Oct 15, 2024

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog

2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Communicative Disorders
	CDIS 5240 - Pediatric Organic Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5015 . A study of the genetic, developmental, dental, surgical, psychosocial, audiologic, and speech-language aspects of children with organic pathologies such as craniofacial conditions, autism and mental retardation. Assessment and treatment issues for these populations are covered. The course describes the speech-language pathologist’s role as a member of a multidisciplinary team. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5250 - Communication Challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5010 and CDIS 5015 . A study of the characteristics, identification, evaluation, and treatment of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The course addresses the communication challenges of this population, considering associated sensory, social, physical, and motor needs. Discussion of assessment and intervention includes specific methodologies, collaboration with caregivers and teachers, and the influence of environment. Critical thinking and analytical skills are emphasized. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5260 - Seminar in Intervention Issues (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5015 . An examination of current research and theoretical issues pertaining to intervention practices in childhood communicative disorders with an emphasis on infant-toddler intervention strategies. The course explores the works of Vygotsky as they apply to intervention with language impaired individuals. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5270 - Augmentative Communication (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5015 and CDIS 5040 . A study of assistive communicative devices utilized by individuals with severe communicative impairments due to physical, sensory or motor impairments. Emphasis on the strategies employed to assess the appropriateness of communicative devices and utilized these devices in communicative situations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5275 - Dysphagia Laboratory (1 credit) Prerequisites: or concurrent CDIS 5045 . This class provides practical experience in clinical and radiological assessment and treatment approaches for individuals with swallowing impairments. Discussions of ethical issues and counseling procedures associated with dysphagia management will be discussed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5280 - Language and Literacy Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5015 and CDIS 5200 The study of the relationship between oral language disorders and reading and writing deficits of literacy disorders. Discusses theoretical approaches, development, etiologies, and intervention for oral language and literacy disorders. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5285 - Voice Laboratory (1 credit) Prerequisites: or concurrent CDIS 5070 . This course presents a study of instruments used in the diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders include laryngeal function, speech intensity, fundamental frequency, sound spectography and velopharyngeal function. The diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of the laryngectomy and tracheostomy patient will be addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5290 - Advanced Adult Neurogenic Cognitive Communicative Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5040 . An advanced seminar focused on three topics: communicative and cognitive disorders following right hemisphere damage (RHBD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and dementing progressive neurological diseases. Emphasis is on in-depth understanding of the nature of the disorders and their neurological correlates, the diagnostic tools for assessing the disorders, and critical review of treatment procedures used to remediate the disorders. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5295 - Counseling in Communicative Disorders (3 credits) Prerequisites: Graduate Standing. Introduction for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to issues related to child and adolescent development, childhood motivations for misbehavior, and the individual and family counseling interventions that can support speech therapy and audiology practices. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5400 - Research Methods in Communicative Disorders (3 credits) A study of research design and methods used in descriptive and experimental research in speech and hearing science. Review of descriptive and inferential statistics. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5510 - Audiology Clinic for Speech-Language Pathologists (1 credit) On- and off-campus supervised clinical practica, individually structured for speech-language pathology students, providing evaluation and treatment experiences with auditory disorders of children and adults. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5610 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic for Audiologists (1 credit) On- and off-campus supervised clinical practica, individually structured for the audiology students, providing clinical evaluation and treatment experiences with communicative disorders of children and adults. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5620 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic: Child Evaluation/Treatment (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5015 . Supervised experience in the assessment and treatment of children with speech and language disorders. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5640 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic: Adult Evaluation/Treatment (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5010 and CDIS 5040 . Supervised experience in the assessment and treatment of adults with speech and language disorders. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5670 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic: Advanced (3 credits) Prerequisites: Successful completion of two semesters of supervised clinical practica and permission of the speech-language pathology faculty. On- and offcampus supervised clinical practica, individually structured for the student, providing clinical evaluation and treatment experiences with communicative disorders of children and adults. Repeatable. