2023-2024 Catalog

Minor: Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, 24 Credits

Learning Goals for the Minor in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Upon completion of the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology minor students will:

  • Effectively demonstrate knowledge of a range of normal, different, and disordered functions of the human communication system to their work across varied cultural contexts;
  • Exhibit critical thinking and problem solving skills in behavior, speech, and writing across genres.
  • Demonstrate scientific literacy in both reading and writing skills, as it pertains to the human communication.

Requirements

Required courses: (24 credits)

SPCH 155Introduction to Communication Disorders

3

SPCH 160Introduction to Linguistics

3

SPCH 202Phonetics

3

SPCH 251Normal Language Development

3

SPCH 260Speech and Hearing Science

3

SPCH 261Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanisms

3

SPCH 263Audiology I: Disorders, Diagnosis and Treatment

3

SPCH 359Observation of Speech, Language, and Hearing Disorders

3

SPCH 202: Theater Arts and Acting majors pursuing the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology minor may count THTR 202 and THTR 203 toward the minor; these two courses may count as substitutes for SPCH 202.