Speech and Hearing Sciences

Catalog description

In this course, we will investigate the physiological, acoustical, and perceptual bases of speech and basic audiological science. We will discuss these topics from both theoretical and practical perspectives. As students interested in the field of communication sciences and disorders, you will gain a solid background in speech perception and production as well as understand how speakers process certain sounds in their audiological system. This will require a comprehension of the anatomical and physiological processes we use in our speech and hearing mechanisms. We will also discuss the fields of Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) and Audiology and explore how scientific content applies to the diagnosis and treatment of people with communication disorders. This course is open to all students, assumes no prior knowledge of SLP.