Communication Sciences and Disorders

2009-2010 Course listings

 

CSD 212 Introduction to Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders

3 credits Y

Overview of biological, psychological and social bases of human communication. Nature of deviations from/disruptions to normal speech, language, hearing. Basic principles of diagnosis, intervention, prevention. For human service providers, helping professionals, school administrators. Cannot receive credit for both CSD 212 and CSD 303.

CSD 303 Communication in the Classroom

3 IR

Survey of development of oral communication and disorders that may interfere with effective communication and affect school performance. Emphasis upon collaboration between teachers and speech/language pathologist in describing and facilitating children’s communication.

 

CSD 315/CSD 615 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism

3 Y
Structure and function of the skeletal, neurological, and muscular systems involved in breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation, and hearing. Additional work is required of graduate students.
Prereq: CSD 212 or equivalent

 

CSD 316/616 Introduction to Applied Phonetics

3 Y
Anatomical structures and processes involved in speech production. Phonetics transcription of speech of adults, normally developing children, and children with speech disorders. Acoustic phonetics, phonology and dialects.

 

CSD 325 Fundamentals of Hearing Sciences

3 Y
Introductory anatomy, physiology and function of the normal auditory system. Introduction to the physics of sound and psychoacoustic principles. Prereq: CSD 212 or permission of instructor.

 

CSD 345 Fundamentals of Speech Science

3 Y
Acoustic-productive and perceptual aspects of speech. Normal processes of speech production, the speech signal produced and its perception.
Prereq: CSD 315/615, CSD 316/616 or permission of instructor

 

CSD 409/609 Cognitive Neurosciences of Speech and Language

3 Y
Neuroanatomical and neurophysiological aspects of speech and language. Role of central and peripheral nervous system in normal speech and language activities. Additional work required of graduate students.

 

CSD 422/622 Development of Speech and Language

3 Y
Theories and research on children’s acquisition of communication, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, morphology, and phonology. Relationships between oral and written language skills in comprehension and production processing; individual differences; cognitive, social, biological, familial and cultural influences. Additional work required of graduate students.

 

CSD 425/625 Stuttering

3 Y
Theories of onset, development, and maintenance of diffluent speech; differentiation of normal vs. stuttered disfluencies; approaches to assessment and intervention across age range, settings, and severity levels; familial considerations, counseling, and environmental modifications; individualizing intervention. Additional work required of graduate students.

CSD 427/627 Articulation Disorders

3 Y
Overview of normal articulation and development. Characterization and description of articulation disorders. Incidence, etiology, related factors. Differences versus disorders. Principles of assessment, types of diagnostic instruments. Elements involved in therapy, various approaches to remediation. Prereq: CSD 316/616 or equivalent.

 

CSD 429/629 Basic Clinical Audiology

3 Y
Fundamentals of psychophysics of audiology, anatomy, and physiology of the auditory mechanism. Disorders of hearing. Pure tone and speech audiometry. Differential diagnosis. Special procedures for children. Public-school audiometry. Auditory rehabilitation. Additional work required of graduate students.

 

CSD 437/636 Cultural and Linguistic Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders

3 Y
Discussion of linguistic and cultural variation and comparisons of language acquisition and child socialization across cultures. The assessment and treatment of communication disorders in individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse groups. Prereq: CSD 316 or 616 or permission of instructor. Additional work required of graduate students

 

CSD 439/639 Technology and Rehabilitation for Hearing Loss

3 O

Cochlear implants, hearing aids and other assistive devices and teachonologies used for intervention in adults and children with hearing loss. Approaches to aural rehabilitation. Additional work required of graduate students. Prereq: CSD 325, CSD 429/629

 

CSD 446/646 Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems

3 SS

Philosophical, theoretical, and practical issues in enhancing communication for individuals with severe disabilities. Assistive technologies, identification and evaluation of systems to meet needs of children and adults. Teaching system use in family, school community settings. Additional work required of graduate students.

 

CSD 450 Clinical/ Classroom Practicum

1 S
Supervise practicum in clinic, hospital, early intervention or school setting. Includes planning, staffing, implementation, modification, and outcomes assessment of evaluation and intervention procedures with clients and their families; professional issues addressed in regular seminar meetings. Permission of instructor. Prereq or Coreq: CSD 551

 

CSD 451 Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology

3 Y
Principles of professional practice in home, clinic, hospital, and school settings, assessment, remediation and treatment efficacy; learning processes and motivation; data analysis; behavioral management; multicultural issues; counseling; professional oral and written communication; ethics; professional organizations. Must be matriculated in Communication sciences and disorders. Additional work required of graduate students.

 

CSD 457/657 Voice Disorders

3 Y
Characteristics assessment, remediation of voice difficulties in children and adults. Anatomy and physiology of vocal mechanism, functional dysphonias, organic dysphonias, neurological dysphonias, resonance disorders and laryngectomy. Prevention of phonation disorders. Additional work required for graduate students. Prereq: CSD 315/615. CSD 345 or equivalent.

CSD 477/677 Speech-Language Pathology in School Settings

3 Y
Historical, legislative, administrative aspects of speech-language pathology school programming. Services delivery models; classroom management; collaborative assessment; and teaching. Adapting and implementing IEPs; Social cultural, linguistic, family and community factors; rights and responsibilities in programming. Additional work required of graduate students. Perreq: CSD 451/651 or permission of instructor.

CSD 611 Motor Speech Disorders

3 Y
Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology of brain motor systems. Characteristics of the dysarthrias and apraxia in children and adults due to congenital or acquired etiologies, including degenerative diseases. Application of basic principles of motor learning.
Prereq: CSD 315,CSD 615 or equivalent

 

CSD 612 Genetics, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Disorders

3 SS
Genetic bases of craniofacial disorders, cleft palate and other disorders. Basic molecular and clinical genetics. Communicative disorders related to cleft palate and other craniofacial disorders. Anatomy, physiology, craniofacial embryology. Characteristics, diagnosis, treatment of cleft palate.
Prereq: CSD 315,615 or permission of instructor

 

CSD 618 Dysphagia

3 Y
Anatomy and physiology of normal and disordered swallowing. Description of swallowing disorders associated with numerous medical conditions. Assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders in adults and children.
Prereq: CSD 315/615, CSD 409/609 or permission of instructor

 

CSD 623 Language Disorders of Early Childhood

3 Y
Assessment and intervention strategies for birth to 5 years in home, clinic, and school. Presymbolic communication, precursors to written language, individual/ cultural differences, social, cognitive, familial, community factors; specific language impairment, pervasive developmental disorders, cognitive impairments.
Prereq: CSD 422/622 or permission of instructor

 

CSD 637 Instrumentation for Speech and Hearing

3 Y
Use of instrumentation and its callibration in clinical settings and in research. Brief introduction to electronics.

 

CSD 638 Clinical Phonology

3 Y
Overview of principles and concepts of phonology; applications of various theories of phonology in clinical settings. Focus on both assessment and treatment of phonological disorders. Practice with formal and informal phonological analysis procedures. Phonetics course and some background in communication disorders or linguistics.
Prereq: CSD 316/616 or equivalent and CSD 427/627 or equivalent

 

CSD 645 Speech Science

3 Y
Past and present research and theory in speech science. Current models and theories used to explain articulatory, perceptual, and respiratory events related to speech. Demonstrations and laboratory experiences using some of the equipment, measurements, and methods used by speech scientists.

CSD 650 Clinical/Classroom Practicum

1-4 S
Supervised practicum in clinic, hospital, early intervention, or school setting. Includes planning, staffing, implementation, modification, and outcomes assessment of evaluation and intervention procedures with clients and their families; professional issues addressed in regular seminar meetings.
Prereq: Permission of instructor

 

CSD 658 Auditory Anatomy and Physiology

3 Y
Anatomy and physiology of outer, middle, and inner ear; central auditory mechanisms in normal systems. Underlying systems and signals theory will be used to explain response measurement techniques and auditory response analysis.
Prereq: CSD 315/615 or equivalent

 

 

CSD 661 Advanced Clinical Audiology

3 Y
Rationale and development of clinical tests of auditory function. Pure tone and speech audiometry, masking, acoustic impedance, special auditory tests, and calibration.
Prereq: CSD 429/629, equivalent, or permission of instructor

 

CSD 662 Pediatric Audiology

3 SS
Developmental anatomy and physiology of the auditory mechanism. Causes and characteristics of childhood auditory disorders. Behavioral and nonbehavioral techniques for auditory assessment. Rehabilitation and counseling of hearing-impaired children.
Prereq: CSD 429/629 or equivalant

 

CSD 663 Evoked Response I

3 Y
Principles of evoked response measurement and techniques; focus on the auditory brainstem response and compound action potential in individuals with normal hearing and hearing loss.
Prereq: CSD 661,CSD 658

 

CSD 664 Evoked Response II

3 Y
Otoacoustic emissions in individuals with normal hearing and hearing loss. Middle and longlatency endogeneous and exogeneous electrical potentials in individuals with normal and impaired hearing.
Prereq: CSD 663

 

CSD 665 Medical Audiology

3 Y
Anatomical and physiological defects that characterize disorders of the middle ear, inner ear, auditory nerve, and central auditory nervous system. Psychoacoustic manifestations of auditory lesions. Familiarization with medical and surgical treatment of otologic disorders.
Prereq: CSD 429/629, equivalent, or permission of instructor.

