Speech Science and Instrumentation

Catalog description

This course is designed to give students of communication disorders a thorough grounding in the characteristics of normal speech production and perception and the techniques for studying them. Students should be equipped to (1) read the contemporary research literature, (2) assess speech production patterns in children and adults from varying language backgrounds, (3) understand how speech is perceived and processed in laboratory and field situations, (4) evaluate claims about the etiologies of speech disorders, and (5) evaluate treatment protocols based on particular views about the nature of speech production and perception. The pre-requisites of SLP 601, 602, 603, 605, 606, 608, 620, 640 and a passing score on Foundations Exam are required.