ComD 700 Professional Issues and Portfolio Development for Speech-Language Pathology Externs (1 cr. pass/fail) Discuss pertinent issues related to the school externship experience; completion of the professional portfolio. Prereq: con reg ComD 795 or ComD 798
ComD 710 Research Methods in Communicative Disorders (3
credits) Critical analysis of research in speech-language pathology
and audiology including theoretical support, research design, statistical
levels of measurement, methods of reporting research results, and drawing
conclusions from the results. Students will be encouraged to pursue
research interests during the course. Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
711 Clinical and Instrumental Measurement of Speech
(3 credits) Contemporary clinical and instrumental assessment
procedures for disorders of respiration, phonation, resonance and
articulation. Treatment strategies utilizing physiologic and acoustic
instrumentation to manage phonation and speech disorders. Prereq: cons
instr.
ComD
715 Gross Anatomy of the Head and Neck (2 credits)
Gross human anatomy for human communication; dissections of the head and
neck to view the structural relationships of the mechanisms. Prereq:
cons instr.
ComD
723 Fluency Disorders (3 credits) Research
related to etiology, onset, development, and maintenance of stuttering and
other speech fluency disorders. Assessment and treatment of
preschoolers, school-age children, adolescents, and adults. Prereq:
cons instr.
ComD
724 Neuromotor Disorders (3 credits) Critical issues in the
assessment and management of motor speech disorders in children, adolescents
and adults. Multi-disciplinary aspects of treatment associated with
dysarthria, apraxia and other developmental and acquired neuromotor
disorders. Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
735 Language Disorders in School-Age Children and
Adolescents (3 credits) Impact of having a language based disorder, and its
effect on literacy development and academic success. Includes
information processing, memory, word finding, nonliteral language, and
problem solving abilities using various assessments and curriculum based
intervention techniques that facilitate academic and social development.
ComD
738 Working with Families of Infants and
Toddlers at Risk (2 credits) Identification, assessment, program planning
and intervention procedures for families of infants and toddlers with/at
risk for disabilities. Biological and environmental risk factors,
management, and the role of interdisciplinary teams in prevention and early
intervention. Prereq: cons instr
ComD
740 Neurogenic Communication Disorders and
Age-related Changes (4 credits) Acquired neurogenic
communication disorders of adults (aphasia, cognitive-communication
impairments, language of confusion, language of generalized intellectual
impairment) from strokes, trauma, illness, and degenerative disease’s.
Evaluation, differential diagnosis, and management procedures. Primary aging
changes and the impact on communication. Prereq: cons instr
ComD 742 Seminar in Autism Spectrum Disorders
(2 credit) Assessment and intervention approaches based on current
theoretical perspectives of PDD/Autism which will enhance the communication
and socialization abilities of this population.
ComD 745 Advanced Study in Phonological
Disorders (2 credits) Review of contemporary issues related to
articulation and phonology. Assessment and treatment strategies for
clinically and culturally diverse child and adult populations. Prereq:
ComD 345 or equivalent and cons instr.
ComD
746 Dysphagia (3 credits) Normal bases
of swallowing function as a foundation for exploring contemporary issues in
the clinical and instrumental assessment of swallowing disorders in infants,
children and adults. Management procedures for swallowing disorders
across the lifespan will be reviewed with emphasis on multi-disciplinary
aspects of treatment.
ComD
763 Aural Rehabilitation/Habilitation (1-3 credits)
Counseling and intervention programs and techniques for re/habilitating communication skills of children
and adults with hearing loss. Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
765 Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (3 credits) A life span approach in the assessment,
intervention, and management of individuals who are non-speaking because of
developmental, motor, or acquired disabilities; determining and developing
different communication opportunities supported by a multi-modal
communication approach incorporating the use of both low and high
technological approaches. Lab experiences will include various voice
output systems and different assistive technology computer software.
Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
773 Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology (1
credit) Theories on and philosophical orientations to the practice of
counseling in daily interactions with people with communication disorders.
