Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SLPA)

SLPA101
Beginning American Sign Language I

Description: Beginning course in American Sign Language (ASL). Development of vocabulary and grammatical structures of ASL. Receptive and expressive skill development. Easy ASL video literature.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 102; SLPA 201

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA102
Beginning American Sign Language II

Prerequisites: SLPA 101.

Description: Beginning course in American Sign Language (ASL). Development of vocabulary and grammatical structures of ASL. Receptive and expressive skill development. Easy ASL video literature.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 201

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA150
Communication Processes and Disorders

Description: Introduction to the speech, language, and hearing problems of children and adults. Identification and understanding of different types of communication disorders; appropriate referrals; general orientation to the field of speech-language pathology and audiology. Normal speech and language development. Clinical observations may be required.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 250; SPED 454

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded
Course and Laboratory Fee:$50

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA201
Second Year American Sign Language I

Prerequisites: SLPA 101 and 102.

Description: Conversational American Sign Language (ASL). Idiomatic uses of ASL. Use of ASL for creative expression. Extensive viewing, translation and discussion of videotaped ASL conversations and literature.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 202

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA202
Second Year American Sign Language II

Prerequisites: SLPA 201.

Description: Conversational American Sign Language (ASL). Idiomatic uses of ASL. Use of ASL for creative expression. Extensive viewing, translation and discussion of videotaped ASL conversations and literature.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA250
Descriptive Phonetics and Normal Speech Development

Prerequisites: SLPA 150

Description: Theories of acquisition and development, phoneme classification and factors affecting phonological systems. Development of proficiency in phonetic transcription.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 455; SLPA 456; SLPA 464

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA251
Normal Language Development

Description: Description of the normal language acquisition process in children; theories of language development and factors influencing language acquisition.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA271
Hearing and Balance I

Description: Identification of the deaf or hard of hearing. Etiologies and pathologies of hearing impairment. Basic testing techniques of pure tone and speech audiometry.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 472

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA398
Special Topics in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Prerequisites: Permission.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA399
Independent Study

Prerequisites: Permission.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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SLPA421
Professional Issues for the Communication Disorders Specialist

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing

Description: Professional issues as they relate to the speech-language professional. Legal aspects, program issues, and administrative responsibilities.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 441

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:4

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

SLPA441
Methods for the Communication Disorders Specialist

Prerequisites: SLPA 421

Description: Specific methods for planning, organizing and delivering clinical services in speech-language pathology.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA450
Audiology for Educators of the Deaf or Hard of HearingCrosslisted with SLPA 850

Description: Anatomy and physiology of hearing; components of adequate evaluation for placement and educational planning; diagnosis using audiogram, functional and communication assessment; stimulation and utilization of residual hearing; and management of assistive and/or augmentative devices.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA452
Normal Language Development During School YearsCrosslisted with SLPA 852

Description: Normal syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic language development in school-age children and youth. Complex syntax, semantic development, pragmatic development, using language to learn, language-literacy relations, and abstract language development.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA453
Neurological Foundations of Speech and Language

Description: To gain a working knowledge of the organization (neuroanatomy) and function (neurophysiology) of the central and peripheral nervous system in relation to motor control, somatosensory physiology, vocalization, central pattern generation, speech, and language production. Special consideration is directed towards the neurology of human communication processes, speech and language; classification of impairments (sensory, motor, integrative functions) according to the site of lesion(s).

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA454
Research Methodology in Speech-Language Pathology and AudiologyCrosslisted with SLPA 854

Prerequisites: Speech-language pathology and audiology major

Description: Introduction to research principles, methods, and design. Survey and critique of research in special education and communication disorders.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 487

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA455
Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms

Prerequisites: SLPA 250, BIOS 213/L or BIOS 214

This is graded as student option

Description: Normal anatomical structures involved in speech and hearing and the consequences of their actions.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA456
Speech and Hearing Science

Prerequisites: SLPA 250 or permission

Description: Nature, propagation, and analysis of sound; the sensation and perception of sound.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA461
Language Disorders: Preschool LevelCrosslisted with SLPA 861

Prerequisites: Parallel SLPA 461L/861L.

