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College of Allied 3307 North Broad Street Graduate Degree Programs: Applied
Communication --General
Statement Speech-Language-Hearing Communication
Sciences Nursing Occupational
Therapy Physical Therapy |
For information, direct inquiries to: Coordinator of Student Programs/Speech-Language-Hearing, Weiss Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (215) 204-8537. Brian Goldstein, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Temple University; Aquiles Iglesias, Professor, Ph.D., University of Iowa; Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Associate Professor, Ph.D., City University of New York; Rena A. Krakow, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Yale University; Barbara Mastriano, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Temple University; Gary Milsark, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lorraine H. Russell, Associate Professor, Ph.D., City University of New York; Eleanor Saffran, Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; C. Woodruff Starkweather, Professor, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University. Master of Arts The Speech-Language-Hearing program offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts. The goal of the Master of Arts is to educate speech-language pathologists and audiologists who can engage competently in case management with clients representing the full spectrum of disorders across all ages in a wide variety of settings. The Master of Arts in Speech-Language-Hearing with its concentration in speech-language pathology, is approved by the council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and fulfills the academic and clinical requirements for the Certificates of Clinical Competence. The program has also been approved by the Pennsylvania State Department of Education and the National Council Accrediting Teachers of Education (NCATE). Students who complete a school practicum and the requirements of the program in the area of speech-language pathology would qualify to be recommended for certification as speech correctionists, within the guidelines and regulations set by the state of Pennsylvania. Applications must be received by February 1 for fall admission. No spring admissions. Applicants must hold at least a B.A. or B.S. degree. Applicants need not have been Speech-Language-Hearing majors to apply for admission. Applicants must complete departmental prerequisites that were not part of their undergraduate program. Prerequisites include CS 201, 209, 210, 233, 234, 235, and 301. For course descriptions, see the Undergraduate Bulletin. Applicants must submit scores of the general Graduate Record Examination (GRE), at least two letters of recommendation, all college level academic transcripts (including Temple University), and a Graduate School application. A minimum overall grade point average in previous academic work of 3.0 on a 4-point grading system is required. . All M.A. students must successfully complete any necessary prerequisites and 36 semester hours of academic graduate work plus the appropriate clinical practicum courses required for the degree. A thesis option of up to six credits is available. Requirements for the M.A. degree are usually completed within the normal two calendar year program; three or more years for the individual completing both majors. For a complete list of degree requirements, see Speech-Language-Hearing's supplement "Programs of Graduate Study." Course Descriptions -Speech-Language-Hearing 404. Applied Linguistics. (3 s.h.) Prerequisite: CS 108 or equivalent, or permission of department. The application of linguistic theory and analysis to areas of study such as dialect and style variation, second language instruction, and language disorders. 436. Orientation to Clinical Management. (3 s.h.) This course is designed to provide information about the principles underlying the diagnostic and therapeutic processes in the area of communication disorders, with particular reference to speech and language disorders, and to begin to train students in the application of these principles. 521. Language Disorders: The Pre-School Years. (2 s.h.) Prerequisites: all prerequisites to graduate study and permission of the department. Theoretical, research, and professional approaches to language disorders in children. Major categories of language disorder such as emotional disturbance, mental retardation, hearing loss, and learning disability are considered. Treatment and assessment techniques are reviewed and evaluated. 522. Disorders of Articulation and Phonology: Management. (2 s.h.) Prerequisites: CS 209 and 233 and permission of the department. Presentation of information and experiences to prepare the speech and language specialist to assess, diagnose and treat persons with articulation and phonology disorders. 523. Diagnostic Process. (1 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of department. Diagnostic process provides the student with an orientation to the philosophy, principles, and procedures of diagnosis and appraisal in speech/language pathology. The student is also given practice in test administration and report writing. Special requirement: CS 529. 524. Therapeutic Process. (1 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of department. Provides information about the principles underlying the therapeutic process in the area of communication disorders and trains students in the application of these principles. The primary objective of the course is to prepare students for initial clinical training experiences in speech/language pathology. Special requirement: CS 529. 525. Fluency Disorders: Foundation and Management. (2 s.h.) Prerequisites: CS 233 and permission of department. A survey of the facts and theories on the nature of stuttering, and a review of the principles and practices of major therapeutic strategies. Special requirements: laboratory study of videotapes. 526. Adult Language Disorders: Foundations. (3 s.h.) Prerequisites: CS 235 and permission of the department. Presents classical and contemporary theoretical constructs related to central speech and language dysfunction in adults. Covers the speech, language, and related symptoms of organic disorders involving the central nervous system. 528. Disorders of Voice: Management. (3 s.h.) Prerequisites: CS 233 and 235 and permission of the department. To acquaint the student with the symptomatology and disorder complexes related to phonation and the philosophies and methods used in the treatment of voice disorders including cleft palate and dysphagia. 529. Training in Speech-Language-Pathology. (1 s.h.) Prerequisite: Permission of department. Typically taken in conjunction with CS 523 and CS 524. Clinical experience in refining clinical observation skills, and administration, planning and implementing therapy and report writing. Involves a two-hour commitment weekly. 530. Principles of Audiology. (3 s.h.) Prerequisite: CS 234 and permission of the department. An introductory course in the field of audiology, including the assessment of disorders of the auditory system, acoustic measurements, testing environment and testing protocol, including electrophysiological measures, test interpretation and professional development. 531. Training in Audiology. (1-3 s.h.) Co/Prerequisite: CS 530 and permission of department. Practical labwork with audiometric equipment, test procedures, administration interpretation, principles of case management and report writing. 532. Rehabilitative Audiology I. (3 s.h.) Prerequisite: CS 530 and permission of the department. Includes a study of philosophies and methodologies for improving the communication skills of both the congenitally and adventitiously hearing-impaired individual with primary emphasis focused on the optional use of the visual and auditory channels. Also includes the educational implications and emotional effects of hearing loss on individuals. 534. Manual Communication. (3 s.h.) Prerequisite: permission of department. An introductory course to provide the necessary skills for basic communication in American Sign Language. The relationship between manual and oral systems and the implications of deafness on communication are considered. 537. Psychoacoustics. (1 s.h.) Prerequisite: CS 234 and permission of the department. Introduction to principles of psychophysical theory and methodology, including both the classical and modern approaches to the study of sensation. Attention ultimately limited to audition wherein the basic auditory attributes are viewed and elaborated upon, e.g., differential sensitivity, loudness, etc. More advanced topics pursued such as auditory temporality and binaural hearing phenomena. |