Study of language development in normally developing children from birth through adulthood; oral language sample analysis; language characteristics in disordered language learners.

Anatomy and basic psychophysics of hearing, pathologies causing hearing loss, and measurement procedures used to test hearing. Prerequisite: 24 credit hours. Recommended: Math competency and one course in the natural sciences.

Anatomical structures and functions for speech and hearing.

The study of formal and informal assessment of speech sound system disorders, associated factors and intervention approaches applied to various etiologies. Prerequisites: Admission to the CDO Major; CDO 278, 335. Co-requisites: CDO 340, 431.

Formal/informal assessment of language, cognition, and communication functioning in infant through school-aged children not developing normal language parameters: intervention approaches for deficits in language. Prerequisites: Admission to the CDO Major; CDO 330. Co-requisites: CDO 338; CDO 431.