Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Department Office is located in the Music & Business building, Room 1099

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Dept Phone: (510) 885-3233

Faculty

Professor

Shubha P. Kashinath, Ph.D. Florida State University

Associate Professors

Elena Dukhovny, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley/San Francisco State University

Pradeep Ramanathan, Ph.D. University of Minnesota

Assistant Professors

Michelle Gravier, Ph.D. San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego

Genevieve Higby, Ph.D. City University of New York

Katrina Nicholas, Ph.D. University of Arizona

Mission Statement

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences provides students pre-professional and professional training in speech-language pathology and audiology, which is founded on state and national standards, evidence-based practice, research, and science and technology, to prepare them to serve persons with communication disorders and their families in an ethical and culturally competent manner.

About the Department

Use our university website link to learn more about what the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Department has to offer.

• Accreditation
• Instructional Labs
• Forms
• Resources
• NSSLHA
• And more …

Programs

• Speech Pathology and Audiology, B.S.

• Speech-Language Pathology, M.S.

• Speech-Language Pathology Services Credential Program

Courses

• SLHS 204 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
• SLHS 208 - Introduction to Language
• SLHS 300 - Communicative and Cognitive Development Across the Lifespan
• SLHS 301 - Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
• SLHS 302 - Phonetics and Phonological Disorders
• SLHS 303 - Hearing and Speech Science
• SLHS 304 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
• SLHS 305 - Observation of Communication Disorders-Lab
• SLHS 306 - Multilingualism in the United States
• SLHS 309 - Foundations of Success in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology I
• SLHS 310 - Foundations of Success in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology II
• SLHS 398 - Internship
• SLHS 400 - Careers in Communication Disorders
• SLHS 401 - Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Speech, Language and Hearing
• SLHS 402 - Audiology and Audiological Assessment
• SLHS 403 - Audiometry Lab
• SLHS 404 - Child Language Disorders
• SLHS 405 - Multicultural Issues in Communicative Sciences and Disorders
• SLHS 406 - Adult Neurogenic Disorders
• SLHS 407 - Clinical Methods and Diagnostics
• SLHS 490 - Independent Study
• SLHS 496 - Research Experience in Speech, Language, & Hearing Sciences
• SLHS 497 - Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
• SLHS 498 - Internship
• SLHS 508 - Lifespan Development and Child Language Disorders

• SLHS 600 - Foundations of Clinical Practicum
• SLHS 601A - Early Language Assessment and Intervention
• SLHS 601B - Assessment and Treatment of Child Language Disorders in School-Age Children
• SLHS 602A - Adult Neurogenic Disorders of Language
• SLHS 602B - Acquired Neurological Language and Cognitive Disorders
• SLHS 603 - Advanced Seminar on Articulation and Phonological Disorders
• SLHS 604 - Voice Disorders
• SLHS 605 - Dysphagia in Adults and Children
• SLHS 606 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• SLHS 607 - Advanced Seminar on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
• SLHS 608 - Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice
• SLHS 609 - Motor Speech Disorders in Adults and Children
• SLHS 610 - Fluency Disorders
• SLHS 611 - Aural Rehabilitation
• SLHS 612 - Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology
• SLHS 613 - Speech Science
• SLHS 690 - Independent Study
• SLHS 693 - Professional Practices
• SLHS 694 - Practicum: Introduction to Treatment
• SLHS 695 - Practicum: Treatment
• SLHS 696 - Practicum: Assessment
• SLHS 697 - Issues in Speech-Language Pathology
• SLHS 698 - Internship
• SLHS 699 - Department Thesis