Developmental Communication and Swallowing Disorders

3 credits

Etiology and nature of developmental communication and swallowing disorders. Behavioral characteristics and common treatment approaches for language delay and disorders, developmental apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, fluency, craniofacial anomalies, cognitive-communication disorders, and feeding/swallowing disorders. Required for majors; open to nonmajors. Course overlaps with: SPHSC 427. Prerequisite: SPHSC 250; SPHSC 304; and SPHSC 320. Offered: W.