This course should be taken as a prerequisite to all other speech and hearing courses. Offered fall term, odd numbered years. This course studies models of the speech and hearing mechanisms. Major emphasis will be placed on the physiology of the normal speech and hearing mechanism, physics of sound, and how they interact acoustically. The neuroanatomy for speech and language is examined.
Some attention is given to abnormalities which affect articulation and dysphagia.
Offered fall term, even numbered years. This course reviews different methods of sign language and their historical derivations. The students will acquire a conversational level in sign language and fingerspelling. The course is required for students majoring in speech and hearing science and for students interested in communicating with the deaf and hard of hearing. This course examines the nature of sound and sound perception, the anatomy and physiology of the hearing mechanism, and the embryological development of the hearing mechanism.