Speech and Hearing Science [SHS] (Major)
This major in the Communication Disorders and Sciences Department 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
D. Foreign Language Requirement
- 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.)
- 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
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.
Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124