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5690 - Externship: Speech-Language Pathology (6-9 credits) Prerequisites: Successful completion of three semesters of supervised clinical practica and permission of speech-language pathology faculty. A concentrated off campus supervised clinical practicum, individually structured for the student, providing clinical evaluation and treatment experiences with communicative disorders of children and adults. Repeatable. Notes: Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5900 - Independent Study (3 credits) Permission of the instructor and the department chair required. Independent study of literature or research appropriate to the areas of concern to an individual student is arranged. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5960 - Thesis (3-6 credits) View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 5990 - Readings and Research (1-3 credits) Students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus MUST enroll for Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by student’s advisory committee in conjunction with other coursework, to document such activities as development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Readings and Research credits do not count toward degree requirements. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory completion (S), satisfactory progress (SP), or unsatisfactory (U). View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6100 - Instrumentation and Acoustic Measurement (3 credits) Provides the basic concepts of sound wave propagation, the decibel, filtering, resonance, electronic and digital signal generation, and analysis. Students will learn the tools, methodology, and international standards necessary to complete calibration of equipment used in the Audiology clinic. This course will be a combination of traditional lecture and hands-on lab assignments to demonstrate key concepts within the course. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6110 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System (3 credits) Provides knowledge that is important in preparation for a variety of basic and advanced diagnostic courses. Topics of this class center on the relationship between form (i.e., anatomy) and function (i.e., physiology) of the ear, its associated central nervous system structures, and the sense of hearing and balance. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6115 - Audiologic Evaluation I (3 credits) An in-depth study of tests and topics that comprise the clinical domain of audiology. Such material includes deriving the decibel and understanding its value as a unit of measure, audiometric standards, standard clinic protocols for assessing sensitivity and processing of suprathreshold sounds, immittance testing, and behavioral and physiological assessments of nonorganic hearing loss. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6140 - Amplification Systems I (3 credits) A study of hearing aids to include related acoustics, physical components and digital implementations, electroacoustic and real-ear verification measures, troubleshooting, common clinical programming modifications, as well as basics of fitting and dispensing are covered. Demonstrations and laboratory activities are included. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6141 - Amplification Systems II (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 6140 . Examines recent innovations in hearing aid technology including wireless accessories for TV, phones, as well as remote microphone systems. Implementations of wireless and their utility in hearing aid applications are described. Hearing aid selection approaches and fitting procedures including choices of prescribed or recommended amplification and the ongoing incorporation of rehabilitation strategies into the process are presented. Practical experience with devices and fitting strategies that minimize the effects of noise and their verification in the clinic are also addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6142 - Amplification Systems III (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 6140 , CDIS 6141 . Provides students with an overview of cochlear implants and implantable hearing aids. Topics include applied and theoretical principles involved with cochlear implants and implantable hearing aids, including candidacy, rehabilitation and programming considerations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6145 - Pathologies of the Auditory System (3 credits) Focuses on pathological conditions that affect the ear and the sense of hearing. Topics include embryological development and identification of congenital syndromes linked to hearing loss, pathologies affecting the pediatric and adult patient, the effects of ototoxicity, sudden hearing loss, neoplasm, noise exposure, aging, and the mechanisms underlying tinnitus and hyperacusis. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6150 - Psychoacoustics (3 credits) Prerequisites: Advanced Graduate Standing. An in-depth examination of psychoacoustics, specifically the physiological and psychological processes that produce the sensation of hearing. The class will result in a greater appreciation of the effectiveness, as well as the shortcomings, of clinical audiology procedures. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6160 - Audiologic Evaluation II (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 6115 . Covers a study of advanced audiologic techniques including multifrequency tympanometry, acoustic reflex studies, otoacoustic emissions, and special tests employing speech stimuli. Differential diagnostic tests that rely upon behavioral responses will also be covered. This is a team-taught class. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6180 - Pediatric Audiology (3 credits) Explores the implications of pre- and post-natal development to the auditory system, different etiologies of hearing loss, and typical auditory and speech-language development. Students select and implement appropriate behavioral and physiological assessment procedures based on a child’s chronological and developmental age. Students outline concepts of early identification, including national recommendations and procedures. Students apply knowledge about fitting and verification of amplification on children. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6195 - Electrophysiology I (3 credits) Examines electrophysiologic measures of auditory system function. Specifically, the course focuses on the three most commonly used clinical auditory evoked potentials: the auditory brainstem response, electrocochleography, and the auditory steady state response. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6196 - Electrophysiology II (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 6195 . Takes a synergistic approach to teach fundamentals of neuroanatomy of the auditory nervous system, theoretical and clinical aspects of behavioral and physiological measures of auditory processing. This class will include laboratory demonstrations and exercises, and student class presentations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6205 - Speech-Language Pathology for Audiology Students (3 credits) This course presents an overview of speech and language development and communicative disorders in pediatric and adult populations for audiologists. The course provides a foundation in normal speech and language milestones, screening procedures, characteristics of individuals with communicative disorders and treatment approaches pertaining to the screening and referral of audiology patients for speech and language services. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6300 - Rehabilitative Audiology for Children (3 credits) Develops understanding of the audiologist’s and speech-language pathologist’s roles in the (re)habilitation of children with hearing loss, and obtain experience working through problems as an interdisciplinary team. Topics will include the role of the auditory system in spoken language, hearing aid orientation, counseling, auditory training, cochlear implants, communication modes, early intervention, educational service options, and management of children with hearing loss. Class will be a combination of traditional lecture and team based learning. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6310 - Rehabilitative Audiology for Adults (3 credits) A study of the rehabilitative processes and procedures used with the adult hearing impaired population. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6330 - Speech Perception (3 credits) An analysis of the acoustic properties of speech and an overview of prominent theories of speech perception. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6340 - Audiology Clinical Practice Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: Advanced graduate standing. An examination of personal, organizational, economic, legal, and ethical issues of autonomous audiology practice. Emphasis is on the managerial role of the audiologist as these issues relate to various models of audiological service delivery. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6355 - Tinnitus Management (3 credits) Provides an overview of strategies used to qualify, quantify, and manage tinnitus. Causes and mechanisms of tinnitus generation, exacerbation, and amelioration are identified. Management and treatment approaches covered in the class include tinnitus masking, retraining, cognitive behavioral therapy, and use of pharmacological and homeopathic agents, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and various forms of neuromodulation. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6360 - Vestibular Assessment (3 credits) Introduces vestibular system function and clinical vestibular assessment for graduate students in Audiology. Course topics include anatomy and physiology of the vestibular and ocular motor systems, videonystagmography, vestibular case history, and benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6361 - Advanced Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation (3 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 6360 . Advances knowledge on vestibular system function and clinical vestibular assessment for graduate students in Audiology. Course topics include advanced clinical vestibular assessment (e.g., rotational tests, otolith organ tests, and video head impulse tests), balance assessment, clinical bedside testing, vestibular rehabilitation, and vestibular disorders in special populations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6370 - Hearing Conservation (3 credits) This course will provide practical applications of the components included in comprehensive hearing conservation programs including: measurement of acoustic energy in a variety of industrial settings, measurement of hearing for occupationally and recreationally noise exposed individuals, and the provision of education regarding hearing loss and protection to a variety of populations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6390 - Medical Audiology (3 credits) Prerequisites: Instructor permission and graduate standing. Provides for audiologists information pertaining to the medical aspects of clinical practice and otologic disease. Topics covered include medical management of hearing and balance disorders, issues pertaining to pharmacological agents, aging, and universal precautions. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6401 - Research Methods in Audiology I (1 credit) Provides students the means to identify a clinically-relevant research question, develop a literature review, and present a research prospectus. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6402 - Research Methods in Audiology II (1 credit) Prerequisites: CDIS 6401 Provides the material and background necessary for students to develop the methodology, collect and analyze the data for a research project. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6403 - Research Methods in Audiology III (1 credit) Prerequisites: CDIS 6401 and CDIS 6402 . Supports completion of research project, including data interpretation, and development of presentation strategies for dissemination of research findings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6410 - Audiology Seminar (3 credits) Covers contemporary topics in the diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss, tinnitus, vestibular disorders and professional practice competencies related to these clinical areas. This course includes lectures from experts, class presentations and group discussions. In addition, the students complete and present an original project at a pre-approved research forum. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6520 - Audiology Clinic (3 credits) A series of on- and off-campus supervised clinical practica, individually structured for the student, providing evaluation and treatment experiences with auditory disorders of children and adults. Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 6590 - Externship: Audiology (6-9 credits) Prerequisites: CDIS 5520 and permission of the audiology faculty. A comprehensive off-campus supervised clinical practicum experience, individually structured for the student, providing evaluation and treatment experiences with auditory disorders of children and adults. Repeatable. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
Community and Behavioral Health
