Speech & Hearing Science Minor
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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SHS 170 | Intro Hum Comm Sys & Disorders | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Language & Culture of Deaf Communities | ||
| Intro Sound & Hearing Science | ||
| Anat & Physiol Spch Mechanism | ||
| Development of Spoken Language | ||
| 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 | |
| Child, Comm, & Lang Ability | ||
| General Phonetics | ||
| Communication and Aging | ||
| Communication Neuroscience | ||
| General Speech Science | ||
SHS 333 | ||
| Communication Partners and Health | ||
| Comm Competence and Disorders | ||
| Neuroplasticity and Communication | ||
| Language and the Brain | ||
| Intro Audiol & Hear Disorders | ||
| Aural Rehab Children to Adults | ||
| Augmentative & Alternative Communication | ||
for the Speech & Hearing Science Minor
The Department of Speech and Hearing Science
Speech and Hearing Science faculty
College of Applied Health Sciences
College of Applied Health Sciences catalog page