Language and communication differences in a multicultural society are examined. Open to majors who have applied one semester in advance. Does not apply to major or minor. Meets the general education fieldwork requirement. They also participate in discussions of procedures used by the professionals during therapeutic interventions.
Students participate in a gross anatomy human cadaver lab scheduled once a week.
Phonetics A study of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its application to speech and hearing sciences. Includes an introduction to acoustic theory and spectrographic analysis of speech. Skill is developed in transcription of both normal and disordered speech in children and adults. A comprehensive look at the normal development of speech and language in the child. Includes the areas of language prerequisite skills, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, and pragmatics.