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Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP)College of Behavioral and Social Sciences0100 LeFrak Hall, 301-405-4213 www.hesp.umd.edu Chair: N. Ratner Professors: S. Gordon-Salant, F. Roth Associate Professors: M. Chatterjee, R. Newman Assistant Professors: T. Fitzgerald, Y. Shah, W. Tian Lecturers: D. Berndtson, P. Bonelli, C. Brewer, D.Clark-Tippett, M. Dixon, P. Fitzgibbons, W. Goodrich, D. Handy, M. Hawley, K. King, A. Lingaraj, M. McCabe, S. Palmer, L. Rickard, T. Riley, P. Schauer, L. Sherlock, V. Sisskin, K. Skinker (Dir of Undergraduate Programs), L. Smeallie, T. Williams Walker, K. Webster, M. Winn, E. Wood, C. Worthington, C. Zalewski Affiliate Professors: M. Stone Adjunct Professors: A. Braun, W. Gaillard, B. Sonies (Res Prof) Adjunct Associate Professors: G. Chi- Fishman, C. Ludlow Professors Emeriti: G. Yeni-Komshian Visiting Faculty: M. Berl The Major Hearing and speech sciences is an inherently interdisciplinary field, integrating knowledge from the physical and biological sciences, medicine, psychology, linguistics, and education in order to understand human communication and its disorders. The department curriculum leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. An undergraduate major in this field is an appropriate background for graduate training in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology, as well as for graduate work in other disciplines requiring a knowledge of normal or disordered speech, language, or hearing. The student who wishes to work professionally as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist must obtain a graduate degree in order to meet national certification requirements, and most state licensure laws. The hearing and speech sciences curriculum is designed in part to provide supporting course work for majors in related fields, so most course offerings are available to both departmental majors and non-majors. Courses offered by this department may be found under the following acronym: HESP. Permission of an instructor may be obtained to waive course prerequisites for non-majors wishing to take hearing and speech courses of interest. Program Objectives The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences strives to provide state-of-the-art teaching, research, and clinical services in the areas of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.Program Learning Outcomes The undergraduate curriculum in Hearing and Speech Sciences is structured to provide adequate background for graduate training in Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology and Hearing, Language or Speech Sciences. Although required courses at the undergraduate level are identical for all majors, emphasis can be given to individual curricula through the selection of elective courses. Having completed the degree program, students should have acquired the following knowledge and skills:
Academic Programs and Departmental Facilities Hearing and Speech Sciences offers students numerous opportunities to interact with faculty in teaching, research and clinical experiences. Faculty welcome the participation of undergraduates in their research laboratories. The Hearing and Speech Clinic as well as the Language Learning Early Advantage Program (LEAP preschool) in Lefrak Hall allows students to observe the interaction between clinical and research efforts.Requirements for the Major Students majoring in hearing and speech sciences must complete 33 semester hours of required courses and six semester hours of electives in the department to satisfy major course requirements. No course with a grade less than C may count toward major course requirements. In addition to the 36 semester hours needed for a major, 9 semester hours of supporting courses in statistics and other related fields are required. For these 12 hours, a C average is required. In addition, when a HESP course has a listed pre-requisite, this pre-requisite must have been completed with a grade of C or better before registration in the subsequent course will be approved.A guide to the major is available through the department office in room 0100 Lefrak Hall or on the departmental website at www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp/ Course sequencing is extremely important within this major. Advising for majors is mandatory.
Finally, HESP majors must complete BOTH a biological and a physical science to satisfy national certification standards for speech-language pathologists and audiologists.
