CMDS 530 - Advanced Audiology

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): CMDS 510.
This course will prepare the speech language pathology student with an understanding of advanced principles governing audiology, inclusive of central auditory processing problems and their effects on language and reading. In addition to the ability to read and understand audiometric data, students will also be able to discuss the impact of hearing loss on the individual’s speech communication ability, as well as potential linguistic, social and cultural effects. An overview of the educational audiologist will be provided, along with the essential aspects of classroom noise measurement and management and the use of personal and sound field FM systems. Offered spring semester only.