COMD 120: Medical Terminology 3 cr.
The meaning, pronunciation and spelling of a large basic medical
vocabulary will be introduced. Medical specialties, pathologies,
and surgical diagnostics/therapeutic procedures are included.
The morphological structure of the words, including roots, prefixes,
suffixes and combining forms will be studied. Three hours of
lecture.
COMD 125:
Voice and Articulation 3 cr.
This course is designed to assist the student to achieve
changes in voice quality, diction, intonation patterns, pronunciation,
and/or foreign, regional or uneducated dialects. Course may
be
taken for a grade or pass/fail. Two hours of lecture, two hours
of lab.
COMD 216:
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech
and Hearing 3 cr.
Study of the structure, action, and control features of the
speech and hearing mechanism. Three hours of lecture.
COMD
145: Introduction to Communication Disorders 3 cr.
Designed to meet the needs of the elementary teacher and
the speech major. Fundamental course for the student specializing
or interested in speech/language
pathology.
Three hours of lecture.
COMD 234:
Introduction to Speech Science 3 cr.
Production, transmission, and perception of speech will be
considered from the physical, physiological and psychological
perspectives. Students
will
be introduced
to technological advances in the study of speech science and interact
with instrumentation used to analyze the speech signal. In addition,
the importance
of instrumentation
to clinical assessment and management of communication disorders will
be presented. Two hours of lecture, two hours of lab.
COMD 235:
Introduction to Audiology and
Speech Science 3 cr.
The physical and physiological nature of hearing will be
described with special emphasis on causes and problems
of hearing impairment.
A variety
of hearing
diagnostics and screening procedures will be introduced accompanied
by the specific instrumentation
necessary to assess hearing acuity. The importance of interpretation
of audiograms and other audiological reports will be addressed both
for the
speech/language
pathologist and the classroom teacher. Two hours of lecture, two
hours lab.
COMD 236:
Introductory Phonetics 3 cr.
Articulatory phonetics with emphasis on transcription, principles
of phonetics, and introduction to generative phonology. Brief introduction
to American
dialects. Three hours of lecture.
COMD 264:
Observation of Clinic Practicum 2 cr.
The student will observe and discuss 40 clock hours of
speech, language, and hearing therapy and evaluations utilizing
both assigned
clinical
practicum sites
and in-class videos. The student will analyze and keep a record
of all observations. Grading will be on a pass/no credit basis.
One hour of
lecture and three
hours of lab.
COMD 290:
Special Topics in Communication
Disorders 3 cr.
A course exploring current issues, themes or technologies
in ways suitable for freshmen and sophomores. Topics will
vary from
offering
to offering.
May be repeated
for a total of six semester hours. Three hours of lecture.
COMD
315: Normal Speech and Language
Acquisition 3 cr.
Prerequisite: All Block I courses. A normative and developmental
study of the process of language acquisition, including articulatory,
morphological,
syntactic,
semantic, and pragmatic aspects of language. Includes theories
of language development. Three hours of lecture.
COMD 316:
Language Disorders 3 cr.
Prerequisite: All Block I courses. Causation, evaluation,
and remediation of symbolic disorders, including disorders
of oral
and written
language and special
problems of the deaf, hard of hearing, and mentally retarded.
Three hours of lecture.
COMD 345:
Articulation Disorders 3 cr.
Study of the major approaches to the testing and remediation
of articulation disorders. Includes theories of causality.
Three hours
of lecture.
COMD 346:
Disorders of Rhythm 3 cr.
Study of the major approaches to testing and remediation
of stuttering and other disorders of rhythm. Includes
theories of causality.
Three hours of
lecture.
COMD 347:
Disorders of Voice 3 cr.
Diagnosis and remediation of organic and functional
voice disorders. Includes study of causation. Three
hours of
lecture.
COMD 349:
Introduction to Diagnostic and
Clinical Methods 3 cr.
Selection, administration, and scoring of basic standardized
diagnostic tests and preparation of session plans
and progress reports. Three
hours of lecture.
COMD 418:
American Minority Group Dialects 3 cr.
An introduction to the development of American
dialects, including phonological, morphological,
semantic and
vocabulary features,
with particular reference
to the development of Black and Mexican American
dialect.
COMD 465:
Diagnostic and Therapy Practicum 3 cr.
Prerequisites: All Block I and Block II courses
and a 2.9 overall GPA on last 60 hours completed
(transfer
students
must have
taken COMD
349 at
LSUS). Student
performs 50 ASHA certifiable clock hours of
therapy and/or
evaluation with communication impaired clients.
The course may be repeated
once. Not all
students meeting these
minimum requirements may be admitted. One hour
lecture, six hours lab.
COMD 490:
Special Topics in Communication
Disorders 3 cr.
A course exploring current issues, themes or
technologies in ways suitable for juniors
and seniors. Topics
will very from
offering
to offering.
May be repeated
for a total of six semester hours. Three
hours of lecture.
COMD 491:
Research in Speech-Language
Pathology and Audiology 3 cr.
Prerequisites: All Block I and II courses.
Basic designs for experimental and survey
research will be studied.
Students will read and analyze
the design and
statistical treatment of both recent and
classic research and
will design, carry out, and report on a
research project. Three hours
of lecture
COMD 494:
Seminar in Clinical Application 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Block I and II courses. A
new clinical topic will be studied each
semester.
Review of
recent developments
and all
acceptable
evaluation/therapy
procedures in current use in the area
will be included. The course is an in-depth
study of a narrow clinical area Three
hours of lecture.
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