

261. Instructional Technology with the Deaf (3)
Principles, analysis, assessment techniques, and implementation of instructional technology for teaching deaf students. Includes computer-based approaches for teaching deaf and hearing impaired individuals. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

262. Seminar in Speech for the Deaf (3)
Prerequisites: CD 162, 202, permission of instructor, and successful completion of the NTE (General Knowledge - Core Battery) or a Single or Multiple Subject Credential. Methods to develop oral communication for deaf children; demonstration and off-campus practicum. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

263. Seminar in Language for the Deaf (3)
Prerequisites: CD 163, permission of instructor, and and successful completion of the NTE (General Knowledge - Core Battery) or a Single or Multiple Subject Credential. Language problems of the deaf; techniques of remediation; use of specialized equipment and development of teaching materials. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)

264. Seminar in Elementary School Subjects for the Deaf (3)
Prerequisites: CD 164 aand successful completion of the NTE (General Knowledge - Core Battery) or a Single or Multiple Subject Credential. Special problems and techniques of adapting elementary school curriculum to the needs of deaf children; demonstration and practice. Project required.

267. Internship in Speech-Language Pathology (1-6; max total 24)
Prerequisites: 5-15 units of CD 130 or 230 and permission of instructor. Supervised internship in speech-language pathology; diagnosis and management of communicative disorders. CR/NC grading only.

268. Internship with the Deaf (6)
Prerequisites: CD 135, 164B, 261, 262, 263, 264, aand successful completion of the NTE (General Knowledge - Core Battery) or a Single or Multiple Subject Credential. Supervised internship in a residential school for deaf children. Full time in residence for 8 weeks. CR/NC grading only. (Formerly C D 268)

269. Internship in Audiology (1-6)
Prerequisites: CD 203, 231, 232 and permission of instructor. Supervised internship involving diagnosis and management of audiologic conditions. CR/NC grading only. (Lab fee, $10)

270. Seminar in Organization and Management
of Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinics (1-3)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Establishing, organizing, and maintaining speech, language, and hearing clinics.

290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study. Approved for SP grading.

298. Individual or Group Research Project (1-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: consent of advisory committee. See Criteria for Thesis and Project. A written report on an individual or group research project for the master's degree. Approved for SP grading.

299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation and submission of a thesis. Approved for SP grading.


In-Service Course


(See Course Numbering System.)


Communicative Disorders (CD)

300T. Selected Topics in Communicative Disorders
for Continuing Education (1-3)

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