Supervised clinical experience in the evaluation and management of children and adults. Up to 40 laboratory hours per week (at site all day). May be repeated up to 36 hours.

Supervised clinical experience in the evaluation and management of children and adults. Up to 40 laboratory hours per week (at site all day). May be repeated up to 36 hours.

Assessment and management of adults and children with low incidence communication disorders including disorders of fluency, craniofacial anomalies and tracheostomy. Topics may vary depending on current trends in the discipline.

Principles and methods for designing research in communication sciences and disorders. Topics include: introduction to the scientific method, research designs, measurement techniques, formulating research questions, writing and evaluating research reports, and ethics of research.

This course will allow students to develop basic biological, social, clinical, and theoretical understandings of acquired cognitive- communication disorders. Normal and non-normal social-cognitive development and aging will introduce the content. This course will cover the role of the speech-language pathologist in the assessment and treatment of patient populations with cognitive-communication disorders while reviewing the neuroanatomy of cognition and communication processes.

This course addresses professional issues in speech-language pathology as they relate to various employment settings including public school, healthcare, and private practice. Topics will include professional ethics, cultural competence, professional practice documents, service delivery models, billing and coding, job exploration, resumes, interviews, credentialing, legal considerations, and professional advocacy. Content will be in accordance with the American Speech- Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Scope of Practice, Code of Ethics and guidelines for credentialing.

This 2 credit graduate course focuses on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of motor speech disorders (MSDs) in individuals from birth through adulthood. The course will address oral sensory disorders, developmental delays, and MSDs secondary to neurological damage and disease with particular emphasis on dysarthria and Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAD). The course will also address the dysarthrias resulting from acquired brain injury (e.g. stroke and trauma) in adulthood and progressive and non-progressive diseases of the nervous system.

May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.

In-depth study of a current problem or issue related to the communication disorder profession. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits. A title is assigned each time the course is offered.

In-depth study of a current problem or issue related to the communication disorder profession. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits. A title is assigned each time the course is offered.