Practical applications for clients with a variety of communication needs and
their families in different settings will be targeted, as well as an
understanding of the scope of practice within the profession of
speech-language pathology. Prereq: cons instr
ComD
775 Medical Settings (1 credit)
Evaluation and management of persons with communication disorders within a
medical setting. Information regarding various medical settings,
ethics, functional goals, and documentation (e.g., billing, reporting,
etc). Prereq: cons instr
ComD
776 School Methods (2 credits) Course
content will include the application of assessment and intervention skills
to public early childhood, elementary, and secondary school contexts.
Educational organization, legal mandates, certification/licensure,
curriculum-relevant goals, collaborative roles, and current professional
issues will be targeted. Prereq: cons instr
ComD
784 Disorders of Phonation (3 credits) Explore
current trends in classification, differential diagnosis, assessment,
treatment, and prevention of vocal dysfunction and resonance disorders
across the life span. Atypical phonation disorders, causes of laryngeal
cancer; medical management of malignant tumors of the larynx, and
rehabilitation of laryngectomees will also be covered. Prereq: cons
instr.
ComD 785 Externship in Speech-Language
Pathology (6 credits) This supplemental externship is full time during
summer session for students who wish to extern in a medical setting after
completing a school externship. Prereq: completion of ComD 795 or
equivalent, and permission of SCD faculty.
ComD
786 Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Disorders (2
credits) Embryological development and anatomy/physiology of the facial and
oral structures. Etiology of clefts and craniofacial anomalies.
Multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of speech and language skills,
including articulation, receptive/expressive language, resonance, voice, and
feeding issues. Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
790 Seminar in Communicative Disorders
(1 – 3 credits) Content varies. Seminar format to study topics associated
with speech-language pathology and audiology.
ComD
791 Graduate Practicum I (1 credit)
Evaluation and management of persons with communicative disorders in the
Center for Communicative Disorders and selected off campus facilities.
Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
792 Graduate Practicum II (2 credits)
Evaluation and management of persons with communicative disorders in the
Center for Communicative Disorders and select-ed off campus facilities.
Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
793 Graduate Practicum III (1 credit)
Evaluation and management of persons with communicative disorders in the
Center for Communicative Disorders and select-ed off campus facilities. Prereq:
cons instr.
ComD
794 Graduate Practicum IV (2 credits)
Evaluation and management of persons with communicative disorders in the
Center for Communicative Disorders and select-ed off campus facilities.
Prereq: cons instr
ComD
795 Clinical Semester (15 credits) Fifteen-week
full-time clinical externship in educa-tion, or non-educational professional
settings. Prereq: Completion of academic and practicum
requirements.
ComD
796 Independent Study (1-3 credits) Prereq:
cons instr.
ComD
797 Workshop (1 to 6 credits) Individual
and/or group projects that expand the graduate program course content.
May be repeated for credit with different content.
ComD
799 Thesis (2-6 credits)
ComD
806 Professional Issues: Medical
setting (1 credit) Evaluation and management of persons with
communication disorders within a medical setting. Information
regarding various medical settings, ethics, functional goals, and
documentation (e.g. billing, reporting, etc.).
ComD
832 Pediatric Audiology (3 credits)
Study of the normal physical, social, cognitive, speech and language, and
auditory development in children, the causes and effects of childhood
hearing loss, hearing screening and the principles of early intervention,
and the behavioral and objective assessment of hearing in children.
ComD
833 Occupational Audiology (3 credits)
Consideration of principles and issues regarding the effects of noise on
people, of federal and state regulation of workplace noise, and of the
practical aspects of hearing conservation for those exposed to occupational
noise, non-occupational noise or both.
ComD
834 Counseling in Audiology (2 credits) Study
of various roles of counseling in the rehabilitative process, and the
ethical obligations of those who serve such roles. Awareness and skill
are developed in how to build a trusting relationship, convey diagnostic
information, inform and empower the patient/consumer as to their rights and
community resources, and respond to the way hearing loss impacts the
person’s social-economic life.
