Post Bac Communication Sciences & Disorders (CERT)

Summary

The post-baccalaureate program in Communication Sciences & Disorders is a series of courses required prior to applying for graduate school in speech-language pathology or audiology. The courses consist of foundational knowledge in the field of speech-language pathology and audiology. 

Catalog Year

2022-2023

Degree

Certificate

Major Credits

24

Total Credits

24

Locations

Mankato

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Program Requirements

Major Common Core

The courses are the minimum required to apply to a graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology graduate programs.

Procedures for observing, describing, analyzing behaviors associated with human communication. Open to non-majors.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-1B

Functional anatomy of the ear, common pathologies, and measurement of hearing and sound.

Prerequisites: none

Classification and management of speech, language, and hearing disorders and how their effects can marginalize a population.

Prerequisites: none

Goal Areas: GE-07

Diverse Cultures: Purple

Acquisition and sequences of phonological, syntactical, morphological and semantic features of language across the lifespan. Theory and research.

Prerequisites: none

This course is designed to provide the students with a comprehensive knowledge base of the auditory and speech sciences as they relate to communication disorders. The major emphasis is on the characteristics of sound and sound transmission and the relationship to speech perception.

Prerequisites: none

Using IPA to analyze and transcribe the sounds of English, emphasizing understanding the process involved to produce phonemes in normal, culturally different and disordered speech.

Prerequisites: none

Anatomy and Physiology with specific focus on structure and function of speech, language, and hearing mechanisms. Specific systems include respiration, phonation, articulation, hearing, and neurology (peripheral and central).

Prerequisites: none

Habilitative audiology and the instruction of the hearing- impaired, including hearing aids, speech reading and auditory training.

Prerequisites: none