SPPA 631 Diagnostic Audiology II 4 hrs. A course dealing with electrophysiological and other advanced audiological and medical techniques for assessing peripheral and central auditory and vestibular disorders to determine rehabilitative needs. SPPA 639 Seminar in Audiology 1-4 hrs. Selected topics in audiology are systematically explored through critical analyses of literature and through individual study projects. Pediatric audiology, geriatric audiology, hearing aids, residual hearing, and aural rehabilitation are among the possible areas of study.
Topics vary from semester to semester and are announced in advance.
May be repeated. Voice Disorders 3 hrs. Organic and functional disorders of laryngeal and resonator origin are studied in depth. 641 Articulation Disorders 3 hrs. This course considers in detail the nature and treatment of functional misarticulations and of misarticulation associated with various organic disorders.