The course prepares students for further course work in communication disorders. EXC 7480 - Hearing Science and Disorders. Major in Communication Disorders, Education of Students with Hearing Impairments, or Multiple and Severe Disabilities, or consent of instructor. This course introduces students to hearing science and audiology. Acoustics, anatomy and physiology of the auditory system, and hearing disorders are examined.
Attention is given to the administration and interpretation of pure tone and speech audiometry.
EXC 7490 - Aural Rehabilitation. EXC 7450 - Child Language Disorders. This course discusses current perspectives on the assessment and intervention of language disorders in children. Emphasis is placed on factors influencing language development, formal and informal procedures for evaluating language skills, and intervention techniques that are functionally based. EXC 7510 - Neuroscience for Communication.