Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences
Division of Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences
Harder 1057
Telephone: (805) 893-2684
E-mail: danhauer@speech.ucsb.edu
Website: speech.ucsb.edu (will open in a new browser window)
Chair: Jeffrey L. Danhauer
Contents:
Jeffrey L. Danhauer, Ph.D., Ohio University, Professor (audiology)
Janis Costello Ingham, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Professor (speech and language
pathology)
Roger J. Ingham, Ph.D., University of New South Wales, Professor (speech and language pathology)
Sanford E. Gerber, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Professor Emeritus (pediatric audiology)
The speech and hearing sciences program is the only such program among the ten campuses of the University of California. Students may pursue a minor in speech and hearing sciences or they may enroll in speech and hearing coursework as part of an Interdisciplinary Studies major (see Interdisciplinary Studies). Either of these options provides adequate preparation for admission to most of the more than 250 graduate programs in communication sciences and disorders in the United States.
Undergraduate Program
No undergraduate students are currently being accepted into the major.
Minor - Speech and Hearing Sciences
The minor in speech and hearing sciences requires completion of four preparation for the major courses (14 units) and a minimum of five upper-division courses (20 units). It is strongly recommended that students preparing for graduate studies in communication sciences and disorders complete as many as possible of the Speech and Hearing Sciences (SHS) courses offered. All of these courses must be completed on a letter-grade basis. The speech and hearing sciences minor may be combined with any major and makes a particularly good addition to the following: psychology, linguistics, foreign language, biological sciences, and computer science.
Preparation for the minor. Speech and Hearing Sciences 50; Linguistics 20A; Psychology 1; Interdisciplinary Studies 100.
Upper-division minor. Twenty upper-division units, distributed as follows: Speech and Hearing 120, 121*, 122, 128*, 131*, 135*, 155, 166, 167, 182, 194, 197, 199; Linguistics 137; Psychology 105. Students may choose any 20 units from
the list.
* Completion of these courses qualifies students for the State of California audiometrist credential.
Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see Academic Minors for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.
Interdisciplinary Studies Major
The Interdisciplinary Studies Major at UCSB allows qualified students to plan their own major when no existing major meets their intellectual goals. Students interested in preparing for graduate studies in communication sciences and disorders often use this avenue to design a course of study that qualifies them for admission to graduate school in the discipline. Students must read the general guidelines governing an Interdisciplinary Studies major in the relevant catalog section. To incorporate Speech and Hearing Sciences (SHS) into an interdisciplinary major, students should follow this process:
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Students select three departments whose coursework is particularly relevant to the study of speech, language, and hearing. One of those departments is always speech and hearing
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With the help of a faculty advisor in speech and hearing sciences, and with the approval of advisors in each department, students select coursework that totals a minimum of 56 upper division units, including at least one 4 unit senior thesis or research project. (It is strongly recommended that students preparing for graduate studies in communication sciences and disorders complete as many as possible of the Speech and Hearing Sciences courses offered). In addition, students are required to complete all prerequisites for those upper division courses. Typical “trios” of departments that students have selected are as follows: Speech and Hearing Sciences, Psychology, and Linguistics; Speech and Hearing Sciences, Linguistics, and Spanish; Speech and Hearing Sciences, Biology, and Psychology; Speech and Hearing Sciences, Biology, and Computer Science.
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Students prepare a proposal to be submitted to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies for approval. The criteria for approval are (1) overall coherence and academic integrity of the proposal and (2) student’s rationale for choice of departments and courses.
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Before graduation, students complete a Senior Thesis (SHS 182) under the direction of a faculty member. The nature of this project, to be determined by the student in consultation with faculty, ranges from a major library research paper to a databased research project.
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Graduate Program
Note: Admission to graduate programs in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences is suspended pending administrative and academic review.
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Speech and Hearing Sciences Courses
Lower Division
50. Introduction to Communication Disorders
(4) J. Ingham
Recommended preparation: Interdisciplinary 100.
Description and illustration of speech, language, and hearing of children and adults with a variety of communication disorders including phonology, stuttering, voice, aphasia, language, and hearing disorders. Includes consideration of precipitating and maintaining factors.
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Upper Division
120. Phonemics in Communication Disorders
(4) J. Ingham
Prerequisites: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50, and Linguistics 20A.
Identification of the phonemes of American English and their symbolic representation, including modifying symbols for deviant phonology. Acoustic, physiological, and perceptual parameters of speech sound formation.
121. Physics of Speech and Hearing
(4) Danhauer
Recommended preparation: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50.
Introduction to the physics of sound as applicable to speech and hearing sciences; classification of different sounds; properties of sound; acoustics of tubes and its relationship to human speech sounds; psychophysics of hearing: pitch, intensity, loudness, and their measurement.
122. Anatomy, Physiology, and Neurology of the Speech Mechanism
(4) Ingham
Prerequisite: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50.
Anatomical, physiological, and neurological bases for an understanding of speech communication.
128. Aural Anatomy and Pathology
(4) Danhauer
Recommended preparation: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50.
Anatomy and physiology of the human auditory system; causes and types of hearing impairment; otological considerations; medical and surgical implications.
131. Assessment and Rehabilitation for Hearing-Impaired Adults
(4) Danhauer
Prerequisite: Speech and Hearing Sciences 128 or 121.
Introduction to psychoacoustic principles as applied to audiometric diagnostics and aural rehabilitatiion with adults.
135. Amplification for the Hearing Impaired
(4) Danhauer
Recommended preparation: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50, 128, and 131.
Covers methodology for rehabilitating persons with hearing loss; emphasizes recent developments in instrumentation and measurement techniques. Hearing aids and real-ear analysis are used with hands-on laboratory approach. Emphasizes interfacing amplification to the patient and family.
155. Assessment and Treatment of Child Phonologic Disorders
(4) J. Ingham
Prerequisites: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50, 120, 166, and Linguistics 137.
A study of principles and methods for assessing children’s speech production to determine existence of phonologic disorders and a review of varieties of treatment methods for such disorders.
166. Principles of Behavior Modification
(4) R. Ingham
Prerequisite: Psychology 1.
Recommended preparation: Speech and Hearing Sciences 50.
Basic principles of operant conditioning and their use in classroom, family, and clinical environments with special reference to speech-language pathology.
167. Introduction to Stuttering
(4) R. Ingham
Prerequisites: Speech & Hearing Sciences 50 and 166.
Review and analysis of the features and characteristics of stuttering, the areas and causes of stuttering, conditions that modify stuttering, and current therapies for stuttering.
182. Undergraduate Thesis
(4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Independent work with faculty sponsor culminating in senior thesis.
194. Group Studies for Advanced Students
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 units.
Selected topics in accordance with instructor’s area of specialization.
197. Instructional Laboratory
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisites: senior standing; consent of instructor.
Students must have an 3.0 overall grade-point-average.
Tutoring experience for advanced undergraduate students in preparation for graduate education.
199. Independent Studies
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.
594. Special Topics
(1-4) Staff
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 units.
Selected topics in accordance with instructors’ specializations.
