SPA 200 SURVEY OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. (3)
Open to all students. Survey of the incidence, identification, classification, diagnosis and major treatment strategies for communication disorders frequently encountered in persons of all ages. Description of the profession of speech-language pathology and clinical audiology.

SPA 201 PHONETICS. (3)
Study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and training in the phonetic transcription of speech, including transcription of regional dialects. Open to all students.

SPA 209 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SPEECH AND HEARING MECHANISM. (3)
Basic study of the structure and functions of the organs of speech and hearing.

SPA 210 THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORMAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE. (3)
Study of the psychophysical and environmental factors associated with the acquisition of normal speech and language, including an introduction to psycholinguistics and discussion of relevant anatomical and neurophysiological factors.

SPA 303 INTRODUCTION TO AUDIOLOGY. (3)
A survey of fundamental aspects of sound, the functioning of the auditory mechanism, basic methods of audiometric evaluation, and hearing-screening methods and program organization. Five hours of observation are required.

SPA 308 LANGUAGE DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND THEIR TREATMENT. (3) Prerequisite: SPA 210.
Study of the identification, description, and treatment approaches for language disorders in children, including program design. Five to ten hours of observation of diagnostic and treatment sessions are required.

SPA 311 BASIC CLINICAL STRATEGIES IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. (3)
Prerequisites: SPA 308 and 321 or permission of instructor.
Overview of the basic strategies of therapeutic intervention for communicatively-disordered children and adults. Emphasis is placed upon rationales for selecting treatment models appropriate to individual client needs; the development and implementation of appropriate treatment programs; salient features of the client-clinician relations; and the assessment of treatment outcomes. Five to ten hours of observation of diagnostic and treatment sessions are required.

SPA 313 SPEECH AND HEARING SCIENCE. (3) Prerequisite: SPA 209.
Study of the nature of sound, sound transmission, and units of measurement necessary to understand the physiologic, acoustic, and perceptual parameters of speech. Includes discussion of electro-acoustical instruments employed in speech, hearing and language research and testing.

SPA 321 PRINCIPLES OF THERAPY: ARTICULATION. (3) Prerequisites: SPA 201 and 209.
A survey of current information regarding identification, causation, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of articulation and phonological system in children and adults. Five to ten hours of observation of diagnostic and treatment sessions are required.

SPA 350 PROGRAM PLANNING IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. (3) Prerequisites: SPA 308, 311, and 321.
This course acquaints students with issues in service delivery in various settings, with emphasis upon the public schools including procedural safeguards; eligibility determination; development of caseloads, scheduling of individual and group therapy; cooperation with other professionals in the program; interactions with parents; accountability procedures; budget considerations; referrals; follow-up procedures; and in-service activities.

SPA 400 CLINICAL PRACTICUM: SPEECH AND HEARING CENTER. (3) Prerequisites: Approval from the Undergraduate Practicum Coordinator. See Clinical Requirements/Responsibilities.
Supervised Practicum in the treatment of speech and/or language disorders in children and adults under the supervision of the faculty at the Speech and Hearing Center. may be repeated for a total

SPA 403 STRATEGIES IN THERAPY FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED. (3) Prerequisite: SPA 303 (or its equivalent).
Discussion of methods of teaching language skills to the hearing impaired; amplification systems and their utilization; and current practices in education of the deaf.

SPA 411 BASIC DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. (3) Prerequisites: SPA 308 and 321 (or equivalent).
The philosophy and implementation of procedures for the diagnosis and appraisal of communication disorders, with emphasis upon the administration, scoring, and interpretation of data obtained from observation and from diagnostic instruments used to evaluate language, articulation, fluency, and voice. Observation of diagnostic sessions may be required.

SPA 449 NEUROLOGY. (3) Prerequisite: Students must be an upper level undergraduate or graduate student.
This course will provide information concerning the organization and function of the human nervous system. Emphasis will be given to the nervous system's participation in human speech and communication.

SPA 500 RESEARCH METHODS IN SLP. (3)
This course will provide students with a foundation in research methods used in speech-language pathology.

SPA 501 SPEECH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS. (3) Prerequisite: SPA 313 or its equivalent.
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of speech science applications for assessment and treatment of children and adults.

SPA 502 LANGUAGE DISORDERS. (3)
This course explores the characteristics, etiology, assessment, and treatment of language disorders in children and adolescents. A review of normal language development, theories of language acquisition and their implications for delayed/disordered children are included in this course.

SPA 503 ARTICULATORY/PHONOLOGIC DISORDERS. (3)
This course explores the current theory, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of articulatory/phonologic disorders. Developmental stages, traditional, and phonological analyses will form the basis for evaluation and diagnosis. Intervention using traditional and phonological procedures will be covered.