Description: Characteristics of language impaired preschool children and the nature of their disorders. Introduction to principles of assessment and treatment.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA461L
Language Disorders: Preschool Level LabCrosslisted with SLPA 861L

Prerequisites: Parallel with SLPA 461/861.

Description: Practical application of language assessment and intervention in preschool children with language disorders.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$5
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

SLPA464
Speech Sound Disorders

Prerequisites: SLPA 250

Description: Assessment and remediation of articulation and phonological disorders.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA472
Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation

Prerequisites: SLPA 271 or equivalent

Description: Introduction to materials and educational methodologies and models for rehabilitation of the deaf or hard of hearing. Review of levels of communication, information processing, auditory training, and speech reading.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA473
Hearing and Balance IICrosslisted with SLPA 873

Prerequisites: SLPA 271

Description: Overview of the principles of audiologic assessment including diagnosing adults with hearing impairments, using physiologic and behavior test procedures. Performance of a basic audiological test batter (including case history, otoscopy, air/bone conduction, pure-tone audiometry, masking, acoustic immittance, and otoacoustic emission). Understand the background theory and interpretations of audiological tests and their implications for dizziness/imbalance.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA484
Research Issues

Description: Ethics and responsibilities associated with the conduct of research, including scientific conduct, data custody and management, establishing and promoting good laboratory practices, defining a project/study team (authorship, roles, responsibilities), due process and investigator protections in alleged cases of scientific fraud, human and animal protection, research dissemination modes and grant funding.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:4

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SLPA486
Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationCrosslisted with SLPA 886

Prerequisites: Junior status or graduate status

Description: Introduction to the augmentative communication options for persons unable to speak or write because of physical, language, or cognitive disability.

This course is a prerequisite for: SLPA 897E

Course details
Credit Hours:2-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:2-3

ACE:

SLPA487
Research Rotation and Reflection

Prerequisites: SLPA 454 or SLPA 854

Description: Gain research experience in laboratories affiliated with the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders under the supervision of research faculty.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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SLPA488
Linguistic Needs of Bilingual and Culturally Different StudentsCrosslisted with SLPA 888

Prerequisites: SLPA 250 and 251

Description: Theoretical and applied information about situational factors which have an impact on spoken and written language; addresses how individual differences due to gender, handicapping conditions, socio-economic status, and cultural-ethnic background contribute to diversity in communication patterns and often act as a barrier to successful interactions in learning and social settings.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 9 Global/Diversity
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 9 Global/Diversity

SLPA490
Workshop Seminar
Course details
Credit Hours:1-12
Max credits per semester:12
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-12

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SLPA494
Independent StudyCrosslisted with SLPA 894, SPED 494, SPED 894

Prerequisites: Prior arrangements with faculty member and permission.

Description: Individual or group projects that are extensions of course work, such as preparation of teaching materials, review of literature, observation/exploration of practices, design of curricular or clinical tools. Topic, scope and grading parameters are under guidance of a department faculty member, but topic can be student-initiated. These projects are generally relevant to the student's professional practice and advance the student's and possibly others' knowledge on a topic. Such projects may result in professional presentations.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Experiential Learning:Research

Credit Hours:1-3

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SLPA496
Readings and Research in Speech-Language Pathology and AudiologyCrosslisted with SLPA 896

Prerequisites: Permission.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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SLPA498
Research Other than ThesisCrosslisted with SLPA 898

Description: Individual or group project designed to help students develop understandings, skills, and outlooks that would allow them to conduct original, independent research in the future. Topic of research may be related to the instructors current research projects or area of study or a topic of interest to the student for pilot work; approval of the topic/project is at the discretion of the instructor.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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SLPA499H
Honors Thesis

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation.

Description: Conduct a scholarly research project and write a University Honors Program or undergraduate thesis.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Experiential Learning:Research

Credit Hours:3

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