Undergraduate Course Catalog 2007-2008
College of Health and Human Services
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Communication Sciences and Disorders (COMM)
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Chairperson: Stephen N. Calculator
Professor: Stephen N. Calculator
Associate Professor: Steven P. Bornstein, Frederick C. Lewis, Penelope E. Webster
Affiliate Associate Professor: Mark R. Windt
Assistant Professor: Michael Fraas
Clinical Associate Professor: Jeanne H. O'Sullivan, Ruth E. Peaper, Amy S. Plante
Clinical Assistant Professor: Sheryl Gottwald, Rae M. Sonnenmeier, Mary Jane Sullivan
Instructor: Timothy Bryant
Lecturer: Pamela E. Broido
Communication sciences and disorders is the profession devoted to
helping people overcome disabilities of speech, language, or hearing.
The study of communication sciences and disorders may begin in the
freshman or sophomore year. Students learn about speech, language, and
hearing disorders in the classroom and are involved in clinical
observation in the on-campus Speech-Language-Hearing Center. Students
are encouraged to take elective courses in linguistics, human
development, learning theory, early childhood, health administration,
special education, and various aspects of rehabilitation.
Students are advised to continue their professional education at
colleges or universities offering graduate programs leading to a
master’s degree and to subsequent certification by the American
Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Certified clinicians find
employment opportunities in hospitals, schools, community speech and
hearing clinics, and private practice.
The required courses in communication sciences and disorders which all
students in the program must successfully complete are COMM 520, Survey
of Communication Disorders; COMM 521, Anatomy and Physiology of the
Speech and Hearing Mechanism; COMM 522, The Acquisition of Language;
COMM 524, Clinical Phonetics; COMM 630, Organic Pathologies; COMM 631,
Articulation and Language Disorders in Children; COMM 635, Professional
Issues in Speech-Language Pathology; COMM 704, Basic Audiology; COMM
705, Introduction to Auditory Perception and Aural Rehabilitation; and
COMM 777, Speech and Hearing Science. Students must also complete KIN
706, Neurology, and a course in statistics. Other elective courses are
available.
Students must have a grade-point average of 2.75 at the end of their
sophomore year to continue in the major. A 2.75 grade-point average is
also required to transfer into the major. Students interested in this
program should consult with the chairperson, Stephen N. Calculator.
Minor in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Studies
The minor in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Studies is intended to provide
students with courses leading to specialized knowledge related to the
fields of deafness and hearing loss. It will be of interest to students
who intend to engage in teaching, counseling, rehabilitation, social
work, and other professions in which contact with individuals who are
deaf or hard of hearing may be expected. There may be some interest as
well on the part of students majoring in TESOL and linguistics due to
the bilingual aspect of part of the field study. (Individuals whose
native language is American Sign Language (ASL) receive instruction in
English as a second language.) Finally, it will be a good option for
those students who wish to move on to graduate study in the fields of
deaf education, rehabilitation counseling, speech-language pathology,
and audiology.
Curriculum and Requirements
The minor in Deaf and Hard of Hearing Studies will require the following for a minimum of 20 credits:
1. COMM 533 American Sign Language I
2. COMM 733 American Sign Language II
3. COMM 536 Introduction to Deaf Studies
4. Two electives from the list of electives, below.
COMM 537 Deaf Culture
COMM 734 American Sign Language III
COMM 735 American Sign Language IV
COMM 704 Audiology*
COMM 705 Auditory Perception and Aural Rehabilitation*
COMM 779 Internship in Deaf/Hard of Hearing Studies (pending approval)
COMM 522 Acquisition of Language*
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* required of CSD majors
Communication Sciences and Disorders majors may not use a course
required of their major to fulfill both major and minor requirements.
Students in the minor must earn a grade of C- in each course in order
to receive credit for the course in the minor. A maximum of 8 credits
will be accepted in transfer.