 

CSD 666 Speech Perception and Psychoacoustics

3 Y
Auditory perception and the psychological correlates of the physical aspects of sound, acoustic phonetics, speech perception in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired individuals.
Prereq: CSD 315/ 615 or equivalent

 

CSD 667 Rehabilitative Audiology

3 Y
Demographics of hearing impairment; speech perception of hearing-impaired people; principles of amplification and other sensory prostheses; manual communication; speech reading; hearing handicap scales; psychosocial aspects of hearing impairment; special needs of the geriatric client.
Prereq: CSD 429/629

 

CSD 668 Cerumen Management

1 Y
Ear canal examination, cerumen and the canal secretory system, cerumen management, audiometric and immitance data, contraindications.

 

CSD 673 Hearing Aids I

3 Y
Historical development of hearing aids, electroacoustic measurements of hearing aids, compression technology and ear mold acoustics.
Prereq: CSD 429/629 or concurrent with 661 or permission of instructor

CSD 674 Hearing Aids II

3 Y
Strategies used to select and fit amplification for hearing impaired children and adults, subjective measure, monaural and binaural effects, and troubleshooting.
Prereq: CSD 673

CSD 723 Assessment of Children's Language

3 Y
Formal and informal assessment procedures for syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of oral and written language; computerized analysis of language samples; cognitive, social, familial, educational, psychometric, and multicultural factors in test interpretation and treatment efficacy.
Prereq: CSD 422/622 or permission of instructor

 

CSD 725 Neuropathologies of Language

3 Y
Characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of aphasia. Other communicative disorders: confused language, language of generalized intellectual impairment, dysarthria, and apraxia. Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, historical trends, nature of aphasia, diagnosis and treatment.
Prereq: CSD 315/615 or equivalent

CSD 731 Language Disorders in School-Age Children

3 Y
Theory and research in oral and written language processing interventions. Curriculum-based assessment; intervention strategies for children and adolescents with language/learning disabilities. Compensatory strategies, environmental adaptations, cultural considerations, behavioral and pharmacological management, motivation, social skills instruction. Background in normal language acquisition and assessment procedures required.

 

CSD 780 Seminar in Audiology

3-9 SI
Special topics, such as special auditory tests, evaluation of special populations, new clinical procedures, and professional issues.

 

CSD 781 Industrial Audiology and Hearing Conservation

2 IR
Physiological, medical, and legal aspects of industrial audiology. Concomitant psychological and social ramifications. Current preventive and rehabilitative techniques.
Prereq: CSD 429/629,CSD 661, or permission of instructor

CSD 783 Cochlear Implants

3 Y
Physiology underlying electrical stimulation of the auditory system and perceptual attributes, signal processing of various implant devices, principles of mapping implants, and rehabilitation of cochlear implant recipients.

 

CSD 785 Professional Issues in Audiology

2 Y
Ethics, licensure, credentialing, multicultural, and other current issues in audiology.

 

CSD 787 Vestibular Assessment and Management

3 IR
Anatomy and physiology of peripheral and central vestibular system; assessment of normal and impaired individuals with focus on electronystagmography; vestibular and balance disorders; rehabilitation techniques.
Prereq: CSD 663

 

CSD 798 Current Research in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

3 Y
Objective evaluation of current research in audiology and speech pathology. Opportunities to gain multiple experiences synthesizing and presenting published research data. Exposure to the research process through independent investigations.

 

CSD 799 Independent Research in Speech Pathology or Audiology

3-9 S
Specific problems in normal or disordered processes in speech, language, or auditory systems. May be repeated for a maximum of nine credits.

 

CSD 996 Internship in Audiology

0-8 S
Supervised internship in a clinic, hospital and rehabilitation center, or school setting with an accredited audiologist. Variable length experience, earn V-grade until complete, leading to a letter grade. Must be in good standing in the audiology program and with permission of audiology clinic director.

 

CSD 998 Individual Research in Speech Pathology or Audiology

3-15 S

 

Key to abbreviations:

Y = once per year

S = every semester

SS = summer session

O = Every other year when fall is in an odd year

E = Every other year when fall is in an even year