Classes in HESP
| HESP120 | Introduction to Linguistics (3 credits) | ||
| An introduction to the scientific study of natural language with focus on the basic concepts of phonology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, with subsequent attention to the applied aspects of linguistic principles. | |||
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| HESP202 | Introduction to Hearing and Speech Sciences (3 credits) | ||
| An introduction to communication sciences and disorders; a survey of the bases of normal speech, language and hearing ability, major forms of communicative disorder and their treatment. | |||
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| HESP300 | Introduction to Psycholinguistics (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP202 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of department. Recommended: HESP120 or LING200. An introduction to current theories of language and an investigation of their relationship to human communication behavior. Survey of the experimental literature relating to this question. | |||
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| HESP305 | Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP202 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of department. Anatomy, physiology, and neurology of speech mechanism. Course chairman: Dr. Nan Ratner. | |||
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| HESP311 | Anatomy, Pathology and Physiology of the Auditory System (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP202 with a grade of 'C' or better, or permission of department. Gross anatomy of the ear and pathways for transmission of sound energy through the peripheral and central auditory system. Causes, development and effects of pathological conditions contributing to temporary or chronic hearing impairments. | |||
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| HESP400 | Speech and Language Development in Children (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP300 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of department. Recommended: HESP120 or LING200. Analysis of the normal processes of speech and language development in children. | |||
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| HESP402 | Speech Pathology I (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP400 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of department. Etiology, assessment and treatment of language and phonological disorders in children. | |||
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| HESP403 | Introduction to Phonetic Science (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP305 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of department. An introduction to physiological, acoustic and perceptual phonetics; broad and narrow phonetic transcription; current models of speech production and perception. | |||
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| HESP404 | Speech Pathology II (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: permission of department. Etiology, assessment and therapeutic management of phonation, resonance, and fluency disorders in children and adults. | |||
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| HESP407 | Bases of Hearing Science (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP311 with a grade of 'C' or better or permission of department. Fundamentals of hearing, including the physics of sound, anatomy and physiology of peripheral and central auditory nervous system, psychophysical procedures used in measurement of auditory sensation and perception, and topics in psychological acoustics. | |||
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| HESP411 | Introduction to Audiology (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP311 with a grade of 'C' or better, or permission of department. An introduction to the field of audiology. Evaluation and remediation of hearing handicaps. | |||
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| HESP418A | (PermReq)Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology:Audiology Option (3 credits) | ||
| For majors only. | |||
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| HESP422 | (PermReq)Neurological Bases of Human Communication (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP305 or permission of instructor. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: HESP498 or HESP422. Basic neurology as it pertains to anatomy and physiology substrates of speech and language. Also offered as HESP602 and NACS728K. | |||
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| HESP602 | (PermReq)Neurological Bases of Human Communication (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: permission of department. Basic neurology as it pertains to anatomical and physiological substrates of speech and language. Also offered as HESP422 and NACS728K. | |||
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| HESP610 | Aphasia (3 credits) | ||
| Language problems of adults associated with brain injury. | |||
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| HESP620 | Phonological and Articulatory Disorders (3 credits) | ||
| Assessment and treatement of disorders at the phonological and articulatory levels of language and speech. | |||
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| HESP626 | Language and Learning Disabilities (3 credits) | ||
| Etiology, assessment and treatment of communication problems in children with learning disabilities. | |||
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| HESP632 | Medical Audiology (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP 311. Corequisite: HESP 606. Overview of auditory pathologies, and their assessment and management in the medical setting. | |||
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| HESP636 | Geriatric Audiology (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisites: HESP 606 and HESP 700. For HESP majors only. Research findings are presented on the physical effects of aging on the auditory periphery and central nervous system, as well as the consequences of aging on behavioral and electrophysiologic measures of auditory function. Clinical implications in the effects of physiologic and cognitive aging on auditory performance will be discussed. | |||
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| HESP701 | Hearing Aids II (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP 700 (Hearing Aids I). For HESP majors only. Advanced issues in amplification technology, prescriptive hearing aid selection, and management of amplification systems for special populations. Course Chairman: Margaret McCabe. Team taught by Margaret McCabe & Cherish Oberzut. | |||
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| HESP706 | Advanced Clinical Audiology (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: HESP 606 or equivalent. Advanced clinical and experimental methods of evaluating the peripheral and central auditory system using acoustic stimuli. Procedural considerations and interpretation of test results. | |||
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| HESP724 | Research Design (3 credits) | ||
| Prerequisite: a course in basic statistics. Evaluations of research designs, critique of published articles and student involvement in designing experiments on assigned topics. | |||
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