HESP -- Hearing and Speech Sciences

HESP 400 Speech and Language Development in Children (3) Prerequisite: HESP 300. Analysis of the normal processes of speech and language development in children.

HESP 402 Speech Pathology I (3) Prerequisite: HESP 400. Etiology, assessment and treatment of language and phonological disorders in children.

HESP 403 Introduction to Phonetic Science (3) Prerequisite: HESP 305. An introduction to physiological, acoustic and perceptual phonetics; broad and narrow phonetic transcription; current models of speech production and perception.

HESP 404 Speech Pathology II (3) Prerequisite: HESP 305. Etiology, assessment and therapeutic management of phonation, resonance, and fluency disorders in children and adults.

HESP 406 Speech Pathology III (3) Prerequisites: HESP 300 and HESP 305. Survey of the dysarthrias and aphasias in adults from an interdisciplinary point of view.

HESP 407 Bases of Hearing Science (3) Prerequisite: HESP 311. 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.

HESP 411 Introduction to Audiology (3) Prerequisite: HESP 311. An introduction to the field of audiology. Evaluation and remediation of hearing handicaps.

HESP 417 Principles and Methods in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (3) Prerequisite: HESP 402, HESP 411. The principles underlying the treatment of speech, language and hearing disorders in children and adults.

HESP 418 Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (3) Prerequisite: HESP 417. Repeatable to 6 credits. Supervised observation with some direct participation in clinical methods for the treatment of disorders of articulation, fluency, child and adult language; evaluation and habilitation/rehabilitation of hearing impaired children and adults.

HESP 438 Seminar: Special Issues in Early Childhood Special Education (1-3)

HESP 498 Seminar (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Selected topics in human communication and its disorders.

HESP 499 Independent Study (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. A directed study of selected topics pertaining to human communication and its disorders.

HESP 600 Instrumentation in Hearing and Speech Sciences (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Types and principles of operation of electronic equipment used in the hearing and speech sciences.

HESP 602 Neurological Bases of Human Communication (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Basic neurology as it pertains to anatomical and physiological substrates of speech and language.

HESP 604 Acoustical and Perceptual Phonetics (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Principles and current laboratory techniques in analysis of the acoustical characteristics of the speech signal and discussion of models of speech perception.

HESP 606 Basic Hearing Measurements (3) Prerequisite: HESP 411 or equivalent. Theoretical principles, methodology, and interpretation of routine audiometric tests, including pure tone, speech, and acoustic immittance measures. Modification of procedures for special populations. Equipment calibration and mass hearing screening programs.

HESP 610 Aphasia (3) Language problems of adults associated with brain injury.

HESP 612 Fluency Disorders (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. The nature of fluency disorders. Principles, methods and procedures for the clinical management of fluency disorders in children and adults.

HESP 614 Orofacial Anomalies (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Communication disorders related to congenital orofacial anomalies with an emphasis on cleft lip and palate. Principles, methods and procedures for clinical management.

HESP 616 Language Disorders in Children (3) Prerequisite: HESP 400 or equivalent or permission of department. Theoretical, empirical and clinical perspectives on language disorders in children.

HESP 620 Phonological and Articulatory Disorders (3) Assessment and treatement of disorders at the phonological and articulatory levels of language and speech.

HESP 622 Neuromotor Disorders of Speech (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Effects of neuropathology on speech production. Classification and assessment of the resultant disorders and their treatment.

HESP 624 Voice Disorders (3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Etiological characteristics, assessment and treatment of phonatory disorders in children and adults.

HESP 626 Language and Learning Disabilities (3) Etiology, assessment and treatment of communication problems in children with learning disabilities.

HESP 630 Electrophysiological Measurements (3) Prerequisite: HESP 606 or permission of department. Principles and techniques of physiological and electrophysiological measures of the audio-vestibular mechanisms.

HESP 635 Aural Rehabilation/Habilitation (3) Principles, methods and procedures for aural rehabilitation/habilitation in children and adults.

HESP 638 Research Practicum (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Analysis, synthesis and integration of knowledge related to current research or clinical issues in human communication and its related disorders.

HESP 639 Special Topics in Hearing and Speech Sciences (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Intensive coverage of selected topics of current interest.

HESP 645 Pediatric Audiology (3) Prerequisite: HESP 606 or permission of department. Evaluation and treatement of hearing-impaired children.

HESP 648 Clinical Practice in Speech (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits. Supervised training in the application of clinical methods in the diagnosis and treatment of speech disorders.

HESP 649 Clinical Practice in Audiology (1-3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits. Supervised training in the application of clinical methods in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders.

HESP 700 Hearing Aids (3) Principles, methods and procedures for selection, fitting, calibration and management of amplification systems for hearing-impaired children and adults.

HESP 702 Diagnostic Procedures in Speech-Language Pathology (3) Diagnostic tools and methods in the analysis of speech-language disorders in children and adults.

HESP 704 Physiological Phonetics (3) Prerequisite: HESP 604. Laboratory techniques in the study of the speech mechanism.

HESP 706 Advanced Clinical Audiology (3) 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.

HESP 708 Independent Study (1-6) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits. Individual research projects under guidance of a faculty member.

HESP 710 Industrial and Environmental Noise Problems (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Evaluation and control of noise hazards. Effects of noise on man. Medico-legal aspects of noise-induced hearing impairment.

HESP 722 Experimental Audiology (3) Experimental techniques in the investigation of problems in audiology.

HESP 724 Research Design (3) Prerequisite: a course in basic statistics. Evaluations of research designs, critique of published articles and student involvement in designing experiments on assigned topics.

HESP 728 Advanced Clinical Practice in Speech (1-8) Prerequisite: HESP 648 and permission of instructor. Repeatable to 8 credits. Clinical internship in selected off-campus facilities.

HESP 729 Advanced Clinical Practice in Audiology (1-8) Prerequisite: HESP 649 and permission of instructor. Repeatable to 8 credits. Clinical internship in selected off-campus facilities.

HESP 799 Master's Thesis Research (1-6)

HESP 848 Seminar in Audiology (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.

HESP 858 Seminar in Speech Pathology (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.

HESP 868 Seminar in Speech Science (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.

HESP 878 Seminar in Language Disorders (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Repeatable to 6 credits.

HESP 899 Doctoral Dissertation Research (1-8)