Health Sciences Major - Speech Language and Hearing Science Specialization

Description

The interdisciplinary Health Sciences major helps prepare students for graduate and professional programs in the Healthcare field. All Health Sciences majors complete a common core of required courses and a specialized track of required courses specific to their career goal.

Health Sciences Core (32 credits):

• BIO 1111 - Principles of Biology
• BIO 1101 - Principles of Biology I Lab
• BIO 1120 - Human Anatomy
• BIO 1104 - Human Anatomy Lab
• BIO 2211 - Human Physiology
• BIO 2011 - Human Physiology Lab
• CHE 1103 - General Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
• CHE 1001 - General Chemistry I Lab
• KIN 1191 - Medical Careers 101
• KIN 2001 - Medical Terminology
• PSY 1106 - Introduction to Psychology
• STA 2215 - Introduction to Statistics

Speech Language and Hearing Science Specialization (33 credits)

• KIN 3309 - Practicum in Health
• SLP 2100 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
• SLP 2110 - Phonetics & Phonology
• SLP 3100 - Speech Sciences
• SLP 3110 - Language Acquisition & Development
• SLP 3120 - Anatomy and Physiology of SLP Systems
• SLP 3125 - SLPA Roles, Duties & Skills
• SLP 4100 - Foundations of Audiology
• SLP 4110 - Aural Rehabilitation

Capstone & Departmental Writing (4 credits)

• KIN 3200 - Writing in Kinesiology AND
• KIN 4493 - Research Capstone in Kinesiology

• OR

• KIN 4490 - Capstone in Kinesiology

Total Credit Hours: 69

Requirements for Departmental Honors

A 3.50 GPA in all courses taken in the major and recommendation by the Kinesiology department.