| EDU101 Educating Children
with Disabilities |
3 Credits |
A survey course
designed to provide a general overview of
the field of special education and to
promote an awareness of disabilities.
Primary focus is on the characteristics,
identification procedures, and educational
provisions related to various categories of
disabilities. Categories receiving major
consideration are: mental retardation,
specific learning disabilities, emotional
disorder, speech and language impairment,
developmental delay, and orthopedic, visual,
and hearing impairments. Current special
education legislation and litigation dealing
with children with disabilities are
included.
Students must pass SBI and DHHS
background checks to participate in this
course. |
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| EDU103 Language
Development |
3 Credits |
| Examines the stages in human
language development from infancy through
late childhood. Basic linguistic concepts of
phonetics, morphology, semantics, and syntax
will be introduced as required for an
understanding of each stage of development.
Several theories of language acquisition
will be presented for discussion and
analysis. Also studied is the relationship
of language acquisition to bilingualism,
foreign language learning, and physical and
psychological impairments. Recent attempts
to teach language to non-human primates is
considered as well. |
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| EDU112 Survey of
Communication Disorders |
3 Credits |
An introduction
to speech pathology, including normal speech
and hearing development in children. Causes,
classifications, and incidence of speech and
hearing disorders are emphasized. This
course is a basic orientation for students
in the speech/language concentration, yet is
also recommended for teachers, school
administrators, nurses, and social workers.
Prerequisite: EDU103.
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| EDU122 Phonetics |
3 Credits |
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This course is designed to familiarize the
student with the phonetics of vowels and
consonant sounds in the English language.
The student will be introduced to the
International Phonetic Alphabet and basic
transcription skills. Generative and
Nonlinear phonology will be discussed.
Prerequisites: EDU101, EDU103. |
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| EDU132 Audiology and
Aural Rehabilitation |
3 Credits |
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A
study of the disorders of hearing and the
acquisition of speech and language by the
hearing impaired. The methods of hearing
assessment, including administration and
interpretation are included. Methods of
remediation are emphasized.
Prerequisite: EDU112. |
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| EDU209 Articulation
Disorders and Rehabilitation |
3 Credits |
This course will familiarize
the student with articulation and phonological disorders.
Course materials will include discussion of the speech
mechanism, stages of speech development, oral motor
considerations, and various treatment approaches,
techniques, and intervention styles. Screening for
articulation and phonological disorders will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: EDU101, EDU103, EDU112, EDU122, EDU132. |
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| EDU214 Language Disorders
and Rehabilitation |
3 Credits |
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This course is designed to foster a working
knowledge of adult and child language
disorders. Topics to be discussed will
include etiology, clinical terminology,
anatomy and physiology, characteristics of
disordered language, and rehabilitation
therapies and techniques.
Prerequisites: BIO119, EDU103, EDU112 or permission from instructor. |
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| EDU216 Clinical
Techniques: Speech/Hearing/Language
Disorders |
3 Credits |
A study of the clinical
techniques utilized by speech/language
technicians will be presented in this
course. Basic principles of interaction with
persons with communication disorders are
introduced, including interpersonal
relationships, language concept development,
auditory stimulation, modeling, imitation
and repetition, and use of physiological
clues. Adaptation of basic approaches to
specific speech/hearing/language disorders
are also included.
Prerequisites: EDU112, EDU122, EDU132. |
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| EDU217 Organic/Neurologic
and Fluency Disorders and Rehabilitation |
3 Credits |
This course is the study of
congenital and acquired organic,
neurological, and fluency disorders that
impact speech, language and hearing
development and use. Topics will include
cleft palate, voice disorders, fluency
disorders, apraxia speech, and dysarthria. A
review of anatomy and physiology of the
brain and the relationship to speech and
language skills will be included. Strategies
to consider for rehabilitation will be
discussed.
Prerequisites: EDU103, EDU112,
EDU122, EDU132, EDU209, EDU214, ENG101. |
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| EDU219 Psycho/Social
Needs of Students with Disabilities |
3 Credits |
This course provides an
overview of the influences of emotional and
sociological factors affecting one's
acceptance of self. Many individuals with
disabilities develop negative self-concepts,
a situation intensified by societal
attitudes which are often greater barriers
than the disability itself. Emphasis is
placed on socio-emotional problems and
appropriate interventions.
Prerequisites: EDU101 and
PSY101. |
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| EDU222 Practicum:
Speech/Language Field Experience |
3 Credits |
This practicum allows
students concentrating in the
speech-language option an opportunity to
acquire practical experience, under the
supervision of a licensed speech-language
therapist, in either clinical or educational
settings. It requires a minimum of 135 hours
of supervised experience, completed
concurrently with EDU216 Clinical
Techniques: Speech-Language-Hearing
Disorders. Placement in an educational or
clinical setting depends on the student
earning a grade of at least "C" in each of
the program's technical courses.
Prerequisites: All technical courses and
current CPR and first aid certificate.
Co-requisite: EDU216 or permission of the
instructor.
Must pass SBI and DHHS
background checks to participate in this
course. |
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| EDU224 Speech Language
Community Practicum |
3 Credits |
This practicum allows
students in speech-language an opportunity
to acquire practical experience, under the
supervision of a licensed speech-language
therapist, in either a clinical or
educational setting. It requires a minimum
of 135 supervised hours with 40 hours
working with children, 40 hours with adults,
20 observation hours and 35 hours
distributed as arranged.
Prerequisite: Students must have
completed an associate’s or bachelor’s
degree in speech/language communication
disorders or equivalent.
Must pass SBI and
DHHS background checks to participate in
this course. |
