A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline.
Introduction to graduate-level writing and research strategies. Content includes identification of problems/research topics, use of library databases and web sources, organization of content, and use of current APA style.
Professional issues in speech-language pathology as they relate to public schools, medical settings and private practice. Topics include the legislative issues, business practices, ethics, third party reimbursement procedures and laws.
Principles of evidence-based practice in speech-language pathology. Students will engage in systematic inquiry of treatment and assessment research studies in speech-language pathology. This will include forming answerable clinical questions, conducting thorough literature searches, critically appraising scientific evidence, and synthesizing findings to come to clinical decisions.
Neuroanatomy-physiology related to speech, language and hearing; neuropathologies of the central nervous system and results of neurological insult.
Etiologies and symptoms of dysphonia and laryngectomies, assessment and intervention strategies. Resonance disorders associated with cleft lip and palate and causes, including assessment and intervention in a team approach.
Diagnostic principles, procedures, and materials used to assess individuals with communication disorders. Additional topics: case history, oral mechanism and interviewing techniques. Learners will perform speech/language screenings and diagnostic evaluations.
Diagnostic principles, procedures, and materials used in criterion-referenced assessment of individuals with communication disorders. Learners will perform speech and language screenings and diagnostic evaluations.
Diagnostic principles, procedures, and materials used in criterion-referenced assessment of individuals with communication disorders in a medical setting.
Theory and procedures for rehabilitation of children and adults with hearing loss.
(3 lecture, 2 laboratory) Laboratory required. Models of speech production and perception, measurement techniques for simple and complex signals. Lab addresses application of models of speech production and perception to experimental and clinical situations.
Perform basic audiometric testing: audiometric screening, routine hearing evaluation and impedance audiometry. S/U graded.
Habilitation/rehabilitation of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Includes hearing aid and/or cochlear implant management.
Introduces students to issues related to treating individuals with speech and/or language disorders. Topics include writing treatment plans, evaluating clinical performance, working with supervisors, measuring outcomes, and risk management. S/U graded.
Students improve clinical skills and learn about issues related to clinical practice, including ethics, counseling, self evaluation, treatment notes, efficacy, outcome measures, sharing information verbally and relating to diverse populations.
Students improve their clinical skills and learn about issues related to clinical practice, including continuing education, conflict resolution, counseling, data keeping methods, technology, and clinical research.
Theory and practice of advanced techniques of audiometric assessment.
Students improve their clinical skills and learn about issues related to clinical practice in medical settings, including interviewing, professional liability, clinical fellowship year, leadership, mentoring, advanced counseling skills, and demonstrating clinical effectiveness.
Supervised full-time experience working with school children. S/U graded.
Perform the full range of clinical audiological services, including special testing, hearing aid evaluations and dispensing of hearing aids.
The study of bioacoustics and comparative anatomy and physiology of vocal and auditory mechanisms for various taxonomic classes.
Study of audiological evaluation of animals with a focus on canines. Anatomy, pathology, restraint, conditioning, and behavior will be explored.
Students will engage in systematic inquiry in audiology. This may include evaluating current research, posing research questions, formulating research designs, and developing formal research proposals.
Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.)
This course describes signs and symptoms, evaluation approaches, differential diagnostic criteria, prevention, and management approaches to speech and language disorders resulting from acquired neurological dysfunction across the lifespan.
In-depth study of normal and disordered deglutition in adult and pediatric populations and dysphagia diagnosis and management.
Etiologies and characteristics of motor speech disorders. Differential diagnosis and treatment of the disorders will be explored with pediatric and adult populations.
Describes assistive technology (AT) applications for individuals with limited/restricted verbal communication. Emphasis on multidisciplinary assessment selection and use of low and high assistive technologies for communication and learning.
Disorders of speech production in pediatric populations. Biological, cognitive, linguistic, and ethno cultural systems influencing speech production, contributing/causal factors, theories of acquisition, assessment and treatment issues.