ComD
835 Research Methods (3 credits)
Critical analysis of research in speech-language pathology and audiology
including theoretical support, research design, statistical levels of
measurement, methods of reporting research results, and drawing conclusions
from the results. Students will be encouraged to pursue research
interests during the course.
ComD
836 Pediatric
Habilitation/Rehabilitation (3 credits) Study of the principles and
techniques of intervention with hearing impaired children, including the
selection and fitting of amplification, the effect of hearing impairment on
speech perception, production, and language, communication and educational
options, and the re/habilitation of communication skills.
ComD
837 Auditory and Vestibular Pathologies
I (2 credits) Survey of the most common peripheral auditory
system pathologies and their presentation in the auditory evaluation.
ComD
845 The Human Balance System: Structure,
Assessment, and Rehabilitation (2 credits) Study of human balance
function with emphasis on the vestibular system, including neurophysiology,
testing, and rehabilitation. Clinical experience performing the
electronystagmography (ENG) and videonystagmography (VNG) examination and
analyzing the results, and familiarity with rotational and posturography
tests, and various techniques for treatment.
ComD
846 The Human Balance System: Laboratory
(1 credit) The focus will be on training the student to perform and
analyze the results of electronystagmography (ENG) and videonystagmography
(VNG) examinations, and practice the canalith repositioning maneuver.
If possible, students will observe the administration of rotational and
posturography tests.
ComD
847 Acoustics and Perception of Speech
(3 credits) Basic aspects of general and speech acoustics are covered.
Classical and contemporary theories of speech perception are discussed,
including speech perception of hearing impaired individuals.
ComD
849 Geriatric Diagnostics/Rehabilitation
(2 credits) A study of basic theories of aging, anatomical and
physiological effects of aging on the auditory and balance systems, and
resulting communication difficulties associated with aging. The course
emphasizes both the diagnostic and rehabilitative challenges in working with
elderly patients.
ComD
850 Hearing Science I: Basic Physical,
Physiological, and Psychological Acoustics (3 credits) Study of anatomy and
physiology of the human auditory system, with an emphasis on the peripheral
system. Basic concepts in psychoacoustics are discussed with reference
to the normal and pathological auditory system.
ComD
851 Hearing Science II: Advanced Topics
in Hearing and Balance (3 credits) This course will introduce students
to advanced terminology, concepts, theories, and experimental procedures
related to psychophysics, anatomy and physiology of the auditory and
vestibular systems. The focus will be on central mechanisms of hearing
and balance, and the role that these processes play in psychophysical
phenomena.
ComD
852 Hearing Assessment (2 credits)
Diagnostic audiology familiarizes students with the bases, purpose,
rationale, and procedures for tests of auditory function. A major
focus is examining the available evidence as bases for test selections and
realizing the objectives of diagnostic evaluation.
ComD
853 Hearing Assessment Lab (1 credit)
Lab experience focusing on performance of basic audiology tests.
ComD
854 Electroacoustics & Instrument
Calibration (2 credits) Systematic review of physical concepts of
acoustics and electronics underpinning the practice of audiology, as well as
formally adopted standards by which clinical environments, instruments and
procedures are calibrated.
ComD
855 Lab: Electroacoustics & Instrument
Calibration (1 credit) Laboratory experience in electroacoustics and
instrument calibration.
ComD
856 Amplification Systems I (2 credits)
Study of the components and electroacoustic characteristics of hearing aids
and assistive listening devices, as well as approaches for selecting the
devices and verifying their fitting.
ComD
857 Laboratory in Amplification Systems
I (1 credit) Testing, fitting, and repairing hearing aids, performing
basic hearing aid tests and repairs, proper cerumen removal and ear
impression techniques, and using appropriate strategies in fitting.
Electroacoustic evaluation and use of probe microphone measures in hearing
aid fitting.
