Communication Disorders (ComD)
Undergraduate Courses
100-Level Courses
COMD 133 : Introduction to Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
(2:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of communication disorders, assessment strategies, and treatments. |
300-Level Courses
COMD 330 : Language Development.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of how children learn language, including its relationship to cognitive, neural, and social development; language development in bilingual, minority, and handicapped persons. |
COMD 332 : Language Science.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Morphology, syntax, and semantic roles in language of children and adults; uses both manual and computer-assisted methods. |
COMD 350 : Language Impairment.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | COMD 330 & COMD 332 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Causes and characteristics of language impairment; techniques for diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of language disorders. |
COMD 351 : Disorders of Articulation and Phonology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | COMD 331 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Causes and characteristics of phonological disorders; techniques for diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. |
400-Level Courses
COMD 421 : Speech Science.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | COMD 331 & COMD 334 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Laboratory investigation of scientific bases of normal and disordered speech perception and production; for audiologists and speech language pathologists. |
COMD 430 : Medical Speech Pathology.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | PDBIO 220 & COMD 320 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Genetic, gestational, and neurogenic factors related to communication disorders in children and adults; role of the speech-language pathologist in medical teams. |
COMD 442 : Aural Rehabilitation.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | COMD 438 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic principles of hearing assessment and aural rehabilitation in children from birth to eight years. |
COMD 450 : Professional Practices.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | COMD 350 |
| RECOMMENDED: | ComD 351. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Overview of issues related to clinical practice in public schools and other settings. |
COMD 495R : Field Experience in Communication Disorders.
(1-2:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | ComD faculty sponsorship. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Supervised experience in a clinical or educational service-delivery setting under the direction of a faculty member. |
500-Level Graduate Courses (available to advanced undergraduates)
Graduate Courses