Jun 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Special Education

  
  • SPED 6813 - Effective Teaching and Learning for Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    P: SPED 6812  Strategies for providing quality instruction.
  
  • SPED 6814 - Internship with Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    P: SPED 6813 . Supervised teaching and leadership experiences to integrate valid effective practices in assessment, teaching and learning.
  
  • SPED 6832 - Policy, Procedures and Fiscal Issues in the Administration of Special Education


    3 Same as LEED 6832 

    P: Acceptance into NC DPI New Exceptional Children Program Directors’ Leadership Institute. Interpretation, development, and implementation of fiscal resources, and federal, state and local policies and procedures in public school special education programs.
  
  • SPED 6833 - The Role of the Special Education Administrator in Curriculum and Instruction and Personnel Supervision


    3 Same as LEED 6833 

    P: Acceptance into NC DPI New Exceptional Children Program Directors’ Leadership Institute. Planning, implementation, evaluation, and supervision of education programs for students with disabilities in the public schools.
  
  • SPED 6834 - Leadership and Public Relations for the Special Education Administrator


    3 Same as LEED 6834 .

    P: Acceptance into NC DPI New Exceptional Children Program Directors’ Leadership Institute. Building professional partnerships for special education in the public schools through supervision, communication, collaboration, and cooperation.
  
  • SPED 6901 - Introduction to Individuals with Challenging Behaviors


    3

    Characteristics of individuals at risk in school and other environments because of emotional, behavioral, or social challenges and concomitant evidence-based interventions and resources.
  
  • SPED 6902 - Intensive Behavioral Supports across Environments


    3

    P: SPED 6014 ; RP: SPED 6901 . Adapting and employing individualized strategies and interventions across the educational continuum.
  
  • SPED 6903 - Behavioral Consultation and Collaboration


    3

    P: SPED 6901 ; RP: SPED 6014 . Working with educators, other professionals, and communities to develop support plans for individuals and families.
  
  
  • SPED 7000 - Thesis in Special Education


    1-6

    May be repeated. May count 3 s.h. toward degree. P: SPED 6994 .
  
  • SPED 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research


    1

    May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting thesis research may only register for this course during the summer.
  
  • SPED 7002 - Action Research Project in Special Education


    3

    May be repeated. May count 3 s.h. toward degree. P: SPED 6994 .

Special Education Banked Courses

  
  • SPED 6999 - Project Planning in Special Education


    3


Speech and Hearing Sciences

  
  • CSDI 5010 - Procedures in Clinical Management


    3

    P: For undergraduate students: CSDI major; CSDI 3020, 3050, 3105; or consent of instructor; For graduate students: Consent of instructor. Procedures used in diagnostic and treatment of communication disorders. Topics include observation styles, task presentation and analysis, reinforcement techniques, group management, and intervention models. Multicultural communication models and supervised observation experiences in various clinical and public school settings.
  
  • CSDI 5510 - Special Problems in Speech and Hearing


    2

    For advanced senior and graduate students. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May count toward the CSDI major with consent of dept chair. Independent exploration of specific areas of interest in communication disorders and research.
  
  • CSDI 5511 - Special Problems in Speech and Hearing


    2

    For advanced senior and graduate students. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May count toward the CSDI major with consent of dept chair. Independent exploration of specific areas of interest in communication disorders and research.
  
  • CSDI 5565 - Seminar in Augmentative Communication


    3

    2 and 1/2 lecture and 1 lab hours per week. P: Consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary approach to augmentative communication. Emphasis on team approach, including discussion of and experience with patients who require use of augmentative communication systems. Areas of study include assessment, intervention, neuromotor management, environmental control, computer access, and funding.

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

  
  • CSDI 6100 - Language Disorders


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Childhood language disorders from infancy to school-age period. Principles of assessment, intervention, and classification of various types of language disorders. Specific language impairment, developmental and acquired language disorders, and autism.
  
  • CSDI 6101 - Language and Learning Disabilities


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Oral and written language learning disabilities in school-age and adolescent populations. Contemporary theories, assessment practices, and intervention techniques used in management of those with language learning disorders and/or dyslexia.
  
  • CSDI 6103 - Research Design in Speech and Hearing


    3

    P: Undergraduate statistics course. Fundamentals of research and experimental design and basic statistical analysis in communication sciences and disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6104 - Seminar in Voice Disorders


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor.  Anatomy and physiology of vocal mechanism and phonatory process. Consideration of influence of pathology on phonation. In-depth study of special voice problems as well as those more commonly encountered in clinical practice and their treatment.
  
  • CSDI 6106 - Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Current and historical concepts of nature and etiology of stuttering and other fluency disorders such as methodologies of assessment and treatment of children and adults, parent counseling, and research design.
  
  • CSDI 6108 - Seminar in Articulation/Phonology Disorders


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Phonologic/articulatory development and disorders, dynamics of articulatory production, phonetics as clinical tool, and nature and development of normal and defective articulation/phonology. Contemporary scientific methodology, technology, and research in appraisal and treatment of phonological/articulatory disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6109 - Motor Speech Disorders


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Neurophysiology of motor speech behavior coupled with detailed clinical analyses and treatment of various forms of dysarthria and apraxia.
  
  • CSDI 6110 - Brain, Language, and Aphasia


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Comprehensive study of correlative nature of brain and language. Emphasis on aphasiology, including neurological, cognitive, and linguistic aspects.
  
  • CSDI 6111 - Communication Disorders in Infants and Toddlers


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Theory and practice in the assessment and intervention of speech and language disorders in the infant/toddler population.
  
  • CSDI 6112 - Seminar in Cranio-Facial Anomalies and Alaryngeal Rehabilitation


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Anatomy, physiology, assessment, and treatment of persons with cranio-facial anomalies (including cleft lip and palate) and alaryngeal disorders (laryngectomy).
  
  • CSDI 6113 - Linguistic/Cognitive Impairments in Brain-Injured Adults


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Relationships between cognition, communicative abilities, and brain in normal aging dementia, various causes of dementia, head injury, and right hemisphere brain-damage in adults.
  
  • CSDI 6114 - Dysphagia


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Relationships between brain and neuromotor functions specifically in regard to swallowing function. Identification, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of disordered swallowing.
  
  • CSDI 6117 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Provides an overview of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), including selecting and implementing AAC for children and adults.
  
  • CSDI 6121 - Speech Science


    3

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Acoustic theory of speech production and anatomical and physiological aspects of speech-motor production.
  
  • CSDI 6200 - Multicultural Communication Disorders


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Speech and language variations in regional dialects, bilingualism, foreign accent, and multicultural populations. Emphasis on assessing disorders and providing therapy to multicultural and multilingual populations.
  
  • CSDI 6225 - Clinical Practicum in Speech and Language Pathologies


    1

    May be repeated twice. P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Utilization of advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application for speech-language and hearing impaired individuals under direct faculty supervision in the ECU Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic
  
  • CSDI 6226 - Clinical Practicum in Speech and Language Pathologies


    2

    May be repeated twice. P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Utilization of advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application for speech-language and hearing impaired individuals under direct faculty supervision in the ECU Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic.
  
  • CSDI 6227 - Clinical Practicum in Speech and Language Pathologies


    3

    May be repeated twice. P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Utilization of advanced theoretical knowledge with practical application for speech-language and hearing impaired individuals under direct faculty supervision in the ECU Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic
  
  • CSDI 6229 - Distance Education Clinical Internship


    1-9

    May be repeated twice. P: Admission to the CSDI distance education program; completion of 12 s.h. academic CSDI graduate course work and/or consent of director of the distance education program and director of external clinical education. Clinical practice in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures at clinical facilities that have affiliation agreements with ECU/CSDI, supervised by ASHA certified and state-licensed (where applicable) speech-language pathologists.
  
  • CSDI 6320 - Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology I


    1

    P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Required one hour clinical methods course addressing basic assessment and intervention issues in Speech-Language Pathology.
  
  • CSDI 6321 - Clinical Methods in Speech-Language Pathology II


    1

    P: CSDI 6320  or graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Required one credit clinical methods course which is a continuation of CSDI 6320  addressing advanced assessment and intervention issues in speech-language pathology.
  
  • CSDI 6521 - Readings in Speech and Hearing Research


    1

    Each course may be repeated from 1-3 semesters. P: Consent of instructor. Independent exploration of areas of interest in contemporary research in communication disorders and speech and hearing science.
  
  • CSDI 6522 - Readings in Speech and Hearing Research


    2

    Each course may be repeated from 1-3 semesters. P: Consent of instructor. Independent exploration of areas of interest in contemporary research in communication disorders and speech and hearing science.
  
  • CSDI 6523 - Readings in Speech and Hearing Research


    3

    Each course may be repeated from 1-3 semesters. P: Consent of instructor. Independent exploration of areas of interest in contemporary research in communication disorders and speech and hearing science.
  
  • CSDI 6527 - Research in Speech-Language Pathology


    1-3

    For CSDI graduate students. P: CSDI 6103 ; consent of chair. Independent studies, lab projects, case studies, and research problems in communication sciences and disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6528 - Research in Speech-Language Pathology


    1-3

    For CSDI graduate students. P: CSDI 6103 ; consent of chair. Independent studies, lab projects, case studies, and research problems in communication sciences and disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6529 - Research in Speech-Language Pathology


    1-3

    For CSDI graduate students. P: CSDI 6103 ; consent of chair. Independent studies, lab projects, case studies, and research problems in communication sciences and disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6800 - Communication Processes and Disorders in Aging


    3 Formerly CSDI 5800

    Study of basic communicative processes and disorders of the aging population including anatomic and physiologic changes in the speech, language, and hearing mechanism. Service delivery issues and residential accommodations for the aging also are addressed.
  
  • CSDI 6900 - Administration and Supervision in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Methods involved in organization, management, and supervision in a public school or clinical speech-language and hearing therapy program.
  
  • CSDI 6901 - Professional Issues in Speech-Language Pathology


    1

    For CSDI graduate students. P: Consent of instructor. Supervisory processes, certification, licensure, and ethics/legal issues in Speech-Language Pathology.
  
  • CSDI 6990 - Internship in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology


    1

    May be taken concurrently. Each course may be repeated for maximum of 3 s.h. each. P: Completion of a minimum of 1 semester of full-time graduate study at ECU and 100 patient contact hours; consent of the director of clinical operations and the dept chair. Directed experience with communicatively handicapped in clinical facility outside university.
  
  • CSDI 6991 - Internship in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology


    1

    May be taken concurrently. Each course may be repeated for maximum of 3 s.h. each. P: Completion of a minimum of 1 semester of full-time graduate study at ECU and 100 patient contact hours; consent of the director of clinical operations and the dept chair. Directed experience with communicatively handicapped in clinical facility outside university.
  
  • CSDI 6992 - Internship in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology


    2

    May be repeated twice. P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor. Directed clinical experience in university-affiliated clinical facility for a full semester.
  
  • CSDI 6993 - Full-time Internship in Speech-Language Pathology/Audiology


    2-9

    Credit hours designated relative to clinical responsibilities of student at their specific clinical site of practice. P: Completion of minimum of 3 semesters of full-time graduate study at East Carolina University and 150 patient contact hours; consent of director of clinical operations and dept chair. Directed full-time clinical experience in university-affiliated clinical facility for full semester.
  
  • CSDI 7000 - Thesis


    1-6

    May be repeated twice. May count maximum of 3 s.h. P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor.
  
  • CSDI 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research


    1

    May be repeated twice. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting thesis research may only register for this course during the summer. P: Graduate standing in CSDI or consent of instructor.
  
  • CSDI 7004 - Research Ethics for a Complex World*


    2 Same as GRAD 7004 

    P: Current enrollment in master’s or doctoral program. Introductory graduate course. Case studies, readings, policy review, assignments, and discussions with guest faculty examine areas of ethical concern for researchers. Areas include scientific misconduct, conflict of interest, abusive mentoring, improper authorship practices, protection of human participants, animal subjects of research, and others.
  
