Offered by Department of Communication Disorders
College of Education
CDIS Courses
- CDIS 813P - American Sign Language I - 3 hours
- This course is of a performance nature and will deal with the expressive and receptive aspects of basic sign language
for persons working with the hearing handicapped, nonverbal, or non-communicating individual.
- CDIS 815 - Neurological Foundations of Speech and Language - 2 hours
- The course familiarizes the student with the nervous system in terms of the organization of the brain, descending motor
and ascending sensory pathways, and cranial nerves and muscles. Knowledge of these anatomic systems makes possible the
understanding and classification of the effects of specific, localized disease processes on human speech and language.
- CDIS 816P - American Sign Language II - 3 hours
- Prereq: CDIS 413 or CDIS 813P or permission of instructor
Intermediate instruction in sign language and overview of Deaf culture. Students will be introduced to American Sign
Language (ASL) and its grammar, as well as continuing instruction in Signed English (SEE).
- CDIS 817 - Speech Science Instrumentation - 2 hours
- This course is intended to provide a practical guide to instrumentation for graduate students in speech pathology and
audiology. Instruments that were once available only to the sophisticated speech scientists are now available to the
clinician in the form of dedicated microprocessor-based systems. Clinical use and application will be reviewed.
- CDIS 818P - Diagnostic Methods - 3 hours
- Diagnostic principles, procedures, and materials used in assessment of individuals with communication disorders.
- CDIS 820 - Research in Communication Disorders - 3 hours
- This course is designed to help students of communicative disorders become critical readers of research in the field
and to demonstrate the relevance of basic and applied research for evaluation and therapy in speech-language pathology
and audiology. The course will include research strategies and research design in communication disorders in addition
to measurement issues and organization and analysis of data.
- CDIS 828P - Advanced Audiology - 3 hours
- Review of the hearing mechanism and basic audiometric procedures. Training and experience in advanced audiometric
techniques, including speech and immittance audiometry; masking; equipment care and calibration; referral procedures;
report writing; and case history writing.
- CDIS 832 - Independent Study in Audiology - 1-3 hours
- Independent research or special assignments in the area of audiology.
- CDIS 833 - Practicum in Audiology - 1-3 hour
- Observation and participation in hearing testing, rehabilitation and patient counseling, and report writing.
- CDIS 840P - Augmentative Alternative Communication - 3 hours
- This course is designed to orient students to the process of AAC: the supplementation or replacement of natural speech
and/or writing using aided and/or unaided symbols. Topics covered include: AAC as a process and assistive technology as
tools; terminology in AAC; funding based on legal issues of AAC, due process and expert testimony; ethics;
multicultural issues; literacy; seating and other positioning, and motor control. Assessment and intervention
strategies will be discussed.
- CDIS 851 - Phonological Disorders - 3 hours
- Nature, etiology, assessment and treatment of phonological disorders; comparison to articulation assessment and
treatment; remediation approaches.
- CDIS 856P - Communication Disorders of Adolescents - 3 hours
- Study of normal and disordered communication skills of adolescents. Identification and assessment procedures will be
covered. Classroom and clinical management of this population will be discussed.
- CDIS 857 - Dysphagia - 2 hours
- Rehabilitation of individuals with eating and swallowing disorders. Basic science, evaluation, and treatment issues of
dysphagia are explored with emphasis on management of adults in the context of the rehabilitation team in a medical
setting. Adaptations and special needs of pediatric dysphagia are overviewed.
- CDIS 860 - Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 3 hours each
- Observation and participation in diagnostic evaluation, therapy procedures, counseling clients, advising families,
preparing lesson plans, writing reports, and maintaining files.
- CDIS 861 - Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 3 hours each
- Observation and participation in diagnostic evaluation, therapy procedures, counseling clients, advising families,
preparing lesson plans, writing reports, and maintaining files.
- CDIS 862 - Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 3 hours each
- Observation and participation in diagnostic evaluation, therapy procedures, counseling clients, advising families,
preparing lesson plans, writing reports, and maintaining files.
