Education

• EDU 503 Thinking Skills in the Classroom (3 cr.)

The required 6 credits of CSD coursework are chosen from the following 3 areas:

• Area 1: Technological Applications
  
  CSD 602 Augmentative & Alternative Communication & Assistive
  Technologies (3 cr.)
  CSD 603 Diagnostics and Implementation in A.A.C. (3 cr.)
  
  Area 2: Bilingual and Multicultural Assessment & Intervention
  
  CSD 612 Two Languages, Speech-Language Patterns or Problems in the
  Schools? (1 cr.)
  EDU 647 Bilingualism and Applied Linguistics (3 cr.)
  EDU 652 Issues in E.S.L./Bilingualism (3 cr.)
  
  
• Area 3: Professional Issues and Ethics
  
  CSD 613 Implementation of ASHA’s Workload Model (1 cr.)
  CSD 614 Counseling Methods in Communication Disorders (3 cr.)
  CSD 622 Curriculum Consultation: Integration of Therapeutic
  Intervention and Classroom Curriculum (1 cr.)
  CSD 623 NCLB and IDEA (2 cr.)
  CSD 625 Counseling Families of Children with Hearing Loss (1 cr.)
  CSD 626 Introduction to Epidemiology (1 cr.)
  CSD 627 Neuropsychological Bases of Communication Disorders (1 cr.)
  CSD 628 Genetics (2 cr.)
  CSD 629 The Individualized Education Program: Strategies for
  Development and Implementation (2 cr.)

Part 2. Concentration Area (12-15 credits)
Students focus coursework in one of three curriculum areas: auditory disorders, child disorders, or autism spectrum disorders

• Curriculum Area One: Auditory Disorders (Select 12 credits)
  
  CSD 650 Diagnosis and Management of C.A.P.D. and A.D.H.D. (2 cr.)
  CSD 652 Assessment & Management of Auditory Processing Disorders in Young Children and Adolescents (2 cr.)
  CSD 654 Individualizing Speech and Language Assessments for Children with
  Hearing Loss (2 cr.)
  CSD 655 Auditory Speech and Language Habilitation for HI Adolescents (2 cr.)
  CSD 656 Cochlear Implants in the Classroom (2 cr.)
  CSD 657 Auditory Dys–Synchrony in Childhood: Best Practices for Diagnosis
  and Management (1 cr.)
  CSD 658 Auditory Processing Disorders: Identification, Diagnosis, and
  Management (1 cr.)
  
  
• Curriculum Area Two: Child Disorders (Select 12 credits)
  
  CSD 630 Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
  CSD 631 Language and Literacy Development (1 cr.)
  CSD 632 Tracheostomies in School-Aged Populations (1 cr.)
  CSD 633 Feeding and Swallowing for School-Based Clinicians (2 cr.)
  CSD 634 Assessment & Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
  CSD 635 Applications of the Story Grammar Marker (2 cr.)
  CSD 636 Theme Maker in the Classroom (1 cr.)
  CSD 637 Childhood Apraxia of Speech (2 cr.)
  CSD 638 Dyslexia: Diagnosis and Remediation (1 cr.)
  CSD 639 Written Language Development and Assessment (1 cr.)
  CSD 640 Written Language Development and Remediation (2 cr.)
  CSD 643 Introduction to Sensory Integration Theory and Intervention (1 cr.)
  CSD 644 Nonverbal Learning Disability: Clinical and Life Issues (1 cr.)
  CSD 670 (Use of) Pragmatic Language for Social Communication (2 cr.)
  CSD 671 Current Practices in Dyslexia (2 cr.)
  
  
• Curriculum Area Three: Autism Spectrum Disorders (15 credits)
  
  CSD 630 Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
  CSD 634 Assessment & Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
  CSD 675 Classroom Applications in Autism Spectrum Disorders (3 cr.)
  CSD 676 Practicum in Autism Spectrum Disorders I (3 cr.)
  CSD 677 Practicum in Autism Spectrum Disorders II (3 cr.)

Part 3. Elective Coursework (9 credits)

Students select a combination of graduate coursework that totals a minimum of nine
credits in CSD and/or education in consultation with their academic advisors. Students may use transferred graduate credits from other institutions at the time of matriculation to satisfy this elective requirement.