Undergraduate Minor
The Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Processes is comprised of a minimum of 15 credit hours and may be of particular interest to students majoring in several related cognate areas, including: Biology, Chemistry, Communication Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Linguistics, Music Therapy, Vocal Music, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Psychology and Social Work.
Pre-professional studies in such curricula as pre-dentistry and pre-medicine also can be augmented meaningfully through inclusion of studies in human communication science and disorders, with particular reference to the study of anatomic, physiologic, neurologic, psycho-social and physical bases of speech, language and hearing.
The department of Speech Pathology and Audiology offers the following three options for the Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Processes:
- Speech-Language-Hearing Science
- Audition and Hearing Impairment
- Human Communication Disorders
*In consultation with a departmental advisor, students may design a minor which emphasizes one of these three options and can be completed in one year. The minor can also be tailored to the educational needs and goals of individual students who are considering graduate study in audiology or speech-language pathology.
All options of the Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Processes require ten hours of observation of speech, language and hearing therapy in the Charles Van Riper Language, Speech, and Hearing Clinic. This provides students with exposure to clinical aspects of the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology.
Sample course sequences for the Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Processes Minor:
Speech-Language-Hearing Science
2030 Normal Language Acquisition (3 hr) Fall
2040 Phonetics (3 hr) Fall
2041 Phonetics Lab (1 hr) Fall
4030 Speech Science (3 hr) Fall
2050 Speech Anatomy and Phys (3 hr) Spring
5970 Speech Anat. and Phys. Lab (1 hr) Spring
2060 Hearing Science (3 hr) Spring
Audition and Hearing Impairment
2000 Communication Disorders
and Sciences (3 hr) Fall or Spring
2060 Hearing Science (3 hr) Spring
3580 Disorders of Hearing (3 hr) Fall
SIGN 1010, 1020, or 2010 American
Sign Language (3 hr) Fall, Spring or Summer
And one of the following courses:
4560 Rehabilitative Audiology (3 hr) Spring
5801 Pediatric Audiology (3 hr) Spring
5800 Psychoacoustics (3 hr) Fall
Human Communication Disorders
2030 Normal Language Acquisition (3 hr) Fall
2040 Phonetics (3 hr) Fall
2041 Phonetics Lab (1 hr) Fall
3510 Phonemic Disorders (2 hr) Spring
3530 Fluency Disorders (2 hr) Spring
3540 Lang Dis Child (3 hr) Spring
3580 Disorders of Hearing (3hr) Fall
4590 Special Studies in
Speech Pathology and Audiology (3 hr) Fall or Spring
*Because departmental offerings are sequential and offered once per year, advising is critical for students who are interested in pursuing this minor.
For additional information about the Undergraduate Minor in Speech and Hearing Processes, or for an advising appointment, contact Mrs. Paula Armstrong, undergraduate advising assistant in speech pathology and audiology: E-mail: paula.armstrong@wmich.edu