Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the Student Link for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SAR SH 650: Healthcare Seminar
  MS in Speech-Language Students only. The goal of this seminar is to provide students in medical field placements with knowledge regarding service delivery models, reimbursement issues, documentation requirements, assessment approaches, goal setting, interdisciplinary team approaches, prioritizing treatment concerns and discharge planning. Case study presentations and discussions will be generated from students' field placement experiences.
• SAR SH 680: Neural Control of Speech
  The course will focus on speech motor control, i.e. the production of phoneme strings with minimal regard for linguistic content. More specifically, brain mechanisms responsible for commanding the musculature of the vocal tract to produce articulations that lead to an acoustic signal that conveys a desired string of syllables with a desired prosodic contour will be covered. This treatment will include neuroanatomical and neurophysiological descriptions of the primary brain structures involved in speech production, with particular emphasis on the cerebral cortex and its interactions with the cerebellum and basal ganglia using basic control theory concepts to explore the computations performed by these brain regions.
• SAR SH 691: Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  Introduces augmentative and alternative communication. Focuses on clinical features and considerations of AAC tools and strategies, candidacy for AAC across the age span and features matching and domains of assessment process required for successful evidence-based AAC implementation.
• SAR SH 700: Research Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
  Evidence-based practice in the diagnosis and remediation of speech, language or hearing disorders requires the application of research methods to answering clinical questions. The course includes an introduction to a range of experimental designs, statistical analyses, and measurement approaches in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. Contemporary journal articles are evaluated for quality and used as examples for sufficiency of evidence in clinical decision making.
• SAR SH 702: Public School Programming in Speech-Language Pathology
  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 703: Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology: An Introductory Seminar
  MS Speech-Language students only. 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 704: Clinical Reasoning: IPE
  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
  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
  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 708: Models of Language
  This course is a comprehensive overview of structure and process in language use and development and includes a review on the structure of language in each of the traditional areas of linguistic analysis. In addition, the course will provide an overview of normal language processing in children by reviewing the stages of typical language acquisition. Finally, experimental methods and analysis tools commonly used in language research will be covered.
• SAR SH 709: Language Sampling Analysis
  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 710: Advanced Topics
  
• SAR SH 715: Professional Issues
  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
  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
  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: Autism Spectrum Disorders
  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 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 732: Fluency Disorders
  Theories, diagnosis, and approaches to modification of stuttering behavior. Analysis of cases and review of pertinent research.
• SAR SH 733: Voice and Resonance Disorders
  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
  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.

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