CSND504: Speech-Language Pathology for Audiologists (3 hours lecture)

Complete overview of speech and language problems encountered by audiologists in clinical practice in order to make informed decisions regarding patient referral and follow-up. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND523: Educational Audiology (3 hours lecture)

This course provides a basis for understanding how hearing and hearing losses have an impact on language, academic, and psychosocial development. Audiometric screening/testing, tympanometry and central auditory processing evaluation will be presented in the context of educational planning. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate major in Communication Sciences and Disorders; and CSND 468 or CSND 544 or equivalent.

CSND530: Clinical Observation/Clinical Preparation

Observation and preparation for clinical practice in audiology. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND544: Diagnostic Procedures in Audiology I (3 hours lecture)

Principles and procedures for the basic audiological evaluation including pure-tone air and bone conduction and speech audiometry, clinical masking and acoustic immittance. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND545: Diagnotic Procedures in Audiology II (3 hours lecture)

Principles and procedures for advanced audiologic assessment focusing on the auditory brainstem response. The middle latency potentials, late potentials and electrocochleography are also covered. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND546: Diagnostic Procedures in Audiology III (3 hours lecture)

Principles and procedures for vestibular assessment focusing on electronystagmography and videonystagmography. Course also covers vestibular anatomy and rehabilitation techniques. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND547: Clincal Laboratory for Diagnostic I (1 hour lab)

Applied clinical laboratory for Diagnostic I. 1 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND548: Clinical Laboratory for Diagnostic II (1 hour lab)

Applied clinical laboratory for Diagnostic II. 1 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND549: Clinical Laboratory for Diagnostic III (1 hour lab)

Applied clinical laboratory for Diagnostic III. 1 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND550: Basic Hearing Aid Technology and Fitting (3 hours lecture)

Basic understanding of the parts of a hearing aid and the role of those parts in the function of amplification systems. Topics include history and care of hearing aids as well as hearing aide selection procedures. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND551: Clinical Laboratory Basic Hearing Aid Technology and Fitting (1 hour lab)

Applied clinical laboratory for Basic Hearing Aid Technology and Fitting. 1 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND552: Clinical Internship I (3 hours lab)

Supervised clinical practicum. 3 sh.

CSND553: Clinical Internship II (3 hours lab)

Supervised clinical practicum. 3 sh.

CSND554: Clinical Internship III (3 hours lab)

Supervised clinical practicum. 3 sh.

CSND576: Aural Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan (3 hours lecture)

Study of theory and techniques for developing speech reading and auditory training programs for individuals with hearing loss. Also considered will be basics of American Sign Language and social and vocational concerns. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate major in Communication Sciences and disorders; CSND 468, CSND 544 or equivalent.

CSND577: Scientific and Professional Writing (3 hours lecture)

Provides an in-depth analysis of the organization and composition of articles, analyses and reviews according to formats prescribed by the academic, legal and other professions. Approaches to the writing of technical, research and clinical reports which contribute to and document the evolution and expansion of the scientific and professional body of knowledge in the health sciences are highlighted. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND580: Aural Rehabilitation for Adults (3 hours lecture)

Advanced study of the effects of hearing loss on communication, assessment and intervention strategies, assistive devices and counseling for adults. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND581: Pediatric Aural (Re)Habilitation (3 hours lecture)

Advanced study of the effects of hearing loss on communication, educational development, assessment and intervention strategies, and counseling for children with hearing loss and their families. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND601: Auditory Processing Disorders (3 hours lecture)

The study of auditory processing disorders in school-age children and adults. The course will include the impact of such disorders on receptive language, expressive language, reading, academic achievement, attending behaviors and organizational skills. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate major in Communication Sciences and Disorders; CSND 468 or CSND 544 or equivalent.

CSND602: Hearing and Speech Science (3 hours lecture)

Advanced study of the foundations of acoustics and mechanisms for the production and perception of speech. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND620: Pediatric Audiology (3 hours lecture)

Study of assessment and intervention techniques for infants and young children with hearing loss. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND621: Implantable Devices for the Remediation of Hearing Loss (3 hours seminar)

Clinical and theoretical information regarding implantable devices for the remediation of hearing loss. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND671: Special Topics in Audiology

Contemporary topics in the field of audiology: national certification and state licensure requirements, changing healthcare practices and the provision of audiology services, presentation of faculty and student research, clinical case presentations, among others. Students may repeat this course up to four times as long as the topic of the seminar is not the same. Course may be taken three times for a maximum of 9.0 credits. 1 - 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND696: Issues in Healthcare Systems (2 hours lecture)

An analysis of selected professional and policy issues affecting the present and projected healthcare delivery system. Issues concerning healthcare personnel, patients, healthcare technology, organizational structures and facilities, finance mechanisms and the role of government are stressed in relation to how they influence healthcare services and delivery. 2 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in the Sc.D.in Audiology or permission of graduate advisor.

CSND699: Clinical Externship I (2 hours lab)

Supervised clinical practicum. 2 sh.

CSND700: Clinical Externship II

Intensive supervised off-campus clinical practicum. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND701: Auditory Anatomy and Physiology (3 hours lecture)

Gross and fine anatomy and physiology of the mammalian peripheral and central auditory system. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. CSND 410 as prerequisite or corequisite or permission of instructor.

CSND702: Clinical Instrumentation (2 hours lecture, 1 hour lab)

Principles and use of clinical instrumentation in speech-language pathology and audiology. Laboratory exercises of a clinical emphasis are provided to illustrate course content. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND703: Biomedical Ethics (2 hours lecture)

A study of the application of human and professional values, judgment and choices to selected ethical dilemmas that arise in health care practice. 2 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND704: Clinical Laboratory in Auditory Processing Disorders (1 hour lab)

Principles and procedures for advanced auditory evaluation of central auditory processing disorders. Underlying mechanisms, assessment and treatment will be addressed. 1 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND705: Community and Industrial Audiology (2 hours lecture)

Measurement of noise and its impact on hearing and communication. The impact of noise in industrial, school and military settings will be addressed. 2 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND706: Advanced Amplification Technology (2 hours lecture)

Advanced study of amplification systems including programmable hearing aids, digital hearing aids. Study of personal and classroom FM systems. Tactile device technology used to manage the communication needs of individuals with profound hearing loss will also be addressed. 2 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. CSND 550 and CSND 551 or permission of instructor.

CSND707: Basic Medical Audiology: Genetics and Pathology (3 hours lecture)

The role of genetics and embryology on auditory function as they apply to the understanding of diseases and disorders of the ear. Attention will be paid to the Human Genome Project as it has provided a wealth of information that is critical to clinical practice. The essentials of infection control and common medical terminology as they relate to audiologic practice will also be addressed. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND708: Psychoacoustics I (3 hours lecture)

Study of psychophysical methods and perception of the parameters of sound in humans and animals with normally functioning auditory mechanisms. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND709: Laboratory for Psychoacoustics I (1 hour lab)

This course serves as a corequisite for CSND 708 and will allow those students in CSND 708 to apply concepts and make basic psychoacoustic measurements. 1 sh.

CSND722: Advanced Auditory Potentials (3 hours lecture)

Overview of audiological applications of auditory event-related potentials, including the P1-N1-P2 complex, the mismatch negativity and P3. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND731: Clinical Externship III (2 hours lab)

Supervised clinical practicum. 2 sh.

CSND732: Clinical Externship IV (2 hours lab)

Supervised clinical practicum. 2 sh.

CSND750: Research Methods (3 hours lecture)

Provides students with a working knowledge of the research process, including formulation of a research question, measurement and various statistical procedures of data analysis. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND807: Advanced Medical Audiology (3 hours lecture)

Advanced study of the pathology of the auditory and vestibular system. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. CSND 707 or permission of insructor.

CSND808: Psychoacoustics II (3 hours lecture)

Advanced study of the effects of hearing loss and aging on the perception of simple and complex sounds. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. CSND 708 or permission of instructor.

CSND809: Speech Perception (3 hours lecture)

The study of perception of language from a psychological base. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of hearing loss on the perception of speech and spoken language. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND819: Laboratory for Psychoacoustics II (1 hour lab)

Instrumentation for the hearing science laboratory. This course has a classroom component and a laboratory component to give students an opportunity to design and use laboratory instrumentation to explore priniciples of auditory research. 1 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology.

CSND834: Seminar in University Teaching (1 hour seminar)

This seminar will prepare students for CSND 835, Practicum in University Teaching. 1 sh.

CSND835: Practicum in University Teaching

Supervised teaching experience in audiology. May be taken twice for a total of 4.0 credits. 2 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. Permission of department chair.

CSND836: Practicum in Clinical Preceptorship

Supervised clinical supervision/clinical teaching experience in audiology. 2 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. Permission of department chair.

CSND837: Seminar in Clinical Preceptorship (1 hour seminar)

This course will prepare students for CSND 836, Practicum in Clinical Preceptorship. 1 sh.

CSND862: Fourth Year Externship I

Intensive supervised off-campus clinical residency. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. Permission of department chair.

