Courses

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• SAR SH 356: Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: (SARSH221 & SARSH230) - This course provides an overview of current models of typical and disordered phonological development. Students examine and practice evidenced-based principles and practical applications of assessment, analysis, diagnosis, and intervention approaches and procedures to facilitate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to apply to working with individuals with a variety of speech sound disorders.
• SAR SH 415: Senior Seminar: Internship
  The goal of this capstone seminar is to provide SLHS students with knowledge and skills in professionalism and the application of different types of evidence as a basis for practice in a variety of clinical and research settings. The course involves internships related to the disciplines of speech language and hearing sciences and is for students in their final year of these majors. Effective Fall 2023, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Social Inquiry I, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy.
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• SAR SH 497: Directed Study in Speech Pathology and Audiology
  Independent study in selected areas of speech and language disorders, language and learning disabilities, speech and hearing sciences, or audiology. Term paper or other project summary.
• SAR SH 605: Speech Sound Disorders
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor - Current theoretical models of phonological development and analysis will be applied to decision making processes in assessment and treatment of speech sound disorders.
• SAR SH 620: Neuroimaging for Speech and Hearing Research
  In this course, students will learn the scientific and technical foundations of magnetic resonance imaging and their application to cognitive neuroscience research in speech, language, and hearing. Topics include acquisition of the MRI signal and its neuroanatomical and neurophysiological bases, the design of MRI experiments to study brain structure and function, and the statistical analysis of structural and functional MRI data. Through lectures, readings, and hands-on laboratory exercises using standard computational software for human neuroimaging, students will explore contemporary application of MRI techniques and gain practical experience acquiring and analyzing MRI data.
• SAR SH 647: Introduction to Clinical Process
  Graduate Prerequisites: Graduate program enrollment status and consent of instructor - This course is designed to prepare first year MS-SLP students to enter into clinical practicum. Students will study theories of clinical process through guided observation experiences in preparation for SH740, their first practicum experience in the Boston University Academic Speech, Language and Hearing Center. Also as part of this course, students will complete the ASHA requirement of 25 clinical observation hours.
• SAR SH 650: Healthcare Seminar
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor - 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. - 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
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. - 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 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.