Requirements for the Minor Requirements for the HESP minor include the following coursework: HESP 202-Introduction to Hearing and Speech Sciences HESP 300-Introduction to Psycholinguistics HESP 400-Child Language Acquisition HESP 403-Phonetics HESP 407-Hearing Science PLUS 2 courses in one of the two elective areas: Elective option 1 (Speech-Language Pathology Focus) HESP 305-Anatomy/Physiology of the Speech Mechanism, and HESP 402, 404, 406, 410 Elective option 2 (Audiology focus) HESP 311-Anatomy/Physiology/Pathology of the Auditory Mechanism, and HESP 411-Introduction to Audiology TOTAL CREDITS: 21 Notes:All classes must be completed with a grade of C or better; as with HESP majors, students must obtain a grade of C or better in a class in order to enroll in any courses that require that class as a pre-requisite. This course sequence acquaints the student with the primary basic science background in the speech, language and hearing sciences, and permits the student to select two courses in the specific professional areas of speech, language or hearing, based on the student's primary interest area. This minor is designed for the student in other majors (such as Psychology, Education, Linguistics, FOLA, etc.) who may have plans to attend graduate school in the fields of Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology. These courses are widely viewed as pre-requisite for admission to such programs and constitute a proportion (but not the full extent) of classwork required for eventual post M.A. or post-Au.D. certification by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) as either a Speech- Language Pathologist or Audiologist. Because both graduate programs and ASHA may require additional coursework, the student pursuing the HESP minor is strongly encouraged to meet with a HESP academic advisor to ensure that eventual educational goals are properly addressed. The HESP minor does not qualify an individual to work professionally as a Speech-Language Pathologist or Audiologist, but does provide a proportion of the coursework required to practice in the State of Advising Advising in hearing and speech sciences is mandatory. Information on advising for hearing and speech sciences may be obtained by calling the department office at 301-405-4214 or the advising office at 301-405-4236. Advising appointments may be made at www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp/hespapptcalendar/. A guide to undergraduate advising is available on the web at www.bsos.umd.edu/hesp.Undergraduate Research Experiences Undergraduates are encouraged to work with a faculty member in the Hearing and Speech Sciences Department. This can be facilitated through the Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research, the Emerging Behavioral and Social Science Scholars Program or by exploring research listed on faculty members web information. All of these provide students with an opportunity to work with faculty members on a one-to-one basis as a volunteer research assistant. The student is expected to work 4-6 hours per week, for one semester. If a student conducts an independent research project under the faculty member's guidance and with their approval, some academic credit may be obtained through enrollment in HESP 499. Please note that individual professors may have special requirements for participation in the program. You will need to contact the professor that you wish to work with before enrolling in HESP 499 to obtain their permission and their individual section number needed to register. Further information is available at www.ugresearch.umd.edu or www.bsos.umd.edu/for-students/undergraduate-research.aspx .Honors Program
The objective of the HESP Honors program is to encourage and recognize superior academic achievement and scholarship by providing opportunities for interested, capable, and energetic undergraduates to engage in independent study. A research project will be conducted under the supervision of a faculty mentor and will result in an Honors thesis. Program Goals
The goals of the HESP Honors program are as follows:
Honors students get the opportunity to work closely with faculty and participate in outside-the-classroom learning experiences. Students enrolled in a department or college Honors program are automatically part of the Honors College. Benefits of the Honors College program include, but are not limited to:
Graduating from the Honors program is an excellent way to stand out as an exceptional candidate for graduate school, and thesis-writing experience will help you once you get there! Additionally, Honors students may take graduate courses and apply the credits toward their undergraduate degree. Program Overview1. The HESP Honors program is a three semester sequence, typically spanning from the Fall of Junior year until the Fall of Senior year. 2. Interested students must apply to be considered for the HESP Honors Program by the deadline posted for each year (typically June 1 preceding the Fall of Junior year). 3. Students must complete 9 credits of HONR seminars or HESP graduate courses in a subject that supports the proposed course of study or some combination of the two. One of the required HONR seminars towards these 9 credits is HESP499H (3 credits). 4. Students will be expected to complete an Honors Thesis with the assistance of a thesis advisor. The thesis culminates in an oral defense. Students must complete 6 credits of HESP Honors research (HESP 469A and B) for the thesis. Three of the HESP Honors research credits may be used to fulfill the CORE Advanced Studies requirement upon successful completion of the thesis defense. Please meet with the Undergraduate Advisor or Director of Honors program for more information on the HESP Honors program.Student Societies and Professional Organizations There are two organizations that hearing and speech majors are invited to join. They are the University of Maryland's Chapter of the National Student Speech-Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA) and the Student Academy of Audiology (SAA). Both organizations are involved in fund raising, sponsoring educational speakers and participating in community service activities. Further information may be obtained on the department website.Scholarships and Financial Assistance The Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA) administers all types of federal, state and institutional financial assistance programs and, in cooperation with other university offices, participates in the awarding of scholarships to deserving students. For information, visit: www.financialaid.umd.edu. ; |
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