  • CSDI 7500 - Professional Issues in Communication Disorders


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Contemporary topics in administration of clinical programs in speech-language pathology and audiology, clinical supervision models, theories of leadership, state licensure and national certification standards, and legal and other current issues.
  
  • CSDI 8000 - Methods in Clinical Audiology


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. In-depth understanding of issues and employment of basic and advanced auditory tests. Emphasis on relationship between these topics and clinical competency required with advanced testing and diagnosis.
  
  • CSDI 8001 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System


    2

    P: Consent of instructor. Functional anatomy and neurophysiology of vestibular and balance systems, from level of inner ear to central nervous system. Emphasis on describing anatomical and physiological bases for both normal and pathological vestibular and balance functions.
  
  • CSDI 8002 - Assessment and Management of the Vestibular System


    3

    P: CSDI 8001  and consent of instructor. Theory and clinical application of current electrophysiological procedures for assessing peripheral and central nervous system portions of vestibular and balance systems.
  
  • CSDI 8003 - Advanced Pediatric Assessment


    3

    P: CSDI 6001, 6019. Contemporary developments in assessment and habilitation of hearing loss in infants and children. Includes areas of otoacoustic emissions, auditory evoked potentials, acoustic emissions, and behavioral auditory assessment and auditory processing.
  
  • CSDI 8004 - Embryology, Genetics, and the Auditory System


    3

    P: CSDI 6000, 6013; or consent of instructor. Comprehensive study of embryology, genetics, and syndromes as related to auditory system.
  
  • CSDI 8005 - Methods in Amplification


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Study of the components and functions of amplification systems, hearing aid evaluation and selection, and related regulations and guidelines. Emphasis on current research, software applications, and clinical implications for high performance technology systems.
  
  • CSDI 8006 - Auditory Processing


    3

    P: CSDI 8000  or consent of instructor. Contemporary theories of auditory processing. Methodologies in assessment and management of auditory processing skills and disorders.
  
  • CSDI 8007 - Methods in Clinical Audiology Lab


    1

    P: Consent of instructor; CSDI 8000 . Hearing evaluation laboratory.
  
  • CSDI 8009 - Psychoacoustics


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Examines abilities and limitations of human hearing to discover how sounds entering the ear are processed to give listener useful information about the world outside. Specific topics include measurement methods; frequency, intensity and temporal encoding; localization; and speech perception.
  
  • CSDI 8010 - Computer and Instrumentation Applications to Speech and Hearing Science*


    3

    Knowledge and skills in application of basic signal processing technologies in speech and hearing laboratories. Stimulus generation and analysis techniques as well as physiological recording methods. Emphasis on digital instrumentation training. Analog devices included as needed for certain applications.
  
  • CSDI 8011 - Advanced Acoustics


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. An advanced study of sound and acoustic vibration in the context of living organisms and hearing.
  
  • CSDI 8012 - Physiological Phonetics*


    3

    P: CSDI 6121  or equivalent. Physiologic aspects of speech-motor production. Lab experiences include physiological measurements of respiratory, phonatory, articulatory, and resonance mechanisms.
  
  • CSDI 8013 - Methods in Clinical Audiology II


    3

    P: CSDI 8000  or consent of instructor. Analysis and synthesis of results from advanced audiological testing (behavioral, electrophysiological, and neurological) and differential diagnosis of auditory pathologies.
  
  • CSDI 8014 - Acoustic Phonetics*


    3

    P: CSDI 6121  or equivalent. Acoustic theory of speech production and acoustic analysis of speech. Lab experiences include modern analytical techniques in speech analysis.
  
  • CSDI 8015 - Electronic Instrumentation and Calibration in Speech and Hearing


    3

    Advanced study of electronics, circuits, and instruments used in basic and applied research in the hearing and speech sciences.
  
  • CSDI 8016 - Auditory Physiology*


    3

    P: CSDI 6009, 6010; or equivalent. Functional anatomy and physiology of auditory nervous system, from level of inner ear to cerebral cortex. Emphasis on describing anatomical and physiological bases for both normal and pathological hearing functions.
  
