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Bouvé College of Health Sciences - Curriculum Guide

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
(School of Health Professions)

Linda Ferrier, Associate Professor and Acting Chair

Professor
Mary Florentine, PhD

Associate Professors
Sharon Y. Manuel, PhD
Robert Redden, EdD

Assistant Professors
Therese O¹Neil Pirozzi, ScD
Ralf W. Schlosser, PhD

Clinical Specialists
Helen Anis, MA
Sandy Cleveland, MS
Linda Collins, MA
Susan Fine, MS
Denise J. Frankoff, MA
Marjorie North, MA

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists are involved with the evaluation and treatment of, and counseling and research in, human communication and its disorders. The speech-language pathology and audiology program is designed to help students develop entry-level competencies that will enable them to function in a preprofessional capacity in educational settings, medical and rehabilitation centers, and private practice clinics. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of communication disorders through observations and participation in activities at the Northeastern University Speech and Hearing Center. Externship in schools, hospitals, or other relevant settings will also broaden students' exposure and prepare them for graduate study or employment.

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists provide clinical services to a full range of communicatively impaired individuals, from infants through geriatrics. Speech-language pathologists treat disorders such as developmental language and articulation disorders, voice and resonance problems, stuttering, and language and cognitive impairments due to stroke, head injury, and progressive neurologic diseases. Audiologists specialize in the prevention, identification, assessment, and rehabilitation of hearing disorders. Individuals with congenital and acquired hearing impairments are seen for services by audiologists. They prescribe and dispense hearing aids and instruct individuals in the use of amplification. Undergraduate students take courses in both speech-language pathology and audiology in preparation for advanced training and specialization at the graduate level.

The bachelor of science degree program in speech-language pathology and audiology includes an experiential learning component, a broad-based academic core, and the scientific and clinical course work necessary for understanding normal and disordered communication. The degree offers preprofessional training for individuals who want to pursue graduate education in speech-language pathology and audiology. Alternately, graduates may be hired as speech and hearing assistants in a variety of clinical settings, or they may pursue other career paths in health care and education.

The speech-language pathology and audiology curriculum is designed to facilitate critical thinking, information literacy, and oral and written communication skills. In addition to course work in the basic communication sciences, course work is required in special needs/education, allied health, computer literacy, ethics, multicultural/diversity issues, and psychology. The curriculum provides a solid foundation in speech-language pathology and audiology and arts and sciences, and it is sufficiently flexible to provide students with the opportunity to minor in an area of related interest. Students may participate in the Bouvé Spanish Language and Latin Culture Program. This program consists of five courses designed to increase Spanish language skills and to prepare students to work with culturally diverse clients. The program provides students with an opportunity to collaborate on case studies with Spanish-speaking allied health students from the University of Puerto Rico.

A unique aspect of the speech-language pathology and audiology program is an accelerated graduate provision for students who qualify at the end of year three. Students who have maintained a QPA of 3.25 or better, who have a departmental endorsement, and who have satisfied all graduate program admissions requirements may seek admission to Northeastern University's graduate program in speech-language pathology and audiology. In effect, students who enter the accelerated master's degree track will complete the bachelor of science requirements within the framework of our graduate program. They will be eligible for the master of science and bachelor of science degrees and meet national certification requirements at the end of their fifth year of matriculation. The accelerated track is selective and a restricted number of students are admitted each year. The graduate programs in speech-language pathology and audiology and the University's Speech and Hearing Center are fully accredited by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

See course descriptions for more information.

	Quarter 1	BHS 1101, Transitions, Decisions, the University and You; BIO 1162, Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology 1; BIO 1652, Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 Lab; ENG 1110, College Writing 1; MTH 1106, Functions and Algebra or MTH 1107, Functions and Basic Calculus; and SLA 1101, Introduction to Speech and Hearing.
Quarter 2	BIO 1163, Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology 2; BIO 1653, Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Lab; COM 1105, Computer Science and Its Applications; ENG 1111, College Writing 2; and PSY 1111, Foundations of Psychology 1.
Quarter 3	BIO 1164, Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology 3; BIO 1654, Integrated Human Anatomy and Physiology 3 Lab; MTH 1150, Probability, Statistics and the Computer; PSY 1112, Foundations of Psychology 2; SOA 1100, Peoples and Cultures.
Quarter 4	SLA 1201, Anatomy and Physiology of Vocal Mechanisms; SLA 1300, Language Acquisition; and two electives.
Quarter 5	PHL 1165, Moral Problems in Medicine; SOC 1160, Gender in a Changing Society; one multicultural/diversity elective; SLA 1301, Phonetics; one elective; and SLA 1304, Co-op Orientation.
Quarter 6	CMN 1330, Interpersonal Communication 1; SLA 1200, Hearing Science; NUR 1282, Wellness; and SLA 1400, Speech Science.
Summer	Co-op
Fall	Co-op
Quarter 7	ENG 1380, Writing for the Health Professions; PSY 1262, Psychology of Language; SLA 1410, Speech-Language Pathology 1; and SLA 1460, Neurological Bases of Communication.
Quarter 8	PSY 1231, Learning and Motivation; SLA 1303, Introduction to Audiology; SLA 1411, Speech Pathology 2; and one elective.
Quarter 9	PSY 1364, Cognition; SLA 1403, Clinical Procedures; and one elective.
Quarter 10	ED/CRS elective; SLA 3629, Aural Rehabilitation; SLA elective; and one open elective.
Winter	Co-op.
Quarter 11	SLA 1405, Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (with clinical component); SLA 3660, Early Intervention with Infants/Toddlers and Families; and two electives.
Accelerated Masters Degree Track
Quarter 10	SLA 3601, Advanced Study of Articulation Disorders; SLA 3604, Language Disorders in Children; CRS 3369, Early Intervention in Infant and Toddler Development; and SLA 3875, Advanced Clinical Practices 1.
Quarter 11	SLA 3555, Diagnostics; SLA 1800, Undergraduate Directed Study; ED 3540, Introduction to Educational Statistics; SLA 3629, Aural Rehabilitation; and SLA 3797, Clinic Continuation.
Quarter 12	SLA 3605, Aphasia Rehabilitation; SLA 3660, Intervention with Infants/Toddlers and Families; SLA 3675, Research Design; and SLA 3876, Advanced Clinical Practice 2.
Quarter 13	SLA 3545, Neuropathology; SLA 3508, Seminar in Speech Science; SLA 3608, Seminar in Voice Disorders; and SLA 3797, Clinic Continuation.
Quarter 14	SLA 3554, Augmentative Communication; SLA 3670, Dysphagia; and SLA 3877, Advanced Clinical Practice 3.
Quarter 15	SLA 3506, Clinical Management of Stuttering; SLA 3643, Seminar in Speech Pathology; and SLA 3797, Clinic Continuation.

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