RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

Department of CommunicationSciences and Disorders (CD)Associate ProfessorAssistant ProfessorClinical InstructorVisiting InstructorMichael Clump, Ph.D. (Interim Chair)Carol Koch, Ed.D.Pamela Hart, Ph.D.Rebecca Ballou, Ed.D.Kathy Ermgodts, M.A.Shatonda Jones, M.A.Rockhurst University offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Sciences andDisorders. This degree program prepares students for graduate work in speech-languagepathology or audiology. Speech-language pathology is the study of disorders of communication,including their characteristics, assessment, and treatment. Audiology involvesthe study of disorders of hearing, including the evaluation and rehabilitation of individualswith hearing problems.The goals and objectives of the undergraduate program in Communication Sciencesand Disorders are as follows:Program Goals:• Providing a broad scientific base for the understanding of normal development ofthe basic human communication processes; and• Providing an introduction to the study of disorders of communication, includingtheir characteristics, evaluation, and treatment.Program Objectives:The undergraduate program has the primary objectives of:• Developing students’ knowledge of the principles of biological sciences and physicalsciences, mathematics and the social/behavioral sciences;• Providing students with a broad scientific base for the development of knowledgeof basic human communication and swallowing processes, including their biological,neurological, acoustic, psychological, developmental, and linguistic and culturalfoundations;• Introducing students to the nature, prevention, causes, evaluation and treatment ofspeech, language, hearing, and communication disorders and differences, andswallowing disorders, inclusive of issues pertaining to culturally and linguisticallydiverse populations across the lifespan;• Initiating students to the principles and methods of prevention, assessment,and intervention for culturally and linguistically diverse individuals withcommunication and swallowing disorders;• Promoting students’ understanding of and appreciation for linguistically diverseindividuals by developing basic communication skills in a foreign language;• Helping students discover ethical principles and standards of ethical conduct inclinical decision making;• Introducing students to the fundamentals of empirical research and its applicationto the discipline of communication sciences and disorders;176