一般课程资料

The mission of the 言语病理与听力学学系 is to provide undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs that challenge the student to achieve the highest standards 学术学习，科学探究和临床卓越. 政府部门 言语病理学 and 听力学 seeks to deliver a comprehensive program of academic, research and clinical training in the area of speech, language and hearing development 和障碍. 该系提供言语与听觉理学学士学位 Sciences, the 语言病理学理学硕士, the 听力学博士 以及传播科学与疾病学博士.

Our graduate clinical training programs (MSSLP in Speech-Language Pathology and AuD) are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in 听力学 and Speech-Language 美国言语语言听力协会病理学(CAA).

学生完成 the prescribed graduate courses for the MSSLP in Speech-Language Pathology meet the academic and clinical requirements needed to initiate a Clinical 奖学金(CF). CF是获得国家认证的最后一个要求 (CCC/SLP)，并有资格获得阿拉巴马州执照. 学生完成 澳大利亚大学规定的博士课程. 满足学术，临床和实习 requirements for national certification (CCC/A) by ASHA and eligibility for Alabama 国家特许.

The MSSLP in Speech-Language Pathology and the AuD are the "entry-level" degrees for 每个职业，并包括在ASHA认证的要求. 学生 必须具备知识和技能，在各种临床和 academic situations, and to render a wide spectrum of speech-language-hearing services. Therefore, the abilities and expectations listed below are needed for successful completion 导致MSSLP或AuD的需求.

解决问题

The culminating activity in the preparation of an audiologist or speech-language pathologist 是临床推理. 因此，学生必须能够做出正确的观察， and have the skills of measurement, calculation, reasoning, analysis, and synthesis.

判断

The student will be expected to demonstrate judgment in the classroom laboratory and clinic which shows an ability to make mature, sensitive, and effective decisions in 以下领域:

• 与教授、导师、同事、病人/客户的关系
• 专业行为
• 诊断、评估和干预策略的有效性.
  
  

沟通

A. 书面交流: The student must be able to assimilate information from written sources (text, journals, 医疗/学校记录等.). 学生必须能够获得，理解，保留， 利用以书面形式呈现的新信息. 这个行业不仅 要求对新的知识体系进行初步的学习，而且还要不断地学习 从当前来源更新. 要求学生不仅要利用信息 from written sources, but must be able to produce appropriate written documentation.

B. 语言和非语言交流: 学生必须能够说出单词，并从中引出信息 patients/clients, supervisors, and peers with skills in not only describing factual 信息，但情绪，气质和社会反应的微妙线索. 沟通 with patients/clients and all members of the intervention team must be accurate, sensitive, 有效，高效. 对紧急情况/危机情况的反应时间 作为比较常规的交流，必须因地制宜.

运动/感觉

学生 must have gross motor, fine motor, and equilibrium functions reasonably required to carry out speech-language-hearing assessment and intervention strategies/techniques. Task requirements may range, for example, from operating complex, electronic instrumentation 触诊病人头颈部的特定区域. 快速反应可能是必要的 in some clinical situations, not only for safety, but to observe a patient accurately 近在咫尺的.g.(距离不超过10英尺). 诊断、评估、 而对沟通问题的干预则需要功能性的使用 视觉、听觉和触觉.

举止

学生在学习过程中应表现出专业的行为和态度 参与课堂、实验室和临床活动. 这包括，但是 是否不局限于，对变化的灵活性和对责任的接受 自己的行为. 学生应该避免任何破坏质量的行为 课堂教学、科研和病人护理.

残疾的人

我们鼓励残障人士申请这个项目. 然而，学生有责任通知学校 言语病理与听力学学系 if there is any reason why the abilities/expectations described above cannot be met. 学生 who indicate that they cannot meet one or more of these and who request a review in writing will be reviewed by the Departmental 教师 Committee and the Coordinator of Special 学生服务 to determine what, if any, reasonable accommodations might 有可能促进成功完成学位要求.