  • CSDI 8017 - Advanced Methods in Amplification II


    3

    P: CSDI 8005  or consent of instructor. Study of hearing aid selection, verification and outcome measures, fitting of amplification in special populations; includes in-class lab exercises.
  
  • CSDI 8018 - Neurolinguistics*


    3

    P: CSDI 6101 , CSDI 6103 , CSDI 6110 ; or equivalent. Relationships between brain and language and between brain and other cognitive abilities that influence communication.
  
  • CSDI 8019 - Electrophysiological Measures in Audition I


    3

    P: CSDI 8000  or consent of instructor. Introduces issues underlying employment of theory and application of clinical use of clinical procedures in electrophysiological measurement of auditory function. Topics restricted to measurement techniques at auditory periphery and early evoked potentials.
  
  • CSDI 8020 - Advanced Seminar in Communication Sciences


    1-9

    May register for maximum of 9 s.h. May count toward concentration area. P: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CSDI 8021 - Aural Rehabilitation


    4

    3 hours of didactic lecture and one weekly lab for development and implementation of a community-based program. P: CSDI 8013 , CSDI 8100 ; or consent of instructor. Study of aural rehabilitation principles, methods, and technologies.
  
  • CSDI 8022 - Advanced Seminar in Audiology


    1-9

    May register for a maximum of 9 s.h. May count toward concentration area. P: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CSDI 8023 - Advanced Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology


    1-9

    May register for a maximum of 9 s.h. May count toward concentration area. P: Consent of instructor.
  
  • CSDI 8024 - Advanced Electrophysiological Measures


    3

    P: CSDI 8019  and consent of instructor. Latest developments in auditory neurophysiological measurement techniques. Review of test procedures in clinical use and those under research development. Focus on all levels of auditory system, from inner ear to temporal lobe. Intensive review of basic science and clinical research literature as well as hands-on lab experiences with new procedures.
  
  • CSDI 8026 - Electrophysiological Measures in Audition II


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Introduces issues underlying theory and application of clinical use of measurement techniques for middle and late evoked potentials.
  
  • CSDI 8027 - Cochlear Implants


    2

    P: Consent of instructor. Applied and theoretical principles involved with cochlear implants, including candidacy, rehabilitation and programming considerations.
  
  • CSDI 8028 - Auditory Pathologies


    2

    P: Consent of instructor. Medical/surgical procedures for treatment of disorders affecting auditory and vestibular systems and discussion of prognosis and treatment options.
  
  • CSDI 8029 - Counseling in Audiology and Speech-Language Practice


    3

    Introduces counseling skills and strategies for audiologists and speech-language pathologists.
  
  • CSDI 8030 - Doctoral Colloquium


    1-9

    May register for a maximum of 9 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Current topics in field of communication sciences and disorders, varying from grantsmanship to health care leadership.
  
  • CSDI 8031 - Auditory Perception of Speech


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Processes of speech communication involving neural representation of spectral and temporal information in speech and auditory systems involved in analysis of speech sound.
  
  • CSDI 8040 - Audiology Capstone I


    2

    P: Consent of instructor. Experience involving scientific inquiry and review of literature of select subject or problem area. Content negotiated between student and instructor. 
  
  • CSDI 8041 - Audiology Capstone II


    2

    P: CSDI 8040  and consent of instructor. Experience involving scientific inquiry, analysis and written manuscript of select subject or problem area. Content negotiated between student and instructor. 
  
  • CSDI 8070 - Research Internship Communication Sciences*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8071 - Research Internship Communication Sciences*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8072 - Research Internship Communication Sciences*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8073 - Research Internship Communication Sciences*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8080 - Research Internship Audiology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8081 - Research Internship Audiology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8082 - Research Internship Audiology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8083 - Research Internship Audiology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8090 - Research Internship Speech-Language-Pathology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8091 - Research Internship Speech-Language-Pathology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8092 - Research Internship Speech-Language-Pathology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8093 - Research Internship Speech-Language-Pathology*


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Directed research with CSDI doctoral faculty member.
  
  • CSDI 8100 - Advanced Audiology Methods Lab


    1

    P: Consent of instructor. Lab experiences in assessment of auditory systems.
 

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