Survey of language, speech, and hearing disorders, emphasizing the importance of understanding such disorders as a part of the fuller understanding of human behavior.
Introduces students to the professions of audiology and speech language pathology. Covers health care related topics relevant to professional practice when working with individuals with communication disorders. Guided observations will introduce specific clinical skills along with their application in practice. Prerequisite: Communication Sciences and Disorders major.
Linguistic concepts, applications to clinical contexts. Topics include language components, language processing in the brain, individual differences and disorders, dialects, normal and disordered language acquisition.
Analysis of the portrayal of individuals with communication differences and disorders in the media and how this influences our perceptions and opinions. Guest speakers, shared experiences, classroom discussions, and the viewing of popular films.
Focuses on how different kinds of diversity (including race, ability, gender identity, etc.) influence development in children cognitively, linguistically, and socially. Drawing broadly from disciplines like developmental psychology, education, and neuroscience, covers topics including cultural differences in parenting, bilingual and bidialectical development, aspects of literacy, etc.
Speech and language acquisition interpreted in light of current learning and cognitive theory, linguistic theory, and methods of linguistic analysis.
Structure and function of the respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, and hearing systems, coupled with models of speech and hearing as part of human communication. Prerequisites: Communication Sciences & Disorders, Education major or minor, Neuroscience major; minimum Sophomore standing; or Instructor permission.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded.
Examines the social and cultural experience of disability in different times and cultures. As an introduction to Disability Studies, topics covered will include foundational concepts/vocabulary, the influence of cultural beliefs, personal narratives, education, healthcare, social services, self-advocacy and the disability rights movement. Credit not awarded for both CSD 3200 and CSD 5740. Pre/Co-requisites: EDSP 1050, ASL 1990; or Instructor permission. Cross-listed with: EDSP 3250.
Speech language pathology assistants' roles in schools working with speech disorders; health/safety, special education and HIPAA issues; observation, data collection, and collaboration skills. Complete 50 hour practicum. Prerequisites: CSD 1200, CSD 1220, CSD 1940; CSD 1230 or LING 1400.
Survey of hearing and the nature and causes of hearing impairment. Includes an orientation to assessment procedures and rationales, hearing screening and counseling considerations. Prerequisites: CSD 2010, CSD 2210.
This course introduces students to the organization, structures and functions of the human central nervous system. Higher cognitive and linguistic behaviors are emphasized. Prerequisite: Human Biology course such as one of the following: BIOL 1105, BIOL 1155, BCOR 1400, BCOR 1450, or ANPS 1190.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded.
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded.
Undergraduate student work on individual or small research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded.
Focus on theoretical questions of how societies understand disability and its consequences for social justice, by examining the multiple determinants of the societal construction of disability. Credit not awarded for both CSD 5740 and CSD 3200. Pre/Co-requisites: EDSP 2170, CSD 2010, or ASL 2990; Graduate student; or Instructor permission. Cross-listed with: EDSP 5250.
Seminar with focus on cultural competence and family-centered care, interdisciplinary collaborative teaming, policy and health disparities related to children and families affected by neurodevelopmental and related disabilities, including ASD. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Principles of behavioral observation, analysis and modification as they apply to the assessment and remediation of communication disorders.
First in the clinical practicum sequence in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Graduate students will directly apply new knowledge of clinical preparation and management to provide services to individuals with communication disorders in the University of Vermont Eleanor M. Luse Center for Communication. Pre/Co-requisites: CSD 6200; Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student.
Fourth in the clinical practicum sequence in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Students will complete an intensive off-campus practicum assignment. In addition, graduate students will be assigned direct time in the clinic working with clients, a weekly meeting time with assigned clinical supervisor and work outside of those times to plan for sessions, review videos for data collection, self-reflection, and necessary clinical documentation. Prerequisites: Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student; B or better in CSD 6210, CSD 6220, or CSD 6230.
Etiology, diagnosis, pathology, and habilitation and rehabilitation of articulation of speech. Prerequisite: Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student.
Identification, evaluation, and rehabilitation procedures for children with language disabilities. Prerequisite: Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student.
LLD assessment and intervention; oral language-literacy connections. Reading and written language disorders; related challenges. Role of the SLP; evidence-based approaches. Prerequisite: Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Students will critically review the professional literature in preparation for carrying out a systemic review.
Students complete a systematic review or research project under the direction of faculty.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
An introduction to development and selection of augmentative/alternative communication strategies and systems for persons with severe communication challenges. Prerequisite: Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Covers the study of motor speech disorders associated with damage to the central or peripheral nervous system. Cognitive-communication impairments associated with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and related disorders are also explored. Principles and procedures of assessment and intervention are emphasized. Prerequisite: Communication Sciences & Disorders Graduate student.