- CDIS 863 - Practicum in Speech/Language Pathology - 3 hours each
- Observation and participation in diagnostic evaluation, therapy procedures, counseling clients, advising families,
preparing lesson plans, writing reports, and maintaining files.
- CDIS 865 - Voice Disorders - 3 hours
- Symptomatology, etiology, assessment and remediation of functional and organic voice disorders; prevention issues.
- CDIS 867 - Orofacial Anomalies - 2 hours
- Classification of cleft lip and palate and related anomalies; medical approaches to cleft lip and palate; assessment
and intervention of communication disorders related to cleft lip and palate; team approach to management of cleft lip
and palate.
- CDIS 868 - Motor Speech Disorders - 3 hours
- Nature, etiology, assessment, and treatment of motor speech disorders including dysarthria; acquired brain injury;
verbal apraxia; and augmentative/alternative communication systems.
- CDIS 870P - Professional Issues - 3 hours
- This course is designed to prepare students for employment as speech language pathologists. It provides information
relative to federal and state guidelines by which the practice of speech-language pathology is governed. Rights and
responsibilities of speech-language pathologists are addressed. Information is given about various work settings
including public schools, hospitals and other clinical facilities.
- CDIS 876 - TBI and Related Disorders - 2 hours
- Rehabilitation of individuals recovering from traumatic brain injury or closely related disorders. Evaluation and
treatment issues are explored with emphasis on management of adults in a medical setting. Pediatric TBI, school reentry
integration models and rehabilitation needs are also addressed. Special needs of right hemisphere damaged patients and
those with dementia will be discussed.
- CDIS 881 - Seminar in Speech/Language Pathology - 3 hours
- Advanced study and research in topics of current concern and interest in Speech/Language Pathology.
- CDIS 884 - Birth to Five Screening - 1 hour
- This interdisciplinary course addresses the screening process of infants and preschoolers. Students will develop skill
in the administration and interpretation of the Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental Screener and the First Step Screener.
- CDIS 885P - Fluency Disorders - 3 hours
- Causes and treatment of fluency disorders; major theories of the nature of stuttering; the various treatment approaches; roles
as clinicians.
- CDIS 886 - Infant-Preschool Assessment - 3 hours
- This course will provide students with the opportunity to develop a knowledge base and applied skills in a model of
collaborative team assessment to be used with children and families in the birth to five age range.
- CDIS 887 - Aphasia Rehabilitation - 3 hours
- Historical, theoretical and basic neuroscience foundations of the aphasias and related disorders such as the apraxias
and the agnosias are studied. Clinical aphasiology, the theoretical bases, and alternative procedures employed in the
assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and rehabilitation of individuals with aphasia and related disorders is
comprehensively addressed.
- CDIS 888 - Clinical Supervision - 1 hour
- Information is presented covering the tasks, tools, and strategies of clinical supervision. Supervision during clinical
training will be contrasted with that of varied workplace settings for speech-language pathologists and assistants.
- CDIS 893P - Internship (Schools) - 6 or 10 hours
- Prereq: must have completed all required course work for degree
Supervised clinical practicum in identification, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders in a public
school setting.
- CDIS 894P - Internship (Clinical) - 6, 8, or 10 hours
- Prereq: must have completed all required courses for degree
Supervised clinical practicum in identification, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders in a clinical
facility.
- CDIS 895 - Independent Study in Speech/Language Pathology - 1-3 hours
- Independent research or special assignment in the field of Speech/ Language Pathology.
- CDIS 896 - Thesis - 3-6 hours
- Student investigates a research topic in the area of Speech/Language Pathology, following APA style of reporting the
research.
- CDIS 899P - Special Topics in Speech/Language Pathology - 1-3 hours
- A course designed to enable the administrators and teachers of Communication Disorders to become knowledgeable about
recent trends and issues in Communication Disorders or other concerns affecting Communication Disorders.
