Core Courses for Occupations Other Than Health

Core Courses for Occupations Other Than Health

All students in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science must complete a series of SHS core classes regardless of their area of concentration. Students are advised to work with the SHS academic advisor to ensure courses are taken in proper sequential order. The following core classes are required for those pursuing a concentration in tracks other than those identified for Health Occupations:

Speech and Hearing Science Core Classes: 25 hours

Core Classes for SHS list

• SHS 170—Human Communication: Systems, Processes and Disorders—3 hours
  Offered Fall and Spring.
• SHS 191 (LEC X)—Orientation for SHS Majors—1 hour.
• SHS 200—General Phonetics—3 hours
  Offered Fall and Spring
• SHS 240—Intro to Sound and Hearing Science—3 hours
  Offered Spring only
• SHS 300—Anatomy & Physiology of the Speech Mechanism—4 hours
  Offered Fall only
• SHS 301—General Speech Science—4 hours
  Offered Spring only.
  NOTE: SHS 301 should be taken after SHS 300
• SHS 320—Development of Spoken Language—3 hours
  Offered Fall only.
• SHS 450—Introduction to Audiology and Hearing Disorders—4 hours
  Offered Fall only.
  Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.