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COM 6300-Introduction to Graduate Study (3) Required of
all graduate students majoring in speech.
COM 6318-Measurement in Speech Communication (3)
Prereq: STA 6166. Operationalizing of speech communication
variables; methods of empirical evaluation for the teacher of
speech communication.
COM 6350-Methods of Theory Construction in Speech (3)
 Philosophical questions of theory construction with special
 emphasis associated with analysis and systematic construction
 of hypothetico-deductive theory.
 LIN 5715-Language Acquisition (3) Prereq: undergraduate
 course in language development or consent of instructor. Com-
 prehensive consideration of the stages and processes of language
 acquisition from birth to adulthood. Observation, analysis, and
 reporting of actual children at various stages of language
 acquisition are required.
 LIN 6716-Child Language (2) Advanced psycholinguistic study
 of early stages of syntax acquisition.
 LIN 7195-Seminar in Neurolinguistics (3) Selected problems
 in linguistic theory and research, with emphasis on experimental
 analysis.
 LIN 7295-Seminar in Experimental Phonetics (2) Advanced
 research problems in production of voice or speech.
 SED 5340-Teaching Speech in Higher Education (3) Problems,
 methods, and materials in the teaching of speech in colleges
 or junior colleges. Courses of study, textbooks, and teaching
 strategies.
 SED 6943-Internship in College Teaching (2, 4 or multiples
 of 2, up to required total of 6) Prereq: permission of Speech
 Department. Required of all candidates for the Master of Arts
 in Teaching degree.
 SPA 5012-Speech Acoustics (2) The vocal tract as a resonating
 system and the acoustic signal as it affects perception.
 SPA 5106-Neurophysiology of Hearing (3) Prereq: SPA 3102
 and SPA 5112. Neuroanatomy of the auditory system, peripheral
 and central dynamics of the cochlea, electrophysiological
 response in the cochlea and in various levels of the auditory
 system. May be repeated once.
 SPA 5108-Speech Physiology (2) Prereq: SPA 3011 and 3101.
 The anatomy, physiology, and neurophysiology of the speak-
 ing mechanism with special emphasis on the relationship
 between the normal and abnormal speech mechanism.
 SPA 5119-Psychoacoustics 1 (4) Prereq: SPA 3102. Lectures,
 discussions, and laboratory work on auditory stimulus,
 psychoacoustical methodology; general models of auditory
 processing.
 SPA 5122-Seminar in Speech Perception (3) Prereq: SPA 3102
 and consent of instructor. In-depth study of the concepts and
 principles of speech, with emphasis on the auditory system;
 psychophysical methods, test materials, and basic subjective cor-
 relates of speech perception.
 SPA 5135-Electro-Acoustical Laboratory (2) Prereq: EEL 3368L.
 Advanced analysis and description of electroacoustical instru-
/ments employed is speech, hearing and language research.
SPA 5136C-Experimental Audiology (4) Concepts relevant to
audiometric evaluation and methods used in developing
audiological procedures. Electroacoustical instrumentation and
calibration.
SPA 5202-Articulation Disorders (3) Advanced principles of
diagnosis and therapy for individuals with articulatory disorders.
SPA 5211-Voice Disorders (3) Advanced theory and tech-
niques of diagnosis and therapy for voice disorders.
SPA 5223-Principles of Speech Pathology: Stuttering (3)
Advanced theories and techniques of diagnosis and therapy for
stuttering.
SPA 5242-Communicative Disorders Related to Cleft Palate
(3) Prereq: SPA 5202, 5211, 5403. Lectures, discussions and
laboratory study of the "team approach" and interdisciplinary
aspects of correcting communicative disorders in the cleft palate
individual.
SPA 5304-Principles of Audiological Evaluation (3) Advanced
procedures in speech audiometry, masking, and audiogram
interpretation.
SPA 5381-Manual Communication with the Hearing Impaired
(2) Overview of the various types of signing systems, including
ASL, Signed English, and SEE. Emphasis placed on teaching
manual communication skills that will be most useful in a
professional speech and hearing setting.


