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Communicative Sciences and Disorders Prep Program
Course Descriptions
EDSL 201* (3) Hearing Disorders and Measurement
In this course, students will review the anatomy of the auditory and vestibular systems and explore peripheral and central disorders which can affect hearing and balance. Students will classify disorders of hearing by etiology, location within the auditory systems, and effect on communication. Students will investigate the current assessments available to evaluate hearing and balance and the results provided by the assessments. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to (1) identify disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems and classify them by etiology; (2) describe the evaluations available to assess hearing and balance disorders and the results obtained; (3) describe the effects of specific disorders on communication.
EDSL 320/ BIOL 320 (3) Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
Explores the anatomy and physiology of speech and hearing including respiration, phonation, resonance, articulation and perception. An introduction to the central and peripheral nervous system also is provided. Enrollment restricted to students who have completed the Lower-Division General Education requirement in Life Science (B2).
EDSL 350 (3) Introduction to Speech and Language Services
Explores acquisition of speech and language skills in children and deviations from the normal patterns, including disorders of language, articulation, and voice; language differences in a multicultural society; and stuttering. Students will complete 25 hours of observation hours within a school setting. The role of the speech and language pathologist within the public schools also will be studied.
EDSL 360 (3) Diagnostics for Speech-Language Pathologists
Consideration of the general role of evaluation in speech and language therapy with intensive study of diagnostic tests andprocedures used to assess communication disorders.
EDSL 391 (3) Clinical Phonetics
Students learn to describe, analyze and transcribe typically produced and disordered speech sounds. Theimportance and application of phonetic transcription in the assessment of individuals with communication disorders is examined. Students will learn techniques for citation and intelligibility assessment. Knowledge of typical and disordered development is incorporated to aid in diagnostic and therapy decisions. Students analyze child and adult speech samples to differentially diagnose articulation and phonological disorders.
EDSL 473* (3) Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders
This course will cover the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological bases of adult human communication and discuss types of brain injuries (i.e. diagnoses) that lead to acquired communication disorders in adults. The course will cover the linguistic and cognitive-communicative disorders of aphasia, right brain dysfunction, traumatic brain injury and dementia. A survey of historical and contemporary literature related to the nature of these communication disorders, including prominent theories will be covered.
EDSL 551 (3) Language Development and Assessment for Practitioners
Serves as a general introduction to the study of language acquisition and assessment. Principles of typical and atypical first and second language acquisition will be examined. Students will read and explore how theoretical viewpoints and evidence-based practice influences their approach to acquisition and assessment of typical and atypical language development. Students will gain “explicit” knowledge in language assessment and analysis techniques of natural speech.
EDUC 364 (3) The Role of Cultural Diversity in Schooling
Required of all credential candidates. Principles of first and second language acquisition (e.g., historical and current theories, psychology, sociocultural, political, and pedagogical factors) and issues related to notions of culture, interaction, and communication in school and community contexts (e.g., the nature of culture, manifestations of cultural contact, and cultural diversity in the United States and in California) within a theoretical and applied context.
EDUC 380 (3) Applications in Child and Youth Development
Considers the social, cultural, cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and behavioral development of children and adolescents from multidisciplinary, multicultural, and applied perspectives. Students will learn major theories of development in order to apply that knowledge to their work in evidence-based services and programs for children and youth. Course includes a field experience component through which students will consider how their in-class learning is enacted in the lived experiences of children and youth. Special attention is given to identifying multicultural and sociocultural influences on development.
ID 340 (3) Diversity and Discrimination in the U.S.
Analyzes the impacts of gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion, sexual orientation, and disability on diversity, discrimination, and social mobility in the U.S. Evaluates the challenges and opportunities for making democracy and social justice possible for all the people in the United States, including the impact of egalitarian values and the mechanisms that attempt to institutionalize them. This course includes applications for border contexts. Enrollment restricted to students with Junior or Senior standing.
PHYS 357 (3) The Science of Speech and Hearing
This course provides a foundation in physics speech and hearing with an emphasis on clinical application. Students will learn the fundamental processes underlying the production and perception of sound waves as it applies to speech. The physical and psychological aspects of sound and its measurement will be covered. Normal physical processes and principles underlying speech and hearing will serve as a framework for understanding abnormal functioning. Clinical applications will be used to demonstrate the importance of speech science to the clinician.
PSYC 220 (3) Introductory Statistics in Psychology
Basic statistical methods for analysis of data in psychology; descriptive and inferential statistics; hypothesis testing; parametric tests of significance. Introduction to linear regression and correlation; analysis of variance; nonparametric techniques. The requirements will include participation in low-risk psychological experiments or completion of additional short papers. Two hours of lecture and two hours of activities.
PSYC 330 (3) Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood
Theories, methods and research on development from conception through childhood. Includes biological, genetic, and physical development; social-emotional development, cognitive and language development; perception and brain development. Enrollment Requirement: Completion of the Lower-Division General Education requirement in Discipline-specific or Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (D).
*Please note that two additional pre-requisites courses have been submitted and are pending approval. These courses are EDSL 201 - Hearing Disorders & Measurement (formerly titled EDSL 381) and EDSL 473 - Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders (formerly titled EDSL 373). If approved, EDSL 201 will be mandatory for admission into the 2013 Cohort and EDSL 473 will be mandatory for admission into the 2014 cohort. For more information please contact eleducation@csusm.edu.
