Department of Speech-Language Pathology

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Department Chair: Joy Townsend, Interim

Speech-Language Pathology Faculty

Professors: Marie Byrne, Michelle Harmon
Assistant Professor: Johanna Price
Instructors: Donna Burlingame, Lynn M. Hanson, Joy Townsend

Purpose Statement

The purpose of the speech-language pathology undergraduate program is to provide students with a basic understanding of normal and disordered communication as preparation for entrance into graduate school. The program requires majors to have a scientific knowledge base for good decision making skills.

Accreditation

The graduate Speech-Language Pathology Program is accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

Facilities

The programs are taught in Cromwell Communication Center, the MUW Speech and Hearing Center, and various clinical sites in health care facilities and schools.

Programs

• Speech-Language Pathology Major, B.S.
• Speech-Language Pathology, M.S.

Courses

• SPA 200 - Survey of Communication Disorders
• SPA 201 - Phonetics
• SPA 209 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
• SPA 210 - The Development of Normal Speech and Language
• SPA 303 - Introduction to Audiology
• SPA 308 - Language Disorders in Children and Their Treatment
• SPA 311 - Basic Clinical Strategies in Speech-Language Pathology
• SPA 313 - Speech and Hearing Science
• SPA 321 - Principles of Therapy: Articulation
• SPA 350 - Program Planning in Speech-Language Pathology
• SPA 400 - Clinical Practicum: Speech and Hearing Center
• SPA 403 - Strategies in Therapy for the Hearing Impaired
• SPA 411 - Basic Diagnostic Procedures
• SPA 449 - Neurology

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