Communication Disorders Minor
MN 1018
The minor in Communication Disorders provides basic information about human
communication development and disorders. It is appropriate for students majoring in
elementary and special education, psychology, human development, social work, and English
as a Second Language. An individual with a minor in Communication Disorders
cannot be employed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist; however, the
minor does provide a portion of the basic background
necessary to begin graduate study.
- Minimum required for minor = 24 hours
A. Requirements- Take all the following:
- CDIS 210, Survey of Communication Disorders - 3
hours
- CDIS 336, Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech
Mechanism - 3 hours
- CDIS 352, Normal and Disordered Language: 6-12
Years - 3 hours
- CDIS 354, Early Communicative Development - 3
hours
- CDIS 410, Introduction to Audiology - 3 hours
- CDIS 418, Diagnosis of Communication Disorders
- 3 hours
B. Electives- Take 6 hours with approval of Communication Disorders faculty:
- CDIS 215, Introduction to Phonetics - 3 hours
- CDIS 250,
Introduction to Speech and Hearing Science - 3 hours (Prereq:
CDIS 210, CDIS 215)
- CDIS 413, Basic Sign Language - 3 hours
- CDIS 415, Audiologic Rehabilitation - 3 hours
