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SLP 702 Infant-Toddler Communication: Assessment and Intervention

Course reviews normal communication development from birth to three years, describes high-risk populations, and provides information for assessing and intervening with infants and their families. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
2(2-0)

SLP 704 Language Disorders in Preschool Children

Course includes identification, assessment of, and intervention for communication and language delays in children, with focus on three to five year age group. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 705 Cognitive-Communicative Disorders of Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury with emphasis on medical aspects, behavioral sequelae, and cognitive-communicative disorders related to closed head injury in children, adolescents and adults. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 708 Language Disorders in School-Age Children

Study of normal and disordered language and cognitive processes as they relate to school age children. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in speech language pathology; CDO 704.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 711 Craniofacial Disorders

Study of a variety of craniofacial anomalies including cleft lip and palate. Topics to include etiology, evaluation, and treatment from an interdisciplinary perspective. Prerequisites: admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
2(2-0)

SLP 712 Physiological Phonetics

Use of basic equipment in physiological analysis of articulation, phonation, respiration, resonance, and swallowing. Discussion of relevant research and implications for clinical work. Prerequisites: admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
2(2-0)

SLP 713 Voice/Resonance Disorders/Laryngectomee Rehabilitation

This course covers etiology, evaluation, and treatment of persons with voice/resonance disorders and laryngectomies. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 714 Motor Speech Disorders

Advanced study in the diagnosis and treatment of motor speech disorders in children and adults. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 717 Aphasia

Study of assessment and treatment of aphasia. Specific topics include neuroanatomical bases for language, neurology, clinical research design, ethical service delivery, and patient/family counseling. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 722 Cognitive-Communicative Disorders of Dementia

Management of cognitive-communicative disorders of dementia and mild cognitive impairment within the scope of practice for speech-language pathologists. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 734 Applied Speech Science

Operation and application of basic laboratory equipment used in acoustical research, and the reading and discussion of significant publications on phonetics. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 735 Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Assessment and treatment of communications disorders resulting from multiple deficits originating from neurological, neuromuscular, sensory, and cognitive disorders. Verbal and nonverbal management approaches are considered. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in SLP.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 736 Speech Sound Disorders in Children

Advanced study of the diagnosis and treatment of articulation and phonological disorders in children. Prerequisite: Admission to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 739 Stuttering

Overt and covert characteristics of stuttering behavior including their prevention, etiology, and modification. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.

Credits
3(3-0)

SLP 749 Clinical Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology

Experience in clinical practices and applicable documentation with various types of clinical profiles in different settings inclusive of educational and medical speech-language pathology. Up to 15 credits earned in this course will not count in the variable credit total. Prerequisites: Admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology, completion of 25 hours of clinical observation under the supervision of an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist, and a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in the CDO graduate courses.

Credits
1-15(Spec)

SLP 795 Internship

Full-time clinical experience with an approved supervisor in hospital, private practice, school, or other appropriate setting. CR/NC only. Prerequisites: admission to the graduate program in speech-language pathology.

Credits
3-6(Spec)

SLP 798 Thesis

CR/NC only.

Credits
1-6(Spec)