4.6 Courses

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The course credit weight is given in parentheses after the title.
SCSD 609 Neuromotor Disorders.

(3) The focus of this course will be on the assessment and management of motor speech disorders, associated with both acquired and developmental neuromotor disorders, and swallowing disorders (of both neuromotor and structural origin).

(3) Basic diagnostic and rehabilitative procedures, goals and procedures used in clinical audiology, and the psychoacoustic theories on which they are based will be presented.

(3) The anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing mechanisms will be covered. Topics will include neuroanatomy, the anatomy and physiology of the head, neck and upper torso, and the external, middle, and inner ear.

(3) Methodologies used in research and measurement in the field of communication sciences and disorders will be introduced. Topics covered include: the nature and interpretation of test norms; validity; interpretation of test score differences; and questionnaire development (scaling). Tests currently used in speech-language pathology and audiology are examined.

(3) Theories and research related to normal and abnormal phonological development in children will be studied.

(3) The structure and nature of on-line processing of the language code, and the interaction of structure and function of language will be studied. Theories about the nature of representation and research concerning its processing, and the role of sociocultural factors in linguistic performance also will be covered.

(3) The acoustic analysis and perception of speech and related pathologies will be presented. Theories and models of speech production, speech motor control, and speech perception will be considered.

(3) The nature of phonological disorders and clinical approaches for their remediation in children will be presented.

(3) Theories of language acquisition, prerequisites to language development, and current issues in research will be studied. Topics include the role of input, individual differences in acquisition, and language socialization.

(3) This course addresses the strengths and weaknesses of various research designs. Issues concerning the analysis and interpretation of research results also will be discussed.

(3) The nature of stuttering, various causal theories, and techniques for evaluation and treatment of children and adults will be presented.

(3) The nature of developmental language disorders and the assessment of language competence and performance in both speaking and non-speaking children will be studied.

(3) Current theories of language- brain relationships and speech and language deficits subsequent to brain damage will be studied. A review of current research on phonetic, lexical, and syntactic processing in brain-damaged individuals is included.

(3) Information about the vocal mechanism, its pathologies, and methods of evaluation and treatment will be studied.

(3) This course addresses the effects of hearing impairment in adults as well as in the developing child with attention to problems in speech, language, and cognitive function as well as social-emotional adjustment. Various intervention approaches are examined.

(3) Major theories of language disorders are translated into intervention principles used in language treatment programs. Adaptations of intervention techniques to suit specific disorders (including augmentative communication) will be explored.

(3) Various classificatory systems and appropriate assessment and remediation principles for brain-damaged individuals will be covered. Theoretical and clinical issues relevant to treatment of aphasic, neuromotor, and memory disorders will be considered.

(2) This course provides an introduction to professional practice through intensive exposure to a variety of clinical populations.

(3) (This course may be taken as an advanced course for M.Sc. students.) Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.

(3) Current research and professional issues in communication sciences and disorders will be discussed. Specific topics to be selected yearly.

(3) Information pertinent to cerebral palsy, cleft palate, autism, mental retardation, multiple handicaps and syndromes involving speech and language disorders will be presented. General descriptions of the disorders and specific assessment and remedial procedures will be addressed.

(3) Current research and professional issues in communication sciences and disorders will be discussed. Specific topics to be selected yearly.

(2) This course enhances professional practice independence through intensive exposure to a variety of clinical populations.

(3) Advanced physiology and neurophysiology of mastication and deglutition, including normal function and diagnosis and treatment of swallowing disorders.

(1) Course provides initial practicum experiences including a combination of the following: speech/language and hearing screenings, facility tours, short term placements and laboratory assignments.

(1) This course provides clinical experience through short-term placements and screenings, as well as discussions of current practicum issues.

(1) Professional practice experiences focusing on a variety of clinical populations are provided. Discussion of advanced issues in clinical practice is included.

(1) This course provides clinical practicum experiences in a range of settings. Professional practice issues are considered.