Course Descriptions
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CD 4620: Aural Rehabilitation (3)
This course discusses the effects of hearing loss on verbal communication. Methods for providing speech and language services for pediatric and adult clients who exhibit various severitities of hearing loss are highlighted. Educational options for children who are deaf and services that will benefit the child's developments are also explored.

CD 6120: Auditory-Based Disorders (3)
This course addresses the academic, psychosocial, and behavioral problems in school children which are caused by or associated with hearing loss, and auditory-related problems. Emphasis is on assessment and management issues in relation to the communication disorders professional in a school setting. Theories and research on language and speech in children with hearing loss are explored.

CD: 6430: Concepts and Practices of Research (3)
This course introduces the student to clinical research, the systematic investigations performed on human subjects which are related to the principles of design and analysis form the context for the examination and integration of scientific knowledge with clinical practice. The laboratory sections provide students with the opportunity to apply concepts, to develop a research proposal and to critically evaluate the literature.

CD: 6220: Assessment Issues and Procedures in Communication Disorders Across the Lifespan (2)
This course provides the theory, administration and interpretation of tests and other standardized and non-standardized diagnostic procecures used in determining the nature, severity and etiology of speech and language disorders across the lifespan. Attention is given to interviewing, case history taking, and report wirting. The course further addresses how interpretation of diagnostic findings leads to clinical decision-making, and rehabilitative planning and reporting and considers the cultural fairness of such activities.

CD 4660/6660 Sign Language I (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a beginning receptive and expressive vocabulary of signs and acquaint them with the manual alphabet. Students develop a basic understanding of the physiology and medical aspects of hearing loss and become aware of facets of the sociology and culture of deafness. Information is provided on the causes of hearing loss, as well as the educational and social implications of hearing loss. This is a beginning level course for students who have not previously completed a sign language course. Students taking this class for graduate credit must complete an additional project on an accelerated level appropriate for such graduate credit.

CD 4661/6661 Sign Language II (3)
This course offers continued development in the language of sign with emphasis on building vocabulary and developing conversational skills. Students taking this course for graduate credit must complete an additional project on an accelerated level appropriate for such graduate credit.

CD 6640 Fluency Disorders (3)
This course addresses contemporary interpretation and theories about the causes of stuttering and other fluency disorders and methods of treatment, including differential diagnosis, application of learning theory concepts, and approaches to the scientific study of behavior modification. In addition, some of the present controversies in this area are explored and selected issues less commonly addressed such as the portrayal of individuals who stutter in the media, examination of biological and/or genetic causal mechanisms and a critical review of treatment efficacy research may be included.

CD 7120 Developmental Disabilities (3)
This course reviews the definitions, classifications, prevalence and etiologic factors associated with developmental disabilities. It includes information about the psychological and behavioral characteristics of developmental disabilities as well as educational considerations and service delivery models used with individuals who have developmental disabilities. The role of the speech-language pathologist in working with children and adults with developmental disabilities is addressed. Prerequisites: CD 6280 and CD 6380.


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