SPA 504 VOICE DISORDERS. (3)
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the vocal mechanism's structure and function and its disorders. Methods of voice analysis and therapy will be presented.

SPA 505 FLUENCY DISORDERS. (3)
The purpose of this course is to provide a foundation for students to understand prosody of language and the disorders of fluency in children and adults.

SPA 506 AUDIOLOGY FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. (3)
This course will focus on disorders of hearing, diagnosis of the diseases that cause them, and clinical methods for measuring hearing loss.

SPA 507 CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALIES AND ASSOCIATED SPEECH DISORDERS. (3)
This course will focus on the communicative disorders that are related to craniofacial anomalies including cleft lip and palate, fetal alcohol syndrome, and numerous other craniofacial syndromes.

SPA 511 READINGS IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
This course is designed to survey any current topic of importance that may not have been covered in sufficient depth in other courses. Content may vary from year to year. Examples of topics that might be covered at this time are multicultural issues, augmentative communication, speech-language pathologist's role in reading and dyslexia, communication and crime, techniques of imaging the speech mechanism, and computer applications in diagnosis and treatment of speech disorders.

SPA 512 SEMINAR IN MEDICAL SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. (3) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
This course is designed to assist students in the task of relating current research, clinical practices and ethical considerations to the needs of communicatively handicapped individuals in medical settings. Observations may be available in local medical centers.

SPA 513 PRACTICUM IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. (On Campus) (1-3 hours). Must be repeated three times before the student can enroll in SPA 515.
Prerequisite: Twenty five hours of clinical observation.
The purpose of this course is to develop clinical competency skills in evaluation and therapy under the direct supervision of the SLP faculty. Assignments are based on availability.

SPA 514 PRACTICUM IN AUDIOLOGY. (1) Repeatable. Prerequisite: SPA 303, 403, or 506.
This course provides supervised experience in hearing diagnostics and hearing rehabilitation. The course emphasizes audiological diagnostic techniques and procedures, counseling and case management, and report preparation.

SPA 515 PRACTICUM IN SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY. (Off Campus) (1-3 hours). Prerequisite: Three semesters of SPA 513 and permission of the Graduate Practicum Coordinator.
The purpose of this course is to develop clinical competency skills in evaluation and therapy in off campus sites such as public schools, nursing homes, hospitals, clinics, or other appropriate facilities. Assignments are based on availability.

SPA 520 OBSERVATION AND CLINICAL METHODS. (1) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
This course will provide students with an introduction to clinical procedures, and analyses of preparation and structure necessary for successful therapy; observation of therapy in different settings.  Pass/Fail.

SPA 521 COMMUNICATION DISORDERS IN INFANTS. (3)
This course will provide emphasis in measurement and intervention with developmentally disabled infants and toddlers in social communicative development as well as family-center orientation.

SPA 522 DYSPHAGIA. (3) Prerequisite: SPA 449 or permission of the instructor.
This course will provide information concerning normal and abnormal swallowing adults and children with emphasis on diagnostic/evaluation and treatment.

SPA 525 LANGUAGE SCIENCE. (3)
This course is designed to provide the graduate student with a knowledge base of the psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic theories of language development as well as an in-depth understanding of the nature and normal development of pragmatics, morphology, syntax, phonology, and semantics across the lifespan.

SPA 530 NEUROGENIC DISORDERS OF COMMUNICATION. (3) Prerequisite: SPA 449 or permission of the instructor.
Advanced study of the neuropathologic disorders of speech and language, with emphasis upon adult aphasia. Consideration of identification, classification, associated problems or anomalies, systems of diagnosis and treatment; similarities and differences among diagnosed disorders and different treatment regimens.

SPA 535 COUNSELING FOR COMMUNICATION DISORDERS. (3) Prerequisite: Advanced graduate status, or permission of the instructor.
This course will provide information regarding counseling theories and techniques, and their direct application to speech-language therapy.

SPA 545 MULTICULTURAL LANGUAGE DIFFERENCE. (3)
This course will focus on understanding the assessment and treatment techniques for communication disorders in multicultural populations.  Implications for accent reduction of non-native languages will be discussed also.

SPA 555 LANGUAGE LEARNING DISABILITIES (LLD). (3) Prerequisite: Students must be an upper level undergraduate or graduate student and must have the permission of their advisor and of the course instructor.
This course will provide an in-depth study of the relationship between communication skills and classroom success. It will include identification, classification, associated problems, methods of diagnosis and treatment and service delivery.