SLHS 405 - Multicultural Issues in Communicative Sciences and Disorders

Units: 3
Overview of knowledge and skills needed to competently serve diverse populations with communication disorders. Key topics include: components of culture, linguistic diversity, bilingualism and second language acquisition, health disparities, tenets of least-biased assessment, and culturally valid treatment.

Prerequisites: SLHS 301, SLHS 304, SLHS 404, senior standing and declared major in B.S. Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Equivalent Quarter Course: SPPA 4868.
Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid Only.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY