Offered by Department of Communication Disorders
College of Education

CDIS Courses

CDIS 815 - Neurological Foundations - 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 817 - Speech Science Instrumentation - 2 hours
This course is intended to provide a practical guide to instrumentation for graduate students in speech-language pathology. 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 communication 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 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 852 - Reading and Writing Strategies for the SLP: Serving Students with Language-Based Literacy Disorders - 2 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
This course explores theory and research concerning language and literacy development and disorders in children and adolescents. Topics will include home and school influences on literacy acquisition, roles and responsibilities of the speech-language pathologist in reading and writing assessment and intervention, and predictors of reading and writing acquisition and improvement.
CDIS 856P - Adolescent Communication and Language Disorders - 2 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
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. It is recommended that students complete CDIS 252 or approved equivalent and CDIS 815 prior to enrolling in CDIS 857.
CDIS 860 - Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - 1-3 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
Observation and participation in speech-language and hearing diagnostic evaluations, therapy procedures, counseling clients, advising families, preparing lesson plans, writing reports, and maintaining files.
CDIS 861 - Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - 1-3 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
Observation and participation in speech-language and hearing diagnostic evaluations, therapy procedures, counseling clients, advising families, preparing lesson plans, writing reports, and maintaining files.
CDIS 862 - Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - 1-3 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
Observation and participation in speech-language and hearing diagnostic evaluations, therapy procedures, client counseling, family advising, lesson plan preparation, report writing, and clinical file maintenance.
CDIS 863 - Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology - 1-3 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
Observation and participation in speech-language and hearing diagnostic evaluations, therapy procedures, client counseling, family advising, lesson plan preparation, report writing, and clinical file maintenance.
CDIS 865 - Voice and Resonance Disorders - 3 hours
Symptomatology, etiology, assessment and remediation of functional and organic voice disorders; prevention issues. Classification of cleft lip and palate and related anomalies; medical approaches to cleft lip and palate; and assessment and intervention of communication disorders related to cleft lip and palate.
CDIS 868 - Motor Speech Disorders - 2 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 professional, 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 - 3 hours
Prereq: CDIS 815
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 885P - Fluency Disorders - 2 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
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 and Intervention - 3 hours
Prereq: graduate standing
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 892P - Internship (Pediatric) - 5-10 hours
Prereq: must have completed all required course work for degree
Supervised clinical practicum in identification, assessment, and treatment of communication disorders in children in an educational setting or clinical facility.
CDIS 893P - Internship (Schools) - 5-10 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) - 4-10 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.

21 Apr 2014

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