Speech and Hearing Science, Minor
The undergraduate minor in speech and hearing science requires a minimum of 15 s.h., including 12 s.h. in courses taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. CLAS minors may only be earned concurrent with or subsequent to earning a University of Iowa bachelor's degree. They cannot be granted as standalone credentials or as the sole program of study completed at the University of Iowa.
Students who earn a major in speech and hearing science may not earn a minor in speech and hearing science.
Students must begin the minor with CSD:1015 Introduction to Speech and Hearing Processes and Disorders, which provides a broad overview of all aspects of the normal communication process and of various disorders. Students complete the minor by choosing from the courses listed below, according to their interests.
The minor in speech and hearing science requires the following coursework.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| CSD:1015 | Introduction to Speech and Hearing Processes and Disorders | 2 |
| A minimum of 13 s.h. from these: | ||
| CSD:2110 | Phonetics: Theory and Applications | 3 |
| CSD:2111 | Basic Acoustics for Speech and Hearing | 3 |
| CSD:3112 | Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production | 4 |
| CSD:3113 | Introduction to Hearing Science | 4 |
| CSD:3116 | Basic Neuroscience for Speech and Hearing | 3 |
| CSD:3117 | Psychology of Language | 3 |
| CSD:3118 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| CSD:3185 | Hearing Loss and Audiometry | 3 |
| CSD:4140 | Manual Communication | 1 |
| CSD:4145 | Developmental Language Disorders | 3 |
| CSD:4148 | Developmental Speech Disorders | 3 |
| CSD:4244 | Rehabilitative Audiology | 3 |
