Courses
BBS 4032 Neuroscience of Speech and Language
This is a 2-credit course that provides an introductory overview of the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of aspects of speech, language, and cognition, with an introduction to disorders of communication related to neurologic impairments due to various etiologies. Students will learn through assigned reading, lectures, discussion, class participation, guided self-study, review sessions, discussion and case study review, with a focus on neurological underpinnings of communication disorders.
BBS 4035 Clinical Practice in the Medical Setting
Prerequisite: BBS 4032. This course introduces the student to principles and clinical practices of rehabilitation specialists within the medical setting. Students will be introduced to various types of healthcare settings and the healthcare professionals whom they will encounter within the medical practice. Medical terminology and documentation will be reviewed. Additionally, students will be exposed to basic clinical information on assessment and treatment of complex patients with communication and swallowing difficulties seen within medical environments. Success in this course requires a strong foundation in Neuroscience.
BBSQ 4010 Grammar Fundamentals for a Pluralistic Society
Pre-requisites: None. This course teaches fundamental features of American English grammar including those features several varieties of English.
BBSQ 4030 Speech Science
Pre-requisites: No prerequisites, but knowledge of speech articulation and the International Phonetic Alphabet is helpful. This course examines the production, transmission, and perception of speech and discusses applications to communication disorders and to second-language speech communication.
BBSQ 4031 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language, and Hearing
This course teaches the basic structures and functions of the articulatory, vocal, respiratory, and nervous systems and applies this information to the field of speech-language pathology and audiology.
BBSQ 4032 Phonetics
This asynchronous course provides specialized knowledge essential to understanding speech communication. Through readings, recorded lectures, and a variety of multimedia resources, students are introduced to the theoretical foundations of how speech sounds are produced and perceived across human languages. The course supports the development of clinical listening skills by training students to identify and discriminate the sounds of Standard American English and to represent these sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Students will also develop foundational skills in phonetic transcription and analysis relevant to communication disorders. In addition, the course explores cross-linguistic phonetic variation, including dialectal differences and their implications for clinical practice. By successfully completing the formative and summative assessments in this course, students will make progress toward meeting the standards established by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) for the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. These standards are closely aligned with the Department of Communication’s learning outcomes (LOs) and the specific course learning outcomes listed below.
BBSQ 4042 Audiology
This course covers acoustics, anatomy, and physiology of the auditory system, pure tone and speech audiometry, types and communication effects of hearing loss, amplification, and immittance.
BBSQ 4900 Rsch-Indp Stdy-Lng-Sp Path-Aud
Instructor's Approval Required.
BBSQ 5009 Cognitive Disorders
This class provides a comprehensive overview of traumatic brain injury, right hemisphere disorders, and dementia. Theoretical, practical, and evidence-based approaches to assessment and intervention will be presented.
BBSQ 5041 School Speech-Language-Hearing Programs
Analyzes the impact of federal and state laws on service delivery in school setting. Develops skills to meet the needs of students with communication-disorders with the full range of disabilities, including working with other professionals to assist children in accessing the general curriculum.
BBSQ 5111 Assessment and Evaluation
Prerequisites: A course in normal language development and a course in Language Disorders in Children. Examines how to provide evidence-based and culturally and linguistically appropriate disability evaluations with a focus on birth through 21 disability evaluations under the federal law. Students acquire knowledge and skills in standardized tests, alternative assessment approaches, and dynamic assessment, covering the full range of disabilities.
BBSQ 5112 Articulation and Phonological Disorders
Prerequisite: Phonetics course. Study of phonological rule disorders and disorders associated with functional and various structural problems in children. Critical analysis of research in assessment and treatment.
BBSQ 5113 Voice Disorders
Study of voice disorders associated with functional, structural, endocrinological, and neurological problems. Analysis of recent research and evidence-based approaches to voice therapy. Prerequisite: BBSQ 4031 or equivalent.
BBSQ 5114 Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders
This course examines the nature of stuttering and other fluency disorders across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on assessment, intervention, and prevention.
BBSQ 5115 Language Disorders in Children
Prerequisite: A course in normal language development. Language disorders in children, including native English speakers and children from culturally and linguistically diverse homes, covering the full range of disabilities. Course covers birth through late adolescence and includes impact of language disorders on language acquisition, literacy development, and uses of technology.
BBSQ 5116 Language Disorders in Adults
Prerequisite: BBS 4032 Neuroscience or equivalent. Theoretical and practical approaches to understanding the etiology, assessment, classification, and treatment of aphasia and other communication disorders in adulthood.
BBSQ 5118
Explores the role of the speech-language pathologist on the cleft palate team and in international practice. Develops knowledge and skills needed by the SLP to address communication and feeding issues associated with cleft palate and other craniofacial disorders.
BBSQ 5120 Communication Disorders in Bilingual/Bicultural Children
Studies effect of bilingualism, bilingual education, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics and multicultural perspectives in education on children and adolescents. Considers appropriate assessment and treatment to ensure optimal academic success for dual language learners and multidialectal students by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services, covering the full range of disabilities.
