Communication Disorders
Department of Communication Sciences



Communication Disorders

Faculty and Staff

Contact Information

Undergraduate Program


CDIS Major Courses

School Certification Courses

Admissions

Speech Language Pathology

Masters

PhD

Audiology

AuD

PhD

AuD/PhD

Speech and Hearing Clinic

General Clinic Information

Facilities and Laboratories

Students

Observation Materials

AuD Externship Materials

Clinical Practicum Materials

Course Offerings

CDIS Major Courses: Communication Disorders Concentration

Most of the courses offered in the Department of Communication Sciences may be used to satisfy the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements (at least twenty-five credits at the 3000/4000 level courses in the department) for a major in Communication Sciences.  Listed below are the courses offered by the Communication Disorders division.  Courses marked with * are required for all students with a major/concentration in Communication Disorders.  Additional courses will be taken to complete the 25 credit requirement and to supplement the pre-professional preparation for students planning graduate study in the fields of speech/language pathology or audiology. 

Course # Course Title Prerequisites

CDIS 1150

Introduction to Communication Disorders

None

CDIS 1155Q

Applied Sound Science

None

CDIS 3201*

Speech Science

None

CDIS 3202*/W

Speech and Language Acquisition

None

CDIS 3241

Sign Language: Theory & Practice

None

CDIS 3247*

Intro to Phonetic Principles

CDIS 3201

CDIS 3248*

Introduction to Audiology

CDIS 3250

CDIS 3250*

Structure and Function of Auditory System

None

CDIS 4242*

Directed Observations

None

CDIS 4244/W

Intro to Neurogenic Communication Disorders

CDIS 3201, 3202

CDIS 4249*/W

Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation

CDIS 3248

CDIS 4251

Intro to Articulation, Voice, and Fluency Disorders

CDIS 3201, 3202, & 3247

CDIS 4253

Intro to Language Pathologies in Children

CDIS 3202

CDIS 4296W

Senior Thesis

Consent of supervisor

CDIS 3299

Independent Study

Consent of instructor

CDIS 4296/3299 are options for honors or other students of advanced standing and require the consent of an instructor or thesis director.

The following course sequence is suggested for CDIS majors:

5th Semester

6th Semester

7th Semester

8th Semester

CDIS 3201

CDIS 3202/W+@

CDIS 4244/W

CDIS 4242

CDIS 3250

CDIS 3247

CDIS 4249/W

CDIS 4251

CDIS 3202

CDIS 3248

CDIS 4253



+ Courses offered both semesters.

@ May be taken 4th semester with consent of instructor.
 
Note: Because some courses have prerequisites, students entering the major after their fifth semester could have difficulty acquiring 25 credits in their major by their eighth semester.  In order to be certified as speech-language pathologists or audiologists, the American Speech and Hearing Association requires students to have background in math/statistics, the biological sciences and the physical sciences. Students are required to take at least one of the following courses in these three areas:
1) math/statistics (MATH 1040Q, MATH 1060Q, or STAT 1100Q),
2) biological sciences (BIOL 1102, BIOL 1103, or BIOL 1107/1108), and
3) physical sciences (PHYS 1010Q or PHYS 1075Q).

Related Area Courses

In addition to major area courses, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires that students complete twelve credits of 2000 level courses taken outside of the Department that are related to the major.  These do not have to be from the same department.  Ordinarily courses from Allied Health, Anthropology, Linguistics, Psychology, Sociology, Education, and Biology are selected for relateds.  The following is a partial list of related courses.  Other courses may be used to satisfy this requirement with permission of the advisor.  Prerequisites have been indicated; however, these are subject to change and students are responsible for checking the Bulletin or with the offering department for details.

Course #

Course Title

Prerequisites

AH 3203

Aging; Implications for Health Professionals


AH 3271

  Industrial Hygiene


ANTH 2000/W

Social Anthropology


ANTH 3251

Psychological Anthropology


ANTH 3002

Culture, Language and Thought


DRAM 4911

Voice and Diction I

DRAM 1901 & concurrent enrollment in DRAM 4701

DRAM 4912

               

Voice and Diction II                  

DRAM 4911 & concurrent enrollment in DRAM 4702

DRAM 4941

Oral Interpretation of the Drama


DRAM 4931

Stage Dialects


EDCI 3002

Intro Bilingual-Bicultural Education


EDCI 3005

Introduction to Outdoor Ed


EPSY 3100

  Introduction to Exceptionality

PSYC 1100

*EPSY 3010

 Education Psychology

PSYC 1100

EPSY 3020

 Peer Counseling

Consent

HDFS 2100

Human Development: Infancy through Adolescences

 

HDFS 3103

Adolescence: Youth and Society


HDFS 3340

Introduction to Counseling


LING 2020

Principles of Linguistics


LING 3310Q

Phonology

LING 2020

LING 3510Q

Syntax and Semantics

LING 1010 or 2020

LING 3110C

Experimental Linguistics

PSYC 1100 & LING 1010 or 2020

LING 3610W

 Language and Culture


LING 3850

 Cultural & Linguistic Variation Deaf Community

  LING 2850

MCB 2400

Heredity and Society


MCB 4219

Developmental Biology

BIOL 1107

PNB 2250

Animal Physiology

BIOL 1107 & 1108 or 1110

PNB 3263 WQ

Investigation in Neurobiology

PNB 2250 or 2274-2275

PNB 2264-65

Human Physiology & Anatomy

BIOL 1107 & CHEM 1122Q or 1124Q or 1127Q

PSYC 2100Q

Principles of Research in Psychology

PSCY 1100 and 1101 or 1103 and STAT 1000 or 1100

*PSYC 2500

Learning

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

PSYC 3500

The Psychology of Language

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

PSYC 2400

Developmental Psychology

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

*PSYC 3400

Child Psychology

PSYC 2400

PSYC 2301

The Study of Personality

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

PSYC 2300W

Abnormal Psychology

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

PSYC 3201

Animal Behavior

BIOL 1102 or 1107 and PSYC 1100

PSYC 3501

Sensation and Perception

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

*PSYC 2501

Cognitive Psychology

PSYC 1100 and 1101 or 1103

PSYC 2200

Physiological Psychology

BIOL 1102 or 1101 or PNB 2264-65 and PSYC 1100

PSYC 3251

Lab in Physiological Psychology

PSYC 2100Q/WQ and 2200, may be taken concurrently

PSYC 3101

Psychological Tests and Measurements

PSYC 2100Q/WQ

SOCI 3451W

  Sociology of Health


SOCI 3651W

Sociology of the Family



*Speech-language pathologists who work in the public schools in Connecticut must have school certification.  Although completion of these requirements requires a Master’s Degree, students planning to acquire this certification may begin meeting some of the requirements as part of their undergraduate program.

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Last updated 05-06-2008