SLP 6000 Advanced Practicum In Communication Disorders

[2 credit hours]

Provides students with supervised therapeutic experiences with specific speech and language disorders. Students should have completed or be currently enrolled in graduate level communication disorders course addressing the specific practicum disorder selected.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6001 Advanced Practicum in Communication Disorders II

[2 credit hours]

Provides students with supervised therapeutic experiences with specific speech and language disorders. Students should have completed or be currently enrolled in graduate level communication disorders course addressing the specific practicum disorder selected. SLP 6000 is a pre-requisite for this course.

Prerequisites: SLP 6000 with a minimum grade of D-

Term Offered: Spring

SLP 6002 Advanced Practicum III

[2 credit hours]

Provides students with supervised therapeutic experiences with specific speech and language disorders. Students should have completed or be currently enrolled in graduate level communication disorders course addressing the specific practicum disorder selected. SLP 6000 and 6001 are a pre-requisite for this course.

Prerequisites: SLP 6000 with a minimum grade of D- and SLP 6001 with a minimum grade of D-

Term Offered: Summer

SLP 6010 Diagnostic Practicum In Communication Disorders

[2 credit hours]

Provides a minimum of 30 hours supervised diagnostic practicum with a variety of communicatively disordered cases.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6011 Diagnostic Practicum in Communication Disorders II

[2 credit hours]

Provides students with supervised therapeutic experiences with specific speech and language disorders. Students should have completed or be currently enrolled in graduate level communication disorders course addressing the specific practicum disorder selected.

Prerequisites: SLP 6010 with a minimum grade of D-

Term Offered: Summer

SLP 6040 Exploring Research in Speech Language Pathology

[2 credit hours]

This course will guide graduate students in an exploration of the methods and process of research in Speech and Language Pathology. In addition, the students will be guided in the process of critically reviewing research pertinent to the field. The course will culminate in the development of an independent research project or paper, that will lead to their comprehensive exam/project required for graduation.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6100 Diagnosis Of Speech And Language Disorders

[3 credit hours]

Detailed analysis of formal and informal instruments and procedures designed to evaluate speech and language disorders.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6210 Language Development and Disorders: Early Childhood

[3 credit hours]

This course provides the conceptual framework for understanding language disorders in preschool children. Special emphasis is placed on application and theory of assessment as well as intervention strategies in for early intervention, school, and private settings.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6220 Language Disorders In School-Age Children

[3 credit hours]

The conceptual framework for understanding language disorders in school-age children with special emphasis on language assessment and language interventions in school settings.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6300 Phonological And Articulatory Disorders

[3 credit hours]

Advanced study of phonological and articulatory disorders including developmental apraxia. Focus on phonological differences in multi-cultural society with emphasis on assessment of disorders and current advances in remediation.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6400 Adult Language and Cognitive Communication Disorders

[5 credit hours]

Advanced course exploring normal and disordered neural anatomy and physiology for communication and cognition. Student will demonstrate knowledge of assessment and treatment of cognitive and linguistics deficits due to trauma and disease to central nervous systems.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6500 Motor Speech Disorders

[3 credit hours]

Adult apraxia and dysarthrias are discussed in relation to neurological organization, disorders and speech characteristics.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6550 Trends in Technology for Communication Disorders

[3 credit hours]

Introduction to the study and application of assistive technology, including augumentative and alternative communication devices, to aid communication for persons incapable of producing functional oral communication. The course includes device characteristics, program features, and intervention strategies as well as current trends in technological advances that includes but are not limited to devices such as iPads, smartphone applications, and software.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6600 Voice and Resonance Disorders

[3 credit hours]

An advanced course in the nature, evaluation and treatment of voice and resonance disorders. Major voice and resonance disorders in adults and children are emphasized.

Term Offered: Summer

SLP 6650 Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

[3 credit hours]

This course introduces the student to the nature, evaluation, and management of feeding and swallowing disorders from infancy through adulthood.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6700 Assessment And Remediation Of Fluency Disorders

[3 credit hours]

An advanced course to develop skills in the assessment and remediation of fluency disorders with special emphasis on current trends in stuttering therapy.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6750 Professional Issues in Speech Language Pathology

[2 credit hours]

This course will provide students with the opportunity to learn about specific issues related to working in a variety of professional settings.

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6800 Aural Rehabilitation

[3 credit hours]

Aural (Re)Habilitation examines communication assessment and intervention approaches over the lifespan for individuals with both peripheral and central auditory perceptual issues. Emphasis is placed upon early identification and education to minimize and alleviate communication and related problems commonly associated with hearing impairment and auditory perceptual disorders.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6920 SLP Concomitant Project

[1 credit hour]

Students present an evidenced based project that demonstrates comprehensive understanding of all they learned during the graduate program through the application of critical thinking skills.

Prerequisites: SLP 6040 with a minimum grade of B

Term Offered: Spring, Fall

SLP 6940 Adult Internship In Speech-Language Pathology

[6 credit hours]

Provides the advanced graduate student with supervised practicum experiences with the adult population at an off-campus site; including hospitals, agencies, rehabilitation clinics, work training sites and other community sites where persons with disabilities are served.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6941 Pediatric Internship in Speech-Language Pathology

[6 credit hours]

Provides the advanced graduate student with supervised practicum experiences with the pediatric population at an off-campus site; including schools, hospitals, agencies, rehabilitation clinics, and other community sites where persons with disabilities are served.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6960 Master Research Thesis In Speech-Language Pathology

[1-5 credit hours]

The master's thesis is an individually designed investigation approved by the thesis committee and designed to contribute to the knowledge base of the speech-language pathology. Meets the final activity requirement for completion of the master's degree.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6990 Independent Study In Speech-Language Pathology

[1-5 credit hours]

Provides students the opportunity to work independently on professional problems under the direction of a faculty member in the Department of Speech Language Pathology.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall

SLP 6995 Independent Studies in Clinical Practicum

[2 credit hours]

Provides students with supervised therapeutic experiences with specific speech and language disorders. Students should have completed or be currently enrolled in graduate level communication disorders course addressing the specific practicum disorder selected.

Term Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall