AUD 6303 Hearing Science (3 semester hours) Basic acoustics
and psychoacoustics. (3-0) Y
AUD 6305 Anatomy and
Physiology of Audition (3 semester hours) Structure and function of the
auditory system including external, middle, and inner ear, and central auditory
mechanisms. (3-0) Y
AUD 6306 Speech Science
(3 semester hours) The physical
properties of speech and the perceptual, cognitive and neural processes that
intervene between the production and perception of speech in everyday speech
communication. (3-0) Y
AUD 6310 Advanced
Clinical Audiology (3 semester hours) Instrumentation and calibration
standards for audiology practice. The development and application of
standard diagnostic audiological procedures. Administration and interpretation of standard audiometric
tests. (3-0) Y
AUD 6311 Diagnostic
Audiology (3 semester hours) The development and
application of advanced diagnostic procedures for audiological diagnosis including behavioral and electrophysiological
measures (ABR and OAE). Administration
and interpretation of diagnostic audiological tests. (3-0) Y
AUD 6316 Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults
(3 semester hours) Evaluation and remediation of impairment, limitations and restrictions
associated with hearing loss. Emphasis on hearing aid
orientation and benefit, counseling, assistive technology, coping skills,
communication strategies, speech reading, advocacy for adults with hearing loss,
and partnering with community mentors. (3-0) Y
AUD 6318 Pediatric Audiology (3 semester hours) Etiological,
medical and genetic considerations relevant to the pediatric population. Emphasis on current diagnostic options with infants and
young children, including those having mental retardation or multiple
disabilities. (3-0) Y
AUD 6352 Medical Audiology (3 semester hours) Etiology and pathology of
auditory/vestibular disorders and diagnostic and treatment procedures.
(3-0) Y
AUD 6V20 Laboratory
Procedures in Audiology and Hearing Science (1-9 semester hours)
Application in structured laboratories of principles taught in diagnostic
audiology, rehabilitation audiology, hearing science, amplification, cochlear
implant and electrophysiology courses. To be taken with AUD
6303, AUD 6310, AUD 6311, AUD 6316, AUD
7321, AUD 7326, AUD 7327 and AUD
7353. (May
be repeated for credit.) (0-[1-9]) Y
AUD 7182 Topics in Patient Counseling and Professional
Mentoring (1 semester hour) Application of counseling and mentoring
theories. Counselors and mentors across various disciplines address key
issues regarding collaboration and conflict as they pertain to interactions
between clinician and patient within the family structure as well as in
the workplace. (1-0) Y
AUD 7310 Professional
Issues in Audiology (3 semester hours) Ethics and professional issues in various practice settings,
including multicultural considerations, licensure, certification, outcome
measures, liability, malpractice, and practice management. (3-0) Y
AUD 7321 Theories of
Amplification (3 semester hours) Principles underlying soundfield acoustics and calibration, earmold acoustics,
speech perception in hearing impaired persons, and fitting methods. (3-0) Y
AUD 7324 (COMD 7324, ACN 7324) Seminar
in Cochlear Implants and Technology for Persons with Hearing Impairments (3 semester hours) Overview of
prosthetic alternatives to conventional amplification for individuals with
severe-to-profound hearing loss. Topics include candidacy determination,
technology, programming/fitting of devices, aural
(re)habilitation, and awareness of controversial areas related to
cochlear implantation. (3-0) Y
AUD
7325 Intensive Auditory Rehabilitation for Adult Hearing Loss (3
semester hours) Intensive experience with comprehensive rehabilitation of
adults and/or teens with a focus on research and clinical techniques to
facilitate communication in employment, social, and home situations through the
use of communication strategies and advanced assistive technology. (3-0) Y
AUD 7326 Aural
Habilitation of Children with Hearing Impairments (3 semester hours) Issues
in selection and fitting of amplification and FM systems for children,
rationale and methods of auditory training, optimizing the auditory
environment, communication options, and family-centered intervention. (3-0) Y
AUD 7327 Evaluation and
Fitting of Amplification Systems (3 semester hours) Advanced study of analog and digital technology in amplification
systems including: programmable hearing aids, compression characteristics,
noise reduction, and speech enhancement strategies. (3-0) Y
AUD 7328 Hearing Loss Prevention (3 semester hours) Identification
and prevention of hearing loss in children and adults through screening
programs. Includes school, community, and industrial-based hearing
conservation programs,,hearing
protection, and ototoxicity. (3-0) Y
AUD 7338 Research in
Audiology (3 semester hours) Review of statistical principles including the
relationship between working hypotheses and methodology and outcomes to prepare
individuals to become a critical consumer of research. Scientific writing
process is taught including components of journal publication, scientific
posters, and writing style. (3-0) Y
AUD 7339 (COMD
7339) Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (3 semester hours)
Origins, strengths and
limitations of the evidence-based practice paradigm. Methods for finding,
appraising, and incorporating high-quality evidence into clinical decisions
about screening, diagnosing and treating speech, language, and hearing
disorders. (3-0) Y
AUD 7340 Auditory Processing Disorders (3 semester hours) Auditory processing disorders with respect to underlying etiologies
and behavioral and electrophysiologic procedures for diagnosis and therapeutic management. (3-0) Y
AUD 7351 Physiologic Assessment of
Vestibular System
(3 semester hours) Anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the vestibular,
oculomotor and related systems used for maintaining equilibrium and balance. Procedures used for diagnostic assessment of the vestibular
system and medical and non-medical treatments for vestibular disorders. (3-0) Y
AUD 7353 Clinical Electrophysiology (3 semester hours) Evoked and
event-related potentials including recording techniques, neurophysiological
mechanisms, and applications to clinical populations. (3-0) Y
AUD 7371 Doctoral
Seminar in Audiology (3 semester hours) Selected topics and current
research in audiology and hearing science. (May be repeated for credit.) (3-0) Y
AUD 7V80 Doctoral
Practicum in Audiology (1-9 semester hours) Supervised doctoral level
experience in assessment and habilitation/rehabilitation of hearing impairment.
(May
be repeated for credit.) ([1-9]-0) S
AUD
7V82 Special Topics in Hearing Science and Audiology (1-9 semester hours) Selected
topics and current research in hearing science and audiology. Topics will vary from semester to semester. (May be
repeated for credit.) ([1-9-0]) R
AUD 8V80 Individual Research in
Audiology
(1-9 semester hours) Independent research project to fulfill the Doctor of
Audiology research requirement. (May be
repeated for credit.) ([1-9]-0) S
AUD
8V97 Doctoral Internship in Audiology (1-9 semester hours) Intensive,
full-time, clinical audiology practicum in a work setting that provides
exposure to a diverse clinical population and a wide breadth of audiologic services. Completed during the fourth year of the Au.D. Program. (May be
repeated for credit.)
([1-9]-0) S