2026-2027 Course Catalog

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for the Speech & Hearing Science Minor

The undergraduate Speech and Hearing Science Minor is designed for students who seek a basic familiarity with the physical, behavioral, biological, and social aspects of human communication. The minor is tailored to each student’s individual needs, thus accommodating students from different disciplines across the campus. There are no prerequisites for this minor. For more information contact the academic advisor, Cathy Warnes.

Minimum required major and supporting course work: Students must meet the following course requirements for a total of 17-19 hours.

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | SHS 170 | Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders | 3 | | Select two of the following: | | 6-7 | | SHS 222 | Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | | | SHS 240 | Intro Sound & Hearing Science | | | SHS 300 | Anat & Physiol Spch Mechanism | | | SHS 320 | Development of Spoken Language | | | SHS 352 | Hearing Health and Society | | | Eight (8) to nine (9) additional hours of speech and hearing science courses chosen from the following list, with at least six (6) credit hours at the 300-400 level. | | 8-9 | | SHS 120 | Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | | | SHS 200 | General Phonetics | | | SHS 271 | Communication and Aging | | | SHS 280 | Communication Neuroscience | | | SHS 301 | General Speech Science | | | SHS 375 | Communication Partners and Health | | | SHS 380 | Comm Competence and Disorders | | | SHS 389 | Neuroplasticity and Communication | | | SHS 427 | Language and the Brain | | | SHS 433 | Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders Across Communication Contexts | | | SHS 450 | Intro Audiol & Hear Disorders | | | SHS 451 | Aural Rehab Children to Adults | | | SHS 473 | Augmentative & Alternative Communication | |

for the Speech & Hearing Science Minor

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