Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences

• SAR SH 701: Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology: An Introductory Seminar
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  An introduction to the basic principles, theory, skills, and clinician characteristics necessary for counseling clients and their families. Emphasis is placed on the developing self-awareness and clinical presence as foundations for insight into the client's situation and choosing helpful responses.
• SAR SH 702: Public School
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  MS Speech-Language Pathology students only. The goal of this seminar is to provide students in public school practicum placements with knowledge regarding school-related issues such as service delivery models, assessment approaches, curriculum frameworks, governing laws and regulations, and the consultation process.
• SAR SH 704: Clinical Reasoning: IPE
  Graduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only.
  This course will address the four Inter-Professional Education (IPE) core competencies: values and ethics, roles and responsibilities, inter- professional communication, and teams and teamwork.
• SAR SH 705: Clinical Reasoning: Case Studies
  Graduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only.
  This course focuses on the application of evidence based practice, inter- professional practice, and knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to clinical problem solving in case studies that cover a range of disorders.
• SAR SH 706: Clinical Reasoning: Advanced Case Studies
  Graduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only.
  This course focuses on the application of evidence-based practice, inter- professional practice, and knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to clinical problem solving in advanced case studies that cover a range of disorders.
• SAR SH 709: Language Sample Analysis
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to elicit, transcribe and analyze conversation, narrative and expository language samples. Analyses in the areas of syntax, semantics, pragmatics and discourse are presented and the strengths and weaknesses of each of the analyses are discussed. The course also includes a discussion of theoretical and clinical issues related to the use of language sampling and analysis in the assessment and treatment of language disorders.
• SAR SH 715: Professional Issues
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course addresses professional issues relevant for graduate students preparing to transition into the work world. Topics addressed include preparing for professional certification exams, applying for licensure/certification, ethical challenges in the workplace, continuing education responsibilities, job seeking/interviewing and preparing documentation for graduation.
• SAR SH 720: Craniofacial Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  Graduate Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor
  Ontogenetic, anatomic, and physiologic aspects of orofacial anomalies with an emphasis on cleft lip and palate. Issues involving a team approach to diagnosis and treatment including medical, surgical, prosthetic, and therapeutic procedures.
• SAR SH 721: Motor Speech Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  In this course, students will review the neuroanatomy underlying motor speech disorders and will then learn about each type of motor speech disorder in detail. Most of the classes will cover specific types of dysarthria, but two sessions will focus on apraxia of speech. Clinical assessment protocols will be learned and treatment interventions will be covered. Each class will devote some time to listening and scoring audiotapes of patients with a dysarthria or apraxia of speech.
• SAR SH 725: Bilingual Considerations in Language Assessment and Intervention
  This course will review second language acquisition and bilingualism research and will introduce evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches for working with culturally and linguistically diverse individuals.
• SAR SH 727: Autism Spectrum Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course provides students with the core features of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and a description of the fundamental features of associated communication disorders. Students have the opportunity to examine receptive language, expressive language and pragmatics in individuals with ASD through video presentations and review of the literature. Students discuss and evaluate issues associated with ASD including early diagnosis, behavioral challenges, treatment techniques, and current issues in the field.
• SAR SH 728: Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing
  This course provides information on the development of pediatric feeding and swallowing and their associated disorders. It includes an overview of normal development, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding, and transition onto solids; anatomy, physiology, and neurology of pediatric feeding and swallowing; and the epidemiology of common pediatric feeding and swallowing problems. The course covers formal and informal clinical assessment; instrumental assessments; treatment of pediatric feeding and swallowing problems, including the use of thickened fluids, modified diets, special equipment, positioning, oral sensory-motor therapy, and behavioral feeding therapy. A team structure approach is emphasized along with the importance of counseling families and caregivers, including a discussion of multicultural feeding influences. Students will be able to implement assessment and therapy tasks in the form of hands-on skills and integrate these with patient interaction skills via immersive scenarios, simulation equipment and staff role-play of situations commonly encountered in clinical practice.
• SAR SH 729: School-Age Language Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course provides students with a foundation of knowledge about the etiology and characteristics of language disorders in school-age children. Students will discuss the evolving language demands that children encounter as they progress through school, and will explore the impact of language disorders on academic performance and social interaction in the classroom. Students will come to appreciate the relationship between oral and written language development, as well as the role of the SLP in the assessment and treatment of written language disorders. This course gives students the tools necessary to effectively identify, evaluate and treat children with language, reading and writing disorders.
• SAR SH 732: Fluency Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  Theories, diagnosis, and approaches to modification of stuttering behavior. Analysis of cases and review of pertinent research.
• SAR SH 733: Voice and Resonance Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course outlines the structural and functional bases of typical and disordered voice and resonance. Assessment and therapeutic techniques are structured around the fundamental principles of the science of speech production, including acoustic phonetics, basic signal processing, speech analysis, and speech perception. Both pediatric and adult disorders of voice and resonance are covered, with special emphasis on the function of interdisciplinary teams in assessment and treatment.
• SAR SH 734: Acquired Cognitive Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  An introduction to the rehabilitation of individuals with acquired brain injury across the recovery continuum from acute care to post-acute rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. Primary focus is on the role of the speech-language pathologist and the knowledge and skills required for diagnosis and treatment of this population. Formal and informal assessment tools, treatment paradigms, function of the interdisciplinary team, prevention, advocacy, and strategies to address the needs of family members are presented.
• SAR SH 735: Preschool Language Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course explores communication disorders from infancy through the preschool period. Topics addressed include theoretical frameworks for the assessment and treatment of childhood language disorders, etiology and characteristics of language/communication disorders in infants and preschool children, principles and methods of assessment and intervention, multicultural issues in assessment and intervention, and current issues in the early childhood language disorders research literature. Class sessions and assignments are designed to facilitate students' critical thinking and problem solving abilities in the area of infant and preschool communication/language disorders.
• SAR SH 736: Aphasia
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course will cover current theories of language processing and of language breakdown subsequent to neuropathology. Course topics cover neuroanatomy, neuroimaging and psycholinguistic models of language processing. Evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of adults with aphasia will be covered. Students will learn how to analyze language disorders in relation to current theories using a variety of diagnostic instruments and how to use the results of this analysis to plan for therapy.
• SAR SH 737: Evaluation and Diagnosis in Speech Pathology
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  Differential diagnosis in speech pathology. Review of pertinent research, interpretation of test results, and discussion of the implications of the diagnostic findings in a total rehabilitation process.
• SAR SH 738: Dysphagia
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SAR SH 756 and SAR SH 737; For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor.
  This course will provide basic information necessary to understand normal and abnormal swallowing and will impart the knowledge and skills needed to assess and treat patients with dysphagia. Topics include neuroanatomy and physiology of swallowing, the clinical evaluation, instrumental evaluations (fluoroscopy and endoscopy), treatment, swallowing disorders in children, and complications of dysphagia. Videorecorded swallow studies will be shown in most classes to enable the student to become proficient in identifying abnormal findings.