Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
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SAR SH 721: Motor Speech Disorders
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 727: Pro Top Seminar
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SAR SH 729: School-Age Language Disorders
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 731: Advanced Topics in Phonological Disorders
In this advanced course students will examine in depth the evidence surrounding a series of current topics focusing on speech sound disorders identified during the developmental period. All students are expected to have completed an introductory survey course in Phonological Development and Disorders. This advanced course addresses selected issues through course readings, discussions, and an evidence-based practice project to help students develop expertise in critical analysis of assessment and treatment approaches in the area of phonological disorders. Class sessions include a general discussion of theoretical issues, critical review of research articles, and practical application of research findings to clinical practice. -
SAR SH 732: Fluency Disorders
Theories, diagnosis, and approaches to modification of stuttering behavior. Analysis of cases and review of pertinent research. -
SAR SH 733: Voice Disorders
Anatomical and physiological bases of voice production. Diagnosis and therapy for phonatory disorders in children and adults. Function of the team philosophy for speech pathologists in vocal rehabilitation. -
SAR SH 734: Acquired Cognitive Disorders
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
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. Class meetings will include a general discussion of theoretical issues, critical review of research articles, and practical application of research findings to clinical practice. -
SAR SH 736: Aphasia
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
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
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. -
SAR SH 739: Advanced Dysphagia
This course will delve more deeply into topics of importance to clinical practice in dysphagia, including evaluation tools and measures, efficacy of different treatments, health complications of dysphagia, quality of life issues, the patient with globus, GERD, and LPR, and dysphagia in different populations. Case studies will highlight the importance of the topics. The readings will emphasize journal articles and key chapters of books. The size of the class will be limited to encourage class discussion. -
SAR SH 740: Introduction to Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
Students are assigned to the Boston University Speech, Language and Hearing center for their first practicum experience. Clinical work is accompanied by regular group and individual meetings with the clinical staff. Acceptable hours may be applied to certification. -
SAR SH 741: Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
Students are assigned to their first field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Upon successful completion of SAR SH737, students are assigned to the Boston University Speech, Language, and Hearing Center Diagnostic Team. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. -
SAR SH 742: Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
Students are assigned their second field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Upon successful completion of SH 741 and SH 737, students are assigned to a Diagnostic Team. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. -
SAR SH 743: Clinical Practicum: Speech and Language
Students are assigned their third field-based experience from a variety of clinical settings. Students may also be assigned to Boston University specialty clinics. Acceptable clinical hours may be applied to certification. -
SAR SH 748: Hearing Practicum I
Clinical practicum for students in the Masters of Speech-Language Pathology program. Students conduct hearing screenings for children and adults under the supervision of an audiologist, following protocols established by the American Speech, Language and Hearing Association. Some clinical sites are in local schools. -
SAR SH 752: Hearing Practicum II
Classroom seminar for students in the Masters of Speech-Language Pathology program. Exploration of establishing goals for aural habilitation and rehabilitation though sample cases. Hands-on training and practice with hearing aids and other assistive listening devices. -
SAR SH 755: Speech Science
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to those aspects of basic science that bear on clinical issues in speech-language pathology, to help prepare students to understand and take advantage of future scientific and technological advances in the field, and to help students develop the knowledge base and critical skills necessary to become an informed consumer of both basic and applied research in communication disorders. Classes are structured to include presentation of new material, followed by discussion of a recent research article. This format fulfills three purposes. First, it will allow students to present, interpret, and critique recent samples of primary literature in normal and disordered subjects. Second, research articles elaborate on the material presented during lecture. Third, articles relate basic knowledge of speech science to disorders they are likely to encounter as speech-language pathologists. Students will also gain hands-on experience with acoustic and spectrographic analysis of speech. -
SAR SH 756: Cognition and Neural Bases
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a thorough understanding of the brain and its neuroanatomy; students will also learn about common models of language processing and the latest advances in neuroimaging studies on language processing in the brain. When students have completed this course, they should be able to (a) be able to identify various structures in the brain and their significance, (b) relate specific communicative disorders to their etiology in the brain, (c) relate models of language processing with specific regions in the brain, and (d) critically evaluate existing neuroimaging studies based on models of language processing and neuroanatomy.