ComD
858 Physiological Assessment of the
Auditory System I (2 credits) Study of concepts and procedures in
physiological assessment of the auditory system, with emphasis on
otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem responses. Clinical
applications and case studies integrate these recordings with behavioral
assessment of the auditory system.
ComD
859 Laboratory in Physiological
Assessment of the Auditory System I (1 credit) Laboratory experience
in the procedures and interpretation of physiological assessment of the
auditory system, with the major emphasis on otoacoustic emissions and the
auditory brainstem response.
ComD
860 Physiological Assessment of the
Auditory System II (2 credits) Advanced study of physiological
measures used by audiologists in threshold and diagnostic evaluations,
including acoustic immittance, middle and long latency auditory evoked
potentials, P300, and MMN. Course includes an introduction to
evaluation of the balance system.
ComD
861 Laboratory in Physiological
Assessment of the Auditory System II (1 credit) Laboratory experience
in objective measures used by audiologists for threshold and diagnostic
evaluations, including acoustic immittance, middle and long latency auditory
evoked potentials, P300, and MMN. Demonstrations, projects, and case
studies prepare students to administer and interpret these tests.
ComD
862 Auditory and Vestibular Pathologies
II (3 credits) Major disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems, with
an emphasis on differential diagnosis of disorders of the endorgan and
neural systems, and multi-system disorders. Causal factors, treatment,
and prognosis are included. Didactic lectures and student
presentations focus on case studies.
ComD
863 Implantable Auditory Prostheses (2
credits) The audiological management of severe to profound hearing
loss using implantable auditory prostheses. This course will focus on
cochlear implants, and will also provide an introduction to the auditory
brainstem implant.
ComD
864 Auditory Processing Disorders (2
credits) A review of auditory processing and language disorders of
school age children and adolescents. Emphasis on description of
disorders, assessment techniques, and intervention strategies.
ComD
865 Practice Management (2 credits)
Consideration of non-profit and for-profit practice models with emphasis on
organizational structure, legal and tax implications, financial performance,
policies and practices of personnel management, marketing strategies, risk
management and professional ethics.
ComD
866 Amplification Systems II (2 credits)
Strategies for fitting hearing aids, including selection and recommendation,
use of prescription gain formulas, and verification of gain.
Considerations in geriatric and pediatric hearing aid fitting and ethical
issues. Basic techniques in determining patient satisfaction with
hearing aids.
ComD
867 School Methods for Audiologists (1
credit) This course is designed to fulfill Wisconsin’s Department of Public
Instruction (DPI) licensing requirements for audiologists. This course will
help students apply their knowledge and skills in assessment and
intervention of hearing related disorders to the public school setting.
Prereq: cons instr.
ComD
891 Clerkship in Audiology (1 credit) An
introductory practicum focusing on the acquisition of beginning skills in
both screening and diagnostic audiology and management of hearing loss.
It provides initial training in the use of audiometric instruments and
software, patient interactions, and reporting procedures.
ComD
892 Clerkship in Audiology (1 credit)
The second year of practicum focuses on the physiologic assessment of the
vestibular and the peripheral and central auditory systems. It also
provides continued development of skills in the assessment of hearing and
the implementation of treatment plans across ages.
ComD
893 Clerkship in Audiology (1 – 4
credits) This year of practicum provides opportunities to practice
skills in settings outside of the university clinics. The goal is to
develop all skills beyond the introductory stage so that the student can
perform assessments and treatment with less supervision.
ComD
894 Externship in Audiology (2 – 4
credits) The final year of practicum continues development of skills
in the assessment of hearing and the implementation of treatment plans
across all ages. The goal is to develop skills to the Mastery level
where the student can perform competently with a minimum of supervision.
ComD
899 Capstone Project (2 credits)
Independent work on capstone project.
ComD
921 Problems in Audiology (1 credit) Etiology,
nature, and rehabilitation implications of specific
hearing impairments.
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