	COBH 5019 - Supervised Teaching (1-3 credits) This is a required course for graduate assistants or tuition scholars with teaching assignments. This course is designed to provide graduate assistants with supervision and training opportunities that serve to integrate their graduate assistantship assignment and graduate program or professional goals and activities. It is offered on a P/F basis and is not counted as degree credit. (fall, spring) View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5029 - Supervised Research - Community and Behavioral Health (1-3 credits) This is a required course for graduate assistants or tuition scholars with research assignments. This course is designed to provide graduate assistants with supervision and training opportunities that serve to integrate their graduate assistantship assignment and graduate program or professional goals and activities. It is offered on a P/F basis and is not counted as degree credit. (fall, spring) View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5030 - Overview of Public Health (3 credits) This course provides an introduction to public health concepts and practice by examining the philosophy, purpose, history, organization, functions, tools, activities, and results of public health practice at the national, state, and community levels. The course also addresses important health issues and problems facing the public health system. Case studies and a variety of practice-related exercises serve as bases for learner participation in real world public health problem-solving simulations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5040 - Seminar in Global Health (1 credit) Provides students with an overview of major global health topics and current events in global health. Topics vary by semester based on current events in global health. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5050 - Low-resource Training in Global Health (1 credit) Provides students with the opportunity to gain hands-on preparation for work in low-resource settings. The course takes place at the ETSU Eastman Valleybrook campus and incorporates the Niswonger VILLAGE (Virtual International Living and Learning Across Global Environments) for case studies. Off site options for online students are available with approval by the certificate coordinator and global health certificate advisory committee. Course projects vary by semester. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5110 - Community Health Assessment Research (3 credits) Provides students with the opportunity to develop and apply strategies for identifying and prioritizing individual and community health status, risks, and needs. Topics may include development, administration, analysis, and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative needs assessment strategies including stakeholder interviews, focus groups, and survey questionnaires, which are included in a written assessment report. Students select a real world health problem and population to be the focus of assessment research during the semester and in subsequent related courses: COBH 5120 and COBH 5130 . View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5120 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation (3 credits) Prerequisites: COBH 5110 or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the planning of specific health programs and services to meet needs identified in COBH 5110 . Students are guided through the process of developing a written proposal focused on a health intervention using evaluation methods to determine its effectiveness. Once the program is formally proposed, students develop and pretest program content, materials, and evaluation tools targeting the identified population and community health issue investigated. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5125 - Rural Health Research and Practice (3 credits) This interdisciplinary course with nursing, medicine, public health and other disciplines is the first of a two-semester series of courses which allows students to develop an understanding of rural health issues using community based participatory research methodology and theory relevant to health sciences. Student and faculty teams partner with rural communities to assess health priorities and develop plans to address identified needs. Both quantitative and qualitative evaluative methods are utilized to assess and analyze health status indicators using appropriate technology. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5130 - Consulting and Implementation of Health Programs and Services (3 credits) Prerequisites: COBH 5120 or permission of the instructor. Building on experiences in previous courses in the program sequence, this course focuses on implementation and evaluation of specific health programs and services that students have designed for community and organization settings. The course integrates guided consultative activities involving group process, training, interpersonal communication, and organizational and community development. The final product is a written research report of the health promotion intervention. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5135 - Rural Health Projects (3 credits) Prerequisites: COBH 5125 or permission of instructor. In this course students from nursing, medicine, public health and other disciplines work in interdisciplinary teams to develop a community-based health proposal in collaboration with their rural community partners. Through implementing and evaluating the proposed community-based project, students gain hands-on experience in using participatory methods to promote the health of a selected rural population. Students enhance their formal presentation skills through presenting the results of their community-based health project. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5200 - Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health (3 credits) This course reviews the concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences relevant to the identification and solution of public health problems. Social, cultural, economic and environmental factors are discussed as the fundamentals upon which public health has been developed at the various governmental and community levels. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5210 - Professional Development for Public Health Practice (2 credits) This course offers students opportunities to interact with faculty, alumni, preceptors, and health professionals in the context of continuing education workshops covering important, timely, and desirable public health topics. Students attend 30 contact hours of continuing education seminars over the duration of the course in consultation with their academic advisors. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5250 - Community-Based Methods in Public Health (4 credits) Introduces the main methods of community-based health research including assessment, planning, and evaluation of community-based programs and services. Students gain knowledge and skills related to social, cultural, behavioral, and environmental foundations of public health, the use of qualitative data collection and analysis methods, and planning of evidence-based interventions using appropriate communication strategies to improve health impacts and outcomes. Students gain the opportunity to effectively perform in interprofessional teams through translation of these foundational public health strategies and principles into real-world public health practice. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5270 - Cultural Competence and Spirituality (3 credits) Health care effectiveness increases when the spiritual and cultural traditions of the patient are addressed. In this class, students will receive an orientation to the practices and concerns of diverse cultural and religious groups. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5357 - Thanatology (3 credits) Explores the concept of death, dying, grief and addresses the topics of medical, legal, social, cultural, and religious view of death both in America and other cultures. Through these studies, the ability to deal with personal emotions and better understand that death is a natural process of life is encompassed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5377 - Health Communication (3 credits) Prerequisites: COBH 5110 or permission from the instructor. Studies the interpersonal, group, organizational, and public communication processes that shape beliefs, decisions and behavior regarding health, sickness, and health care. The course examines attitudes and actions of various participants in health communication, including citizens, health professionals, and those engaged in the public debate of health issues. Students cannot receive credit for both COMM 5377 and COBH 5377. Dual Listed With: COBH 4377. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5401 - Rural Health Issues (3 credits) This interdisciplinary course addresses contemporary issues relevant to the delivery of health care in rural areas, particularly those of Appalachia. It focuses on rural communities and is taught in a problem solving, case project format with interdisciplinary team presentations and discussions. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5457 - Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions (3 credits) Prepares health professionals for the ever changing technological workplace demands and fuses new technologies with practical applications. Skills to present and manipulate information in the electronic age and reduce repeated task/events into time-saving solutions are taught. Health education and training strategies are combined with emerging digital tools to develop training components. Dual Listed With: COBH 4457. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5467 - Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions II (3 credits) Prerequisites: COBH 4457/5457 . Prepares health professionals for the ever-changing public health workplace. Topics include information distribution and manipulation, geographic information systems in the public health arena and project management applications. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5500 - Advanced Seminar in Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Approach (4 credits) This course provides a culminating experience for students in the gerontology certificate program. Students will participate in either a research or practice experience and will share progress from their work in this seminar. When Offered: Spring. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5600 - Industrial Health Education (3 credits) This course explores the special health information needs of employed populations. Included is an in-depth study of the application of diverse disciplines to promote and enhance the health of workers in industrial settings. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5607 - Gerontology and Health (3 credits) Presents a comprehensive examination of the aging process including physical, psychological, social, and economic changes. The course emphasizes assessment of needs in various areas relating to the aged. Dual Listed With: COBH 4607. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5707 - International Health: An Overview of Problems and Issues (3 credits) Explores patterns of medical care delivery and public health practices and the factors that inhibit or enable their applications among community groups and organizations around the world. Dual Listed With: COBH 4707. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5850 - Public Health Program Field Experience - Community and Behavioral Health (1-6 credits) In the field experience, students apply the principles of public health in a planned and supervised learning experience. This occurs through work in actual public health field settings. Students observe and participate in different functions and operations of a public health agency or health service organization. Students with at least 4 years of full-time public health practice experience may be eligible to substitute part of the contact hours with additional learning activities that build on their past public health experience. Please contact the MPH Coordinator for more information. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5900 - Grant and Proposal Development (3 credits) In this course students gain the skills to prepare proposals for grants, contracts, and other external funding for health activities. Included are budgeting, contact administration, technical specifications and strategies for locating funding sources. Students will prepare a proposal as part of the required course activities. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5907 - Independent Study in Public Health - Community and Behavioral Health (1-3 credits) Provides an individual in-depth study of health problems in a special area of need or interest. Dual Listed With: COBH 4907. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5937 - Stress Management (3 credits) Addresses the literature and research on stress and provides a holistic introduction into the theory and practice of stress management that encompasses physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of stress responses. The course uses an experiential approach to applying coping strategies and relaxation techniques. Dual Listed With: COBH 4937. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5950 - Research Seminar (3 credits) This course will discuss the principles and procedures of research in public health. students will use this course to develop their thesis proposal. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5955 - Capstone in Community Health (3 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Provides synthesis of foundational and concentration competencies for Masters of Public Health Community Health students. Includes presentation and publication of research conducted during a project spanning a three-course Trilogy series that is central to the Community Health concentration (or from another mentored community-based project). The project includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of a community-based project or service. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5957 - Special Topics - Community and Behavioral Health (1-6 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. This course is developed and offered when there is sufficient demand for additional study of a specific public health topic. Consultation with the instructor is required prior to enrollment. Dual Listed With: COBH 4957. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 5990 - Readings and Research - Community and Behavioral Health (1 credit) Prerequisites: Permission of student’s academic advisor. Students who are not enrolled in other coursework but require the use of university facilities and/or faculty guidance for studies, research, or preparation of a prospectus MUST enroll for Readings and Research. Variable credits (1-3) of Readings and Research may also be used, as approved by student’s academic advisor in conjunction with other coursework, to document such activities as development of research and scholarly skills that would not be appropriately covered by other types of independent study. Readings and Research credits do not count toward degree requirements. Grading of Readings and Research will be either satisfactory completion (S), satisfactory progress (SP), or unsatisfactory (U). View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6110 - Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and Disease (3 credits) This course presents an in-depth analysis of factors contributing to health and disease in populations. It addresses concepts of health promotion, disease prevention, and health protection in light of modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors, including lifestyle behavior patterns, personality and cognitive processes, cultural and spiritual forces, socioeconomic status, age, race, gender, and environmental exposure. Students will explore relationships of these health determinants within the context of selected social and behavioral theories. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6150 - Program Implementation and Evaluation in Public Health (3 credits) Prerequisites: COBH 6250 or permission of instructor. Provides a continued analysis of program planning and the impacts of public health programming on populations and communities, focusing on the application of theory in the processes of implementing and evaluating public health programs. Outcome identification as well as theoretical and applied perspectives within public health practice are addressed, with a focus on designing and conducting public health program evaluations. The essential components of evaluation design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and report writing are addressed. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6160 - Leadership and Systems: Mobilization of Public Health Assets (3 credits) Uses a problem-based learning approach to systems thinking and modeling for critical public health concerns including the elimination of health disparities and inequities. Through oral and written communication, students propose strategies for population health improvement after engaging in a multilevel investigative process involving diverse stakeholders, audiences, communities, professions, and systems. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6195 - Seminar in Public Health (1 credit) This course provides doctoral students with the opportunity to interact with faculty, researchers, authors, and peers in the diverse arenas of public health practice and research. It employs readings, guest presentations, and group discussions to explore current trends in applied research and practice. Emphasis will be placed on research methods as well as outcomes. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6200 - Intervention Design in Public Health (3 credits) Provides skills related to the creation and application of intervention tools in public health practice and research. Students learn to translate theories, conceptual paradigms, and evidence to inform planning, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative, tailored public health interventions. The course reinforces concepts of community health best practices and other evidence-based methods as components of a systematic approach to creating and implementing interventions to community health challenges in diverse populations. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6210 - Advanced Theoretical Modeling and Survey Development (3 credits) Provides doctoral students with a foundation in the practical aspects of health theory construction and survey development. Emphasizes application of theory to interventions and evaluation of theoretical models and interventions. The class follows a doctoral seminar format emphasizing discussion, skill application, and some interactive lectures. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6220 - Advanced Qualitative Methods in Community Health Research (3 credits) Prerequisites: EPID 6490 . Addresses a variety of qualitative, ethnographic, and observational research tools for investigating questions germane to public health. Students practice a variety of data collection and analytic methods including: direct observation, informant interviews, focus groups, and formal methods. Participatory and action research designs and methods are emphasized. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6240 - Organizing Communities for Health Action (3 credits) This course provides students with a hands-on systems approach to the theory and practice of community organization for health action, including community mobilization, capacity building, developing and sustaining interdisciplinary collaborations, health education empowerment and evaluation, principles of cultural competency, grant writing, and design of community-based participatory research. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6250 - Program Planning and Design for Public Health (3 credits) Provides students with in-depth analysis of factors contributing to health and disease in populations in light of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, including lifestyle behavior patterns, personality and cognitive processes, cultural and spiritual forces, socioeconomic status, age, race, gender, and environmental exposures. Creation of systems-level interventions to address public health issues and concerns is a central outcome of the course, all of which is grounded in dissemination and implementation methodology. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6850 - Doctor of Public Health Practicum - Community and Behavioral Health (1-6 credits) Prerequisites: Permission of student’s program advisor. This course enables students to apply the knowledge and experience gained in their DrPH courses to real life public health situations and leadership challenges in professional and community settings. Student placements, developed in consultation with the student’s practicum supervisor, focus on providing students with new experiences in practicing public health at a professional level. Students produce an analytical academic product either for publication or for presentation to the agency/organization. Notes: Repeatable for credit; six credits required; a total of 50 hours contact time per credit. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	COBH 6960 - Doctor of Public Health Dissertation - Community and Behavioral Health (1-9 credits) Prerequisites: Successful completion of comprehensive examination. Supervised research toward dissertation by arrangement with the student’s graduate committee. Hours are repeatable but only 9 credits count toward the degree. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
Computer and Information Science
	CSCI 5000 - Data Management (3 credits) Provides students with limited technical backgrounds with fundamental knowledge required for further study in Data Analytics and Programming. Topics may include data modeling and structure, database query languages (SQL, NoSQL, and NewSQL), data transformation, and exploratory data analysis. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5010 - Programming for Data Analytics (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 5000 . Uses contemporary programming languages and software packages to manage collections of data for use in data analytics. Prior knowledge of programming is not required. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5037 - Natural Language Processing and Text Analysis (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 5010 . Provides an introduction to the field of computational linguistics including text analytics and natural language processing (NLP). This course offers state-of-the-art technologies to create systems that can understand and produce language for applications such as information extraction, machine translation, automatic summarization, and question-answering. Dual Listed With: CSCI 4037. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5047 - Data Analytics and Visualization (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 5010 . Provides an introduction to data acquisition, cleaning, analysis, and visualization. This course exposes students to readily available and robust state-of-the-art tools to discover trends and make informed business decisions in fields such as finance, information sciences, marketing, healthcare, risk management, and others. Dual Listed With: CSCI 4047. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5050 - Decision Support Systems (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 5000 . Integrates data management, data visualization, and data modeling topics to expose students to model-based decision making. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5150 - Topics in Distributed Systems (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 4727 or CSCI 5727 or consent of the instructor. Also recommend: programming experience in C/C++, and a prior course in networking and data communications. Issues in the design and implementation of distributed systems. Topics include the importance of distributed systems; salient features of distributed systems architectures; characteristics of distributed computations; mechanisms for activating computations, message-passing, synchronization, and scheduling in distributed systems; distributed file systems; distributed shared memory; cooperation and consensus; fault tolerance; and replicated data management. When Offered: Fall, alternate years. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5157 - Interactive Graphics (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 2210 and MATH 2010; or permission of instructor. Presents point plotting, vector generation, interactive techniques, two- and three-dimensional transformations, perspective projection, curves, surfaces, shading, colors, and mapping. Dual Listed With: CSCI 4157. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5200 - Software Systems Engineering (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the computer science master’s degree program. Permission of the instructor must be obtained for non-computer science graduate students. This course exposes students to the development of software systems at the very highest level. It introduces the system aspect of development and the related trade-offs required when software and hardware are developed together. An overview of software development life cycles is presented. The course exposes students to requirements analysis techniques to develop a system from those requirements. When Offered: Fall. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5220 - Software Verification and Validation (3 credits) Prerequisites: Full admission to the ACS concentration or instructor’s permission. This course addresses the theory and practice of ensuring high-quality software products. Topics covered include quality assessment, proof of correctness, testing, and limitations of verification and validation methods. When Offered: Spring, alternate years. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5227 - Database Administration (3 credits) Prerequisites: CSCI 3020 with a grade of C- or better. Continues study of the use and underlying principles of database design including the internal working of database management systems, as well as exploring approaches other than relational. Laboratory use of database software for designing, implementing, debugging, and maintaining database systems is an integral part of this course. Dual Listed With: CSCI 4227. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes
	CSCI 5230 - Software Project Management (3 credits) Prerequisites: Admission to the master’s program. Corequisites: CSCI 5200 . Process considerations in software systems development. Advanced material in software project planning, monitoring and controlling mechanisms, leadership, and team building. When Offered: Fall. View the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes View the Spring 2025 Schedule of Classes

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CDIS 5240 - Pediatric Organic Disorders

CDIS 5250 - Communication Challenges of Autism Spectrum Disorder

CDIS 5260 - Seminar in Intervention Issues

CDIS 5270 - Augmentative Communication

CDIS 5275 - Dysphagia Laboratory

CDIS 5280 - Language and Literacy Disorders

CDIS 5285 - Voice Laboratory

CDIS 5290 - Advanced Adult Neurogenic Cognitive Communicative Disorders

CDIS 5295 - Counseling in Communicative Disorders

CDIS 5400 - Research Methods in Communicative Disorders

CDIS 5510 - Audiology Clinic for Speech-Language Pathologists

CDIS 5610 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic for Audiologists

CDIS 5620 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic: Child Evaluation/Treatment

CDIS 5640 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic: Adult Evaluation/Treatment

CDIS 5670 - Speech-Language Pathology Clinic: Advanced

CDIS 5690 - Externship: Speech-Language Pathology

CDIS 5900 - Independent Study

CDIS 5960 - Thesis

CDIS 5990 - Readings and Research

CDIS 6100 - Instrumentation and Acoustic Measurement

CDIS 6110 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Auditory System

CDIS 6115 - Audiologic Evaluation I

CDIS 6140 - Amplification Systems I

CDIS 6141 - Amplification Systems II

CDIS 6142 - Amplification Systems III

CDIS 6145 - Pathologies of the Auditory System

CDIS 6150 - Psychoacoustics

CDIS 6160 - Audiologic Evaluation II

CDIS 6180 - Pediatric Audiology

CDIS 6195 - Electrophysiology I

CDIS 6196 - Electrophysiology II

CDIS 6205 - Speech-Language Pathology for Audiology Students

CDIS 6300 - Rehabilitative Audiology for Children

CDIS 6310 - Rehabilitative Audiology for Adults

CDIS 6330 - Speech Perception

CDIS 6340 - Audiology Clinical Practice Management

CDIS 6355 - Tinnitus Management

CDIS 6360 - Vestibular Assessment

CDIS 6361 - Advanced Vestibular Assessment and Rehabilitation

CDIS 6370 - Hearing Conservation

CDIS 6390 - Medical Audiology

CDIS 6401 - Research Methods in Audiology I

CDIS 6402 - Research Methods in Audiology II

CDIS 6403 - Research Methods in Audiology III

CDIS 6410 - Audiology Seminar

CDIS 6520 - Audiology Clinic

CDIS 6590 - Externship: Audiology

COBH 5019 - Supervised Teaching

COBH 5029 - Supervised Research - Community and Behavioral Health

COBH 5030 - Overview of Public Health

COBH 5040 - Seminar in Global Health

COBH 5050 - Low-resource Training in Global Health

COBH 5110 - Community Health Assessment Research

COBH 5120 - Health Program Planning and Evaluation

COBH 5125 - Rural Health Research and Practice

COBH 5130 - Consulting and Implementation of Health Programs and Services

COBH 5135 - Rural Health Projects

COBH 5200 - Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health

COBH 5210 - Professional Development for Public Health Practice

COBH 5250 - Community-Based Methods in Public Health

COBH 5270 - Cultural Competence and Spirituality

COBH 5357 - Thanatology

COBH 5377 - Health Communication

COBH 5401 - Rural Health Issues

COBH 5457 - Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions

COBH 5467 - Emerging Technologies for the Health Professions II

COBH 5500 - Advanced Seminar in Gerontology: An Interdisciplinary Approach

COBH 5600 - Industrial Health Education

COBH 5607 - Gerontology and Health

COBH 5707 - International Health: An Overview of Problems and Issues

COBH 5850 - Public Health Program Field Experience - Community and Behavioral Health

COBH 5900 - Grant and Proposal Development

COBH 5907 - Independent Study in Public Health - Community and Behavioral Health

COBH 5937 - Stress Management

COBH 5950 - Research Seminar

COBH 5955 - Capstone in Community Health

COBH 5957 - Special Topics - Community and Behavioral Health

COBH 5990 - Readings and Research - Community and Behavioral Health

COBH 6110 - Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health and Disease