Speech and Hearing Science [SHS]

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This major prepares students for graduate study in speech-language pathology, audiology, education, teacher of the deaf or special education.

Career Potential

Graduate school
With master’s degree in speech-language pathology and/or audiology, can work in hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, universities, private practice and industry. Some states, such as New York, also require a license.

A. Speech Pathology and Audiology Courses: 35 credit hours

SHH 270 - Introduction to Communication Disorders (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 280 - Phonetics (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 281 - Speech Science (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 283 - Introduction to Hearing Science (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 300 - Normal Language Development (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 370 - Articulation and Language Disorders (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 371 - Fluency and Voice (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 383 - Basic Audiology (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 473 - Neuropathologies of Language and Speech (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 477 - Diagnostic Procedures: Introduction to Assessment in Speech-Language Pathology (3 cr. hr.)
SHH 480 - Clinical Practicum I (2 cr. hr.)
SHH 483 - Aural Rehabilitation (3 cr. hr.)

B. Non-Departmental Requirements: 12 credit hours

PSY ___: Elective in normal development

ENG 201 - Introduction to Language Study (3 cr. hr.)
PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology (3 cr. hr.)

and

CAP 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications (3 cr. hr.)
or
MAT 201 - Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with PSY 201
or
PSY 201 - Statistical Methods (3 cr. hr.)
Cross-listed with MAT 201

C. Additional Free Elective: three credit hours

D. Foreign Language Requirement

Students are expected to demonstrate successful completion of two semesters (through the 102 level) of a college-level foreign language or confirm proficiency equivalent to successful completion of the second semester (102) of a college-level foreign language sequence through a testing program approved by the Modern Languages Department.

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