Characteristics of fluency and fluency disorders; biological, developmental, and environmental factors contributing to fluency disorders; models of and research in fluency disorders; assessment of fluency; and, treatment of fluency disorders.
This course will provide a strong clinical foundation in tinnitus and hyperacusis. Theories of origin, assessment and intervention will be taught through lectures, readings and hands-on applications.
Language disorders and prelinguistic communication, infancy through preschool. Application of contemporary theory and legislative assessment/treatment for infants and children demonstrating or at-risk for social-communicative-linguistic impairments.
In-depth study of impairments of oral language, reading, and written expression in school-age children and adolescents. Explores typical development, models of impairment, assessment and treatment.
Supervised full-time clinical experience in diagnosis/treatment of persons with speech, language and/or hearing disorders in medical settings. S/U graded.
Individual original research under the direction of faculty, aimed at acquisition of research skills, appreciation of the scientific inquiry process, knowledge of scientific writing style and dissemination. S/U graded.
Advanced physiology of the human auditory system, emphasizing electrical potentials; processes of pathophysiology.
Advanced study of the theory and use of hearing aids, other amplification devices and assistive listening devices.
This course is designed as an advanced continuation of the CSD 615 sequence. It is a seminar to engage students in a doctoral scholarly research project. Students will explore multiple avenues for the presentation of professional quality scholarship.
Emphasis on teaching techniques and methods for college and university instruction. S/U graded.
Concepts of loudness, adaptation, auditory fatigue, masking and the critical band, pitch perception, localization, temporal order and perceptual organization.
A continuation of the advanced study of the theory, instrumentation, and use of hearing aids and assistive listening devices with emphasis on applied theory and clinical use.
Theory and process of differential diagnosis of hearing and auditory processing disorders. Focus on behavioral testing, advanced immittance concepts and assessment. Some exposure to other objective measures.
This course will focus on the application of audiological practices such as screening, assessment, rehabilitation, counseling, and instrumentation to manage children with varying hearing abilities in educational settings.
Theoretical overview, biologic bases, audiologic assessment, and management of adults and children with auditory processing disorders (APD). Emphasis on application of theoretical knowledge to practical clinical audiology methods and techniques.
The study of noise as it pertains to the auditory system. Physical aspects of noise, instrumentation, measurement and reduction principles, hearing conservation management.
Advanced study of auditory physiology, otoacoustic emissions, multi-frequency tympanometry and auditory evoked potentials.
Study of the medical correlates of hearing impairment including pathogenesis of auditory pathologies, medical/surgical intervention, congenital/genetic syndromes, and related radiology/imaging/surgical techniques.
Advanced study of vestibular physiology, assessment and rehabilitation.
Pharmacology and ototoxicity as applied to clinical audiology. Basic mechanisms of pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics and classes of drugs relative to otologic disorders.
Advances in cochlear implant device circuitry, electrode design, speech processing strategies, candidacy, and rehabilitation are explored. The history and technological progression of cochlear implants are also reviewed.
Introduction to issues and resources to manage an audiology practice. Topics of business planning, fiscal management, coding and third-party reimbursement, personnel management, marketing and professional communication, and working relationships
Overview of professional responsibilities and intra-professional relationships in the hearing health care delivery system. Medical-legal issues, practice guidelines, licensure, intra-personal skills and ethics are addressed.
(3 lecture, 2 lab) Laboratory required. Theory and practice of electrophysiologic assessment of the auditory system. Lab addresses clinical assessment using auditory evoked potentials testing. Evaluation, interpretation, and reporting of results will be included.
Philosophy, diagnosis, and management of hearing loss in children. Includes auditory development, appropriate hearing assessment techniques for infants and children, interpretation of results, administering follow-up, and effective caregiver counseling.
Full-time, broad-based clinical experience in the diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention of hearing loss in a supervised off-campus site. Enrollment is during the 4th year of the Au.D. program. S/U graded.
Exploration of the unique aspects of working with animal owners and professionals in animal care and veterinary settings.
Perform brainstem auditory evoked response screening and diagnostic testing with canines and equines. S/U graded.