BBSQ 5130 Assessment and Intervention in Dysphagia
Prerequisite: BBSQ 4031 or equivalent, previous course addressing neurological bases of communication/upper airway dysfunction. This class examines clinical practice in swallowing and feeding disorders in children and adults. Normal and abnormal development and mature function assessment and treatment.
BBSQ 5210 Practicum in School Speech-Language Pathology
Assessment and Intervention planning and implementation for school age clients across the full range of disabilities. Practice in speech and language pathology at related field facilities. Majors enroll until practicum requirements for the M.S. degree are completed. This course requires a minimum of 27 hours per week of out-of-classroom work.
BBSQ 5312 Applied Medical
Assessment and evaluation. Assessment planning and implementation for clients across the full range of disabilities and across the lifespan.
BBSQ 5313 Applied Clinical Course in Autism
Assessment planning and social skills intervention implementation for children and young adults who identify as being Neurodivergent.
BBSQ 5314 Applied Clinical Course in Lit
BBSQ 5315 Therapy Practicum
Assessment and intervention planning and implementation for clients across the full range of disabilities and across the lifespan. Observation and practice in speech and language pathology at the Edward D. Mysak Clinic for Communication Disorders and at related field facilities. Majors enroll until practicum requirements for the M.S. degree are completed.
BBSQ 5331 Introduction to Clinic Methods
Assessment and intervention planning and implementation for clients across the full range of disabilities and across the lifespan. Practice in speech and language pathology at the Edward D. Mysak Clinic for Communication Disorders and/or related field facilities. Majors enroll until practicum requirements for the M.S. degree are completed.
BBSQ 5332 Therapy Practicum: Regular Clinic
Assessment and intervention planning and implementation for clients across the full range of disabilities and across the lifespan. Observation and practice in speech and language pathology at the Edward D. Mysak Clinic for Communication Disorders and at related field facilities. Majors enroll until practicum requirements for the M.S. degree are completed. This course requires 27 out of classroom hours per week.
BBSQ 5339 Therapy Practicum: Regular Clinic
Assessment and intervention planning and implementation for clients across the full range of disabilities and across the lifespan. Observation and practice in speech and language pathology at the Edward D. Mysak Clinic for Communication Disorders and at related field facilities. Majors enroll until practicum requirements for the M.S. degree are completed. This course requires 27 out of classroom hours per week.
BBSQ 5502
This seminar is required for all students who travel for the International Practicum in Speech-Language Pathology.
BBSQ 5503 Transcultural Seminar
BBSQ 5504 International Transcultural Seminar
BBSQ 5820 Bilingual SLP Extension Institute
The Bilingual SLP Extension Institute is for non-matriculated students who are speech-language-pathologists or holders of the NYSED Teachers of Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) or the Teachers of Speech and Hearing Handicapped (TSHH). It is comprised of two 3-credit courses that meet the academic and clinical requirements of the NYSED bilingual extension certificate. All students receive an "Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology." Students acquire the knowledge and skills to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services for all students with a focus on dual language learners. The institute is available both online and in-person.
BBSQ 5940 Evaluating Research in Speech-Language Pathology
Evaluation of research methods and the interpretation of research leading to evidence-based practice approaches.
BBSQ 5941 Research Needs & Methods for Doctoral Students
Rotation in lab conducting complementary research, to result in a product (manuscript, measure, presentation). Taught by core doctoral faculty.
BBSQ 6517 Neuropathology of Speech
The purpose of this course is to provide a strong foundation in assessment and management of motor speech disorders in children and adults. We will explore acquired and progressive disorders of the motor speech system from neurological, theoretical, and clinical perspectives. Clinical research in the field will be reviewed and best assessment and management/treatment practices will be discussed. For doctoral students, the course will also address the development of their dissertation study (literature review, research questions, design). Doctoral students must ask the instructor for permission to be in the course. Success in this course requires a strong foundation in speech science (or equivalent, e.g., an acoustic phonetics class) and knowledge of neurological bases of speech production –Prerequisites: BBSQ 4030 or equivalent, and previous course on neurological bases of speech.
BBSQ 6900 Rsch Indp Stdy-Lng-Sp Path-Aud
Rsch Indp Stdy-Lng-Sp Path-Aud
BBSQ 6940 Supervised Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Prerequisite: BBSQ 5941 Research methods. Doctoral candidates are required to enroll in their advisor's section for both semesters. Opportunity to design and conduct pilot studies and projects. This course requires a minimum of 27 hours per week of out of classroom work.
BBSQ 6941 Supervised Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Prerequisite: BBSQ 5941 Research methods. Doctoral candidates are required to enroll in their advisor's section for both semesters. Opportunity to design and conduct pilot studies and projects. This course requires a minimum of 27 hours per week of out of classroom work.
BBSQ 7500 Dissertation Seminar in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Prerequisite BBSQ 6941 Supervised research. Development of doctoral dissertations and projects and presentation of plans for approval. Doctoral candidates are required to enroll for one year and must begin the sequence in the fall term immediately following completion of BBSQ 6941.
BBSQ 8900 Dissertation Advisement in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Prerequisite: BBSQ 7500 Dissertation seminar. Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.