Curricular Items
Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2011Curricular Items
From the Chair of the Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the Curriculum Committee for review and approval:
Program Revisions:
B.S. Speech-Language Pathology (0325), SOP-BS-SLP
M.S.Ed. Speech-Language Pathology (6322), SOP-MS-SLP
New Courses:
SLP 401 Aural Rehabilitation. Prerequisites: SLP 302, SLP 303, and SLP 314. Effects of hearing loss upon speech perception, speech production, and language development; amplification options and intervention strategies for the hearing impaired; classroom acoustics; definition, diagnosis, and management of central auditory processing disorders.
SLP 517 Extended Applications in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Prerequisite: Graduate status in the speech-language pathology program. Provides students with hands-on experience using various formal and informal assessment procedures, and with the diagnostic and therapeutic application of instrumentation commonly used in communication sciences and disorders (CSD).
Course Revisions:
SLP 511 Neural Processes of Communication. Prerequisite: Graduate status in the speech-language pathology program. Basic concepts of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology as the foundation for diagnosis and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders of neurologic origin.
SLP 610 Evaluation and Treatment of Phonological Disorders. Prerequisite: Graduate status in the speech-language pathology program. Various approaches to the evaluation and treatment of phonological disorders, including theoretical issues, evidence-based assessment and treatment approaches, and cultural and linguistic issues.
