Course
Descriptions
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)
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