SLP 4430 Professional Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Related Fields

(formerly SLP 443)

This course will examine the professional issues currently influencing human communication and the assessment and treatment of communication disorders. Topics will include speech assistants, ethics, federal law, and cultural diversity. Students will engage in a variety of activities that explore professional issues in speech-language pathology and audiology and related fields. Discussions and written assignments pertaining to films and readings exploring current professional issues will be used to meet course objectives. SLP majors only. (Offered Fall, Spring)

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SLP 2710, 2730, 2740, 3720, 3740, 3750, 3760 or Departmental Chairperson Approval.

Distribution

Communication Sciences & Disorders