CSND863: Fourth Year Externship II

Intensive supervised off-campus clinical residency. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. Permission of department chair.

CSND864: Online Grand Rounds

Fourth-year externship students discuss clinical cases with peers and faculty. 1 - 6 sh.

CSND899: Directed Readings

A directed readings course is a tailored reading course negotiated between an instructor and a student to enable that student to explore in depth a particular topic or area of knowledge with the guidance of a faculty member. Directed readings courses shall not duplicate the content of regular courses. The may, of course, build on and extend exploration commenced in regular courses. May be repeated up to four times for a maximum of 12.0 credits. 1 - 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Sc.D.in Audiology. Permission of advisor.

CSND900: Dissertation Advisement

This department requires 12 credits of CSND 900. While enrolled in CSND 900, students will work with their Dissertation Chair and their Dissertation Committee. Credits are reported as IP (In Progress) while the dissertation is being written. At the conclusion of the dissertation defense, a final grade of Pass or Fail will be recorded. 3 - 12 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Ph.D. or SCD Audiology (AUDI) Program; Advancement to Candidacy.

STAT500: Biostatistical Methods for Research Workers I (3 hours lecture)

Planning effective observational and experimental research, data collecton and summarization, significance testing and p-values, t-test, chi-square, regression and correlation, use of statistical software, reading statistical results in the literature. Required course for the MPH degree. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT541: Applied Statistics (3 hours lecture)

Review of estimation and hypothesis testing for one sample and two sample problems; introduction to non-parametric statistics and linear regression; fundamental principles of design, completely randomized design, randomized block design, latin square, and 2 factor design. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 330 or STAT 443 and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT542: Statistical Theory I (3 hours lecture)

Discrete and continuous probability distributions, multivariate distributions, sampling theory, transformations, Chi-squared, 'F' and 't' distributions. Point estimation, properties of estimators, sufficiency, exponential families, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, power, Neyman-Pearson Lemma, likelihood ratio tests. The impact of the above theory on areas such as regression analysis, analysis of variance and analysis of discrete data. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541 and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT543: Statistical Theory II (3 hours lecture)

Discrete and continuous probability distributions, multivariate distributions, sampling theory, transformations, Chi-squared, 'F' and 't' distributions. Point estimation, properties of estimators, sufficiency, exponential families, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, power, Neyman-Pearson Lemma, likelihood ratio tests. The impact of the above theory on areas such as regression analysis, analysis of variance and analysis of discrete data. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 542 and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT544: Statistical Computing (3 hours lecture)

Computer systems for data analysis and data graphics, and intermediate level statistical methodology are investigated. Several statistical computing packages are utilized and evaluated. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541 or STAT 548, and CMPT 183, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT545: Practicum in Statistics I

An applied experience in which students work with practitioners in industry, government or research organizations utilizing statistical techniques in a research setting. Students will work with statisticians on projects involving experimental design and data collection as well as the analysis and interpretation of the data. May be repeated once. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541, STAT 544, and STAT 547 or STAT 548, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT546: Non-Parametric Statistics (3 hours lecture)

Selected distribution-free tests and estimation techniques including sign, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Wilcoxon signed rank, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, rank correlation, Kendall's Tau, Kruskal-Wallace, Friedman, McNemar, and others. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 330 and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT547: Design and Analysis of Experiments (3 hours lecture)

Fundamental principles of design; fixed, random and mixed models; factorial designs; designs with restricted randomization; split-plot design; confounding; fractional replication; experimental and sampling errors. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541 or STAT 548, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT548: Applied Regression Analysis (3 hours lecture)

Fitting equations to data; matrices, linear regression; correlation; analysis of residuals; multiple regression; polynomial regression; partial correlation; stepwise regression; regression and model building; regression applied to analysis of variance problems; introduction to nonlinear regression. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 330 or STAT 443, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT549: Sampling Techniques (3 hours lecture)

Sampling and survey methodology; basic sampling theory; simple, stratified, random, cluster, systematic and area sampling. Sampling errors and estimation procedures. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 330 or STAT 443, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT552: Intermediate Statistics Methods (3 hours lecture)

Followup to introductory statistical methods course. Principles of statistical inference; categorical data analysis; one and two-way anova; multiple linear regression; nonparametric methods; bootstrap methods. Examples from a wide variety of disciplines. Statistical software is used. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 330, permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT561: Statistical Data Mining I (3 hours lecture)