SPA 5403-Language Disorders I (3) Advanced theory and
techniques of diagnosis of language disorders.
SPA 5405-Language Disorders II (3) Detailed examination of
language intervention programs and non-vocal communication
systems.
SPA 5423-Speech and Language for the Deaf and Hard-of-
Hearing (3) Prereq: SPA 5304 or consent of instructor. Advanced
principles and procedures in the development and correction
of speech and language of the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
SPA 5525L-Lab I: Principles of Behavior Management in
Speech Pathology (1) Lectures, discussions, and lab work in
behavioral analysis and management applied to the treatment
of communicative disorders.
SPA 5553L-Lab II: Principles of Diagnosis and Appraisal in
Speech Pathology and Audiology (1) Advanced analysis of
interviewing principles, examination procedures, standardized
testing, and clinical assessment techniques.
SPA 5554L-Lab III: Principles of Counseling and Supervision
in Speech Pathology and Audiology (1) Lectures, discussion,
and lab in clinical supervision and counseling in communicative
disorders.
SPA 5559L-Lab IV: Interdisciplinary Career Activities in
Speech Pathology and Audiology (1) Lectures, discussion, and
lab work related to career placement, professional growth, and
relationships with professionals in education, health-related
services, government, and community agencies.
SPA 6133L-Hearing Aid Analysis Laboratory (1) Coreq: SPA
6345. Advanced analysis and description of electroacoustical
properties of hearing aids.
SPA 6140-Experimental Phonetics: Laryngeal Function (3)
Principles involved in acoustical and physiological analyses of
voice production and laryngeal function. Major theories,
experimental procedures, and research findings.
SPA 6141-Experimental Phonetics: Speech Physiology (3)
Prereq: SPA 6140. Laboratory experience in experimental
methods and techniques for study of voice production and
analysis of voice signals. Students required to design and carry
out an experiment in this area.
SPA 6145-Experimental Phonetics: Speech Acoustics (3)
Prereq: SPA 5135. Principles of scientific analysis of speech
production and recognition; major theories, experimental pro-
cedures, and research findings.
SPA 6204L-Lab: Articulation Disorders (1) Prereq: SPA 5202.
SPA 6206L-Lab:'Myofunctional Disorders (1)
SPA 6208-Seminar in Cerebral Palsy and Neurogenic Articula-
tion Disorders (3)
SPA 6216-Seminar in Special Voice Problems (2; max: 6)
Prereq: SPA 5211.
SPA 6227-Seminar in Stuttering (2)
SPA 6245L-Lab: Cleft Palate (1)
SPA 6246L-Laboratory: Radiographic Diagnostics in Speech
Pathology (1) Laboratory exercises on lateral still x-rays, readings
and measures of structural relationships as seen on video and
cinefluoroscopy.
SPA 6305-Pediatric Audiology (2) Prereq: SPA 6313.
SPA 6313-Peripheral Disorders of Hearing (4) Prereq: SPA
5304. Techniques for the assessment of peripheral auditory
disorders. Medical contributions to hearing loss and test
interpretation.
SPA 6314-Assessment of Central Auditory and Vestibular
Nervous System (3) Theoretical and experimental literature and
procedures for differential diagnosis of central auditory and
vestibular disorders.
SPA 6327-Seminar in Aural Rehabilitation and Psychology
of Deafness (3) Theoretical and clinical literature in aural
rehabilitation and psychology of deafness.
SPA 6345-Seminar in Audiology: Hearing Aids (3) Prereq: SPA
6313. Coreq: SPA 6133L.
SPA 6407L-Lab: Grammatical Language Analysis (1) Prereq:
SPA 5403.
SPA 6410-Seminar in Neurogenic Communication Disorders
(2)
SPA 6411-Childhood Aphasia and Autism (2) Prereq: SPA
5403, 5404. A review of developmental and neurological aspects
of childhood aphasia and autism, with emphasis on evaluation
and treatment.
SPA 6412-Non-Vocal Communication (2) Prereq: SPA 5403,