Undergraduate Program

Advisement

Undergraduate Advisors:
Cathy Binger, Ph.D.
Amy T. Neel, Ph.D.

All 400 and 500 level courses are restricted. Students are encouraged to contact the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences for advisement prior to registration (505-277-4453).

Major Study Requirements

1. Thirty-six hours in required courses: Speech and Hearing Sciences 302, 303, 310, 321, 330, 425, 428, 430, 431, 450, 458 and 459.
2. Twenty-one hours in required support courses*:
a. Three credit hours in basic human communication processes. Required: LING 301.
b. Three credit hours in biological sciences. Recommended: BIOL 123.
c. Three credit hours in physical sciences. Recommended: PHYC 108.
d. Three credit hours in college level mathematics. Required: MATH 121 (College Algebra) or more advanced (e.g., MATH 123, 150, 162, 180).
e. Three credit hours in college level statistics. Required: PSY 200.
f. Six credit hours in behavioral and/or social sciences (normal/abnormal human behavior, development across the life span, social interaction and issues of culturally diverse populations). Recommended: PSY 105, 220, SOC 101, ANTH 110, 130, 160.
*Prerequisites or corequisites may exist. Check with department listing in this catalog. These courses may also be used to meet Core Curriculum requirements.
3. A grade of at least C must be earned in all required SHS courses and required support courses. The credit/no credit (CR/NC) option may not be used. Note that the UNM Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology requires that grades earned in SHS courses completed at the undergraduate level must be B or better.
4. Recommended minors include American Studies (Southwest Culture Studies), Anthropology, Art, Communication and Journalism, Computer Science, Criminology, Family Studies, Human Services, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Management, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

Minor Study Requirements

Twenty-four hours as follows: LING 301; SHS 302, 303, 310, 321, 330, 425, 430.


Courses

SHS *302. Introduction to Communicative Disorders. (3)



SHS *303. Introduction to Phonetics. (3)



SHS 310 / 510. Anatomy and Physiology of Human Communication. (3)



SHS 321 / 541. Introduction to Audiology. (3)



SHS 330. Introduction to Communication Sciences. (3)



SHS 420 / 542. Hearing Science. (3)



SHS *425. Aural Rehabilitation. (3)



SHS 428 / 528. Phonological Disorders in Children. (3)



SHS 430 / 530. Language Development. (3)



SHS 431 / 536. Language Disorders in Children. (3)



SHS 450 / 550. Neural Basis of Communication. (3)



SHS 451. Undergraduate Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



SHS *458. Preclinical Training. (3)



SHS 459 / 559. Multicultural Considerations in Communication. (3)



SHS 490. Topics in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



SHS 500. Clinical Practice. (3 to a maximum of 18 Δ)



SHS 506. Reading and Writing in Research. (3)



SHS 507. Adult Neurogenic Communicative Disorders. (3)



SHS 510 / 310. Anatomy and Physiology of Human Communication. (3)



SHS 517. Dysphagia. (3)



SHS 525. Voice Disorders. (3)



SHS 528 / 428. Phonological Disorders in Children. (3)



SHS 530 / 430. Language Development. (3)



SHS 531. Motor Speech Disorders and Stuttering. (3)



SHS 532. Augmentative Communication. (3)



SHS 533. Assessing Language in Children. (3)



SHS 534. Intervention: Child Language Disorders. (3)



SHS 535. Medical Speech-Language Pathology. (3)



SHS 536 / 431. Language Disorders in Children. (3)



SHS 538. Stuttering. (3)



SHS 539. Topics. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



SHS 541 / 321. Introduction to Audiology. (3)



SHS 542 / 420. Hearing Science. (3)



SHS 550 / 450. Neural Basis of Communication. (3)



SHS 551. Problems. (1-3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



SHS 558. Clinical Internship. (6-9 to a maximum of 18 Δ)



SHS 559 / 459. Multicultural Considerations in Communication. (3)



SHS 599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



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