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SLA 1101 Introduction to Speech and Hearing     4 QH
Offers an overview of disorders of speech and hearing and their treatment, and a review of normal speech and hearing development. Requires clinical observations of persons with speech, language, and hearing disorders.

SLA 1200 Hearing Science     4 QH
Presents basic concepts related to the physics of sound and an in-depth study of the anatomy and physiology of the normal hearing mechanism. Discusses basic principles of psychophysics of audition.

SLA 1201 Anatomy and Physiology of Vocal Mechanisms     4 QH
Offers an in-depth study of the static structure, musculature, and physiology of the speech mechanism. Emphasizes current research in speech physiology. Prereq. SLA 1101.

SLA 1300 Language Acquisition     4 QH
Analyzes the emerging semantic and syntactical aspects of language in normal and atypical children. Discusses current theory and research in language acquisition. Requires clinical observations of children with normal and atypical language patterns. Prereq. SLA 1101.

SLA 1301 Phonetics     4 QH
Offers basic training in auditory recognition and symbolization of phonemes and allophones in major American dialects. Stresses static and dynamic articulatory descriptions. Also includes a review of the developmental sequence of phonemic acquisition. Prereq. SLA 1101 and SLA 1201.

SLA 1303 Introduction to Audiology     4 QH
Focuses on the basic techniques of audiometric testing and hearing conservation, including a review of basic hearing sciences and a prepracticum and laboratory experience in hearing testing.

SLA 1400 Speech Science     4 QH
Offers an examination of the basic sciences involved in speech and audition. Includes an in-depth study of the analysis of sound and the acoustic composition of speech. Emphasizes review of current theory and research in speech reception, perception, and production.

SLA 1403 Clinical Procedures in Speech and Language     4 QH
Reviews principles and procedures of the functional analysis of behavior. Focuses on applying behavioral theory and research to speech, language, and hearing training. Emphasizes clinical investigation in the experimental analysis of behavior, and offers experience applying experimental procedures in assessing and treating people with communication disorders. Requires clinical observation hours. Prereq. SLA 1410 and SLA 1411.

SLA 1405 Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology     4 QH
Prepares students for the clinical training required for professional certification in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. Emphasizes integration of academic and experiential learning. Involves students in clinical practice in the laboratory component. Students may be assigned to participate in speech-language and hearing screening, in public-school settings, or at the Northeastern University Hearing, Language, and Speech Center. Prereq. All basic SLA courses, including clinical procedures; 25 observation hours.

SLA 1410 Speech Pathology 1     4 QH
Presents models of developmental speech, language, and communication impairments. Includes such topics as specific language impairments, articulation/phonological disorders, dysfluency, and language-based learning problems. Stresses common clinical processes associated with the management of these and other disorders. Requires clinical observation hours. Prereq. SLA 1101, SLA 1201, SLA 1300, and SLA 1301.

SLA 1411 Speech Pathology 2     4 QH
Focuses on organic and acquired speech, language, and communication disorders. Emphasizes clinical problem-solving for disorders such as voice, craniofacial anomalies, aphasia and related neurogenic disorders, and cerebral palsy. Requires clinical observation hours. Prereq. SLA 1410 and associated prerequisites.

SLA 1460 Neurological Bases of Communication     4 QH
Provides an opportunity to acquire an understanding of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology as they relate to normal aspects of speech, hearing, and language.

SLA 1800 Directed Study     4 QH
Provides study for the student whose unique academic needs or interests cannot adequately be satisfied in any of the scheduled courses of the department. Requires approval of the supervising faculty member, the chair, and the dean. Also requires that approval forms be submitted to the dean's office during the quarter prior to registration for the directed study. Prereq. Permission of instructor.

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