Introduction to the concepts and applications of a variety of data mining methods. Data mining is the process of selecting, exploring, and modeling large amounts of data to uncover previously unknown patterns in the data. Statistical methods covered include classification and regression trees, predictive modeling, and unsupervised learning. Hands-on applications to data sets from diverse fields. Statistical software is used. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541 or STAT 548 or equivalent, permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT562: Statistical Data Mining II (3 hours lecture)

Continuation of STAT 561. An in-depth approach to the topics of STAT 561 including logistic regression, decision trees, classifier theory, predictive modeling and unsupervised learning methods. Mathematical details of these techniques as well as the computational methods for their implementation. Hands-on applications to data sets from diverse fields. Statistical software is used. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 548 and STAT 561, permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT570: Statistical Consulting (3 hours lecture)

An introduction to the statistical and interpersonal issues that arise in statistical consulting. Topics include communicating with scientists in other disciplines, technical writing and presentation, and statistical tools for consulting. Lectures center around real case studies presented by the instructor and invited speakers. Statistical software is used. Emphasis of the course is on the scientific, statistical, computational, and communication skills that a statistical consultant needs for interacting effectively with researchers from a wide range of disciplines. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541 or equivalent, permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT595: Topics in Statistics (3 hours lecture)

Topics such as exploratory data analysis, statistical graphics, statistical quality control and statistical quality assurance, Bayesian methods and Markov chain monte carlo studies. May be repeated twice for a total of 9.0 credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT597: Research Methods in Statistical Science (3 hours lecture)

Preparation for research in statistical science. Application of mathematics and computing science to the development, modeling, validation and evaluation of statistical research methods. Identification of statistical issues in real world problems and novel applications of statistical methods to these problems. Development of research proposals in statistical science. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STST 552 or equivalent and departmental approval.

STAT600: Statistical Methods for Research Workers I (3 hours lecture)

Planning effective observational and experimental research, data collection and summarization, significance testing and p-values, t-test, chi-square, regression and correlation, use of statistical software, reading statistical results in the literature. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Doctoral status, permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT601: Statistical Methods for Research Workers II (3 hours lecture)

Principles and practices of experimental design. Randomized comparative designs, randomized block designs, factorial designs, dealing with concomitant variables, repeated measurements. Predictive modeling and analysis of designed studies. Topics from multivariate analysis, time series analysis, categorical data analysis. Students analyze data from research projects. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 600 or equivalent, permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT640: Biostatistics I (3 hours lecture)

Fundamental statistical concepts and methods used by statistical scientists in the health, biological, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Categorical data analysis, logistic regression, generalized linear models, nonparametric regression techniques. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 544, STAT 547, STAT 548, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT641: Biostatistics II (3 hours lecture)

Fundamental statistical concepts and methods used by statistical scientists in the health, biological, medical and pharmaceutical industries. Survival analysis and designs for clinical trials. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 544, STAT 547, STAT 548, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT642: Introduction to Stochastic Processes (3 hours lecture)

Generating functions, convolutions, recurrent events, random walk models, gambler's ruin problems, Markov chains and processes, time dependent stochastic processes, queuing theory and epidemic models. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: MATH 540 and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT645: Advanced Topics in Statistics (3 hours lecture)

Recent developments in statistical science. Topics such as data mining, statistical genomics, computationally intensive data-analytic methods, statistical consulting, dynamic statistical graphics and visualization, applied time series analysis. May be repeated with no limit as long as the topic is different. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT646: Multivariate Analysis (3 hours lecture)

Analysis of multiple response variables simultaneously; covariance and the multivariate normal distribution; manova, discriminant functions; principle components and canonical correlations. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 541, STAT 548 and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT647: Practicum in Statistics II

An applied experience in which students work with practitioners in industry, government or research organizations utilizing advanced statistical techniques in a research setting. Students will be expected to exhibit the ability to work independently on projects involving advanced techniques in experimental design, analysis and interpretation of data. May be repeated once. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 542, STAT 545, at least one 600-level course, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT648: Advanced Statistical Methods (3 hours lecture)

Advanced statistical concepts and methods used by statistical scientists in the analysis of designed experiments and observational studies. Response surface methodology, analysis of covariance, the general linear model, the cell means model and the analysis of variance of unbalanced or messy data. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: STAT 544, STAT 547, STAT 548, and permission of graduate program coordinator.

STAT649: Independent Study in Statistics

Independent study under the direction of a faculty member, offering the opportunity to pursue topics in statistics which may be outside the scope of regular curricular offerings or may be an extension of an existing course or courses. Approval must be obtained from the graduate coordinator and faculty advisor. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6.0 credits during the graduate program. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Permission of graduate program coordinator and departmental approval.