Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
Combined Major in Deaf Studies and Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (SPPA) is a
screened major; students wanting to combine it with the DFST
major need to complete the pre-major requirements (PSPA) for
the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology major and then
apply for full admission into SPPA. Because the requirements
of the SPPA major are relatively fixed, students are
encouraged to make the decision to complete the combined
DFST-SPPA major in the freshman year. Students who are not
admitted into the SPPA major after the pre-major year can
continue in DFST since it is not screened. In addition to
General Education requirements, students admitted to this
option must complete 100-101 units with a grade equivalent of 2.00 or higher. For more information on admission into the SPPA major, please link to the web pages for the undergraduate major in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology. Students must separately declare both majors within the department and meet with program advisors from each major.
Recommended Program of Study (100 -
101 units)
The following is a suggested program of study for the DFST-SPPA major that lists all required courses. Because many of these courses are only offered one semester each year, students must plan their program of study carefully. Courses that fulfill General Education requirements are listed with an asterisk.
| Freshman (PSPA Pre-major Year) |
| Fall |
BIOL 190 |
Biology for Health Science Majors (or
BIOL 201) (4) * |
| Fall |
ENGL 102 |
Writing for a Liberal Education (or ENGL 190) (3) * |
| Fall |
DFST 107 |
American Sign Language I (3) * |
| Fall or Spring |
SPPA 101 |
Introto Human Communication and Disorders (3) |
| Fall or Spring |
DFST 101 |
Introduction to Deaf Culture (3) * |
| Fall or Spring |
PSYC 101 |
Introduction to Psychology (or PSYC 102) (3) * |
| Fall or Spring |
SOCI 101 |
Introduction to Sociology (or SOCI 102) (3)* |
| Fall or Spring |
MATH 111 |
Algebra for Applications (3) (or
MATH 109 (3) or MATH 115
(3), or MATH 119 (4)) * |
| Spring |
DFST 207 |
American Sign Language II (3) * |
| Sophomore Year (for those accepted into the SPPA major) |
| Fall |
SPPA 215 |
Language Development in Children (3) |
| Fall |
SPPA 210 |
Phonetics of American English (3) |
| Fall |
BIOL 213 |
Anatomy and Physiology I (4) |
| Fall |
DFST 303 |
American Sign Language III(3) |
| Fall |
SPPA 303 |
Hearing Science (3) |
| Spring |
DFST 404 |
American Sign Language IV (3) |
| Spring |
SPPA 200 |
Anat and Physiol of Auditory & Vocal Mechanism (3) |
| Spring |
PSYC 212 |
Behavioral Statistics (4) |
| Spring |
SPPA 302 |
Articulation and Phonological Disorders (3) |
| Spring |
SPPA 304 |
Language Disorders in Children (3) |
| Junior Year (for those accepted into the SPPA major) |
| Fall |
SPPA 321 |
Introduction to Audiology (3) |
| Fall |
SPPA 313 |
Speech Science (3) |
| Fall |
DFST 414 |
American Sign Language V (3) |
| Fall |
DFST 308 |
Fingerspelling and Numbers (3) |
| Spring |
SPPA 325 |
Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation (3) |
| Spring |
SPPA 416 |
Clinical Observation and Techniques (3) |
| Spring |
DFST 345 |
Deaf Culture (3) |
| Spring |
CHEM 105 |
Category B SPPA Science Requirement (4) or PHYS 202 (4) or PHYS 211 (4) |
| Senior Year (for those accepted into the SPPA major) |
| Fall |
DFST 410 |
Internship in Deaf Studies (3) |
| Fall |
DFST 330 |
Linguistics of American Sign Language (3) |
| Fall or Spring |
SPPA 417 |
Research & Clinical Writing in Communication Disorders (3) |
| Fall or Spring |
PSYC 205 |
Introduction to Helping Relationships (3) |
Fall
|
SPPA 306 |
Neur Func Dis Sp Lang or 341 in Spr
(3) |
| Spring |
SPPA 341 