Speech Language Pathology - University of Houston.
Speech and language disorders can develop in adults gradually, but they can also develop suddenly, such as in the case of stroke. Disorders can include the loss of ability to express or understand language, problems making certain sounds or words (for example, slurring) and changes to the rhythm or speed of speech. Disorders can also include problems with swallowing.
Program Information. The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences offers a Master of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees are offered through two tracks within the Rehabilitation Sciences Doctor of Philosophy program: a Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences track and a Bulbar Science (swallowing and airway defense) track.
Speech-language pathology is a discipline which has developed out of a concern for people with communication disorders. Preparation leading to a degree in communication sciences and disorders includes a wide range of course work and a variety of clinical practicum opportunities working with the infant through geriatric populations.
Other words for these problems are articulation or phonological disorders, apraxia of speech, or dysarthria. Language—how well we understand what we hear or read and how we use words to tell others what we are thinking. In adults this problem may be called aphasia. Literacy—how well we read and write. People with speech and language disorders may also have trouble reading, spelling, and.
The UH Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (UH CSD) offers a Master of Science (MS) degree in CSD with emphasis in speech-language pathology (SLP). Speech-language pathologists work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. As a department of the John A. Burns School.
Start by choosing a career in one of CSD’s two professions: audiology and speech-language pathology. AUDIOLOGY Audiologists use the latest technology and science-backed evidence to help prevent, identify, diagnose, and treat hearing, balance, and other auditory disorders—from helping patients with the use of high-tech cochlear implants to fitting musicians with custom equipment to prevent.
In addition to the numerous speech pathology CEU courses that directly focus on assessment and intervention of various communication disorders, we offer speech therapy CEUs that target professional issues such as HIPAA, infection control and prevention of medical errors as well as other related topics to the field such as ethical issues, supervision and counseling. These speech pathologist CEU.