Program in Occupational Therapy 6. Program in Pharmacy 7. Program in Physical Therapy 8. Program in Speech-Language Pathology 9. A beginning course in sign language, including finger spelling and the system of signed English.
Course includes discussion of the professional aspects of speech-language pathology and audiology.
Principles of speech sound production, their acoustic correlates, and their perception. Instruction in the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet is included with application to communication disorders. Anatomy and physiology of the auditory mechanism and the nature, measurement, and psychoacoustics of sound. Cultural impacts on language development and usage are discussed. The anatomical and physiological bases of speech.