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Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Prerequisites

The following undergraduate courses at The University of Texas at Austin, or their equivalents elsewhere, are prerequisites for students seeking certification in SLP. These background courses in the basic science and clinical aspects of the field form the foundation for graduate study.

Basic Science Background

CSD 311K Phonetic Description of Speech. Speech production, physiological analysis and description of speech sounds, voice quality, and voice dynamics; notation; phonetic theory; applications of phonetics.

CSD 313L Hearing Science. Acoustical, physiological, and psychological bases of normal human hearing; theories of audition; laboratory techniques in hearing science research.

CSD 315S Speech Science (same as Linguistics 315). Physiological and acoustical bases of speech production; theories of motor control of speech; laboratory techniques in speech science research.

CSD 318K Acquisition of Communicative Abilities in Children. Development in the very young child of capacities for speaking and listening; how these abilities are employed for communicative purposes.

CSD 118L Acquisition of Communicative Abilities in Children: Laboratory.

CSD 350 Language and the Brain (same as Linguistics 350). A comprehensive survey of topics dealing with the neurobiological basis of speech and language. Topics include neuroanatomy/neurophysiology; theories of language representation in the brain, aphasiology, and hemispheric lateralization.

CSD 358 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism. In-depth study of the anatomy and physiology of structures involved in speech, language, and swallowing. Includes anatomical and physiological mechanisms of respiration, phonation, and articulation; and the central nervous system and blood supply to the speech and mechanism.

CSD 358S Fundamentals of Speech Science (same as Linguistics 358S). Physical, physiological and psychological mechanisms underlying the encoding and decoding of speech.

(Choose ONLY ONE of the following courses)

EDP 371 Introduction to Statistics. Measures of central tendency and variability; correlation and regression; probability and statistical inference; analysis of variance; nonparametric statistics.

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M316 Elementary Statistical Method. Graphical presentation, frequency functions, distribution functions, averages, standard deviation, variance, curve-fitting, and related topics.

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SSC 304 Statistics in Health Care. An introduction to the fundamental concepts and methods of statistics emphasizing applications in the health sciences. Exploratory data analysis, correlation and regression, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing.

Clinical Background

CSD 341 Principles of Audiology. Causes of hearing disorders; diagnostic procedures and treatment.

CSD 373 Aural Rehabilitation (*RECOMMENDED.) Rationale, methods, materials, procedures, and criteria for aural rehabilitation for hearing-impaired persons. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and twelve semester hours of lower-division coursework in communication sciences and disorders.

*This course is not a prerequisite for study in SLP, but a competency in AR is required for ASHA certification. Students who have not taken an AR course prior to enrolling at UT should plan to enroll in AR during their graduate program.

CSD 367K Introduction to Assessment and Intervention in Speech and Language Disorders in Children Introduction to assessment procedures and treatment strategies for children with speech and language disorders.

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CSD 371 Introduction to Assessment and Intervention in Speech and Language Disorders in Adults. Introduction to assessment procedures and treatment strategies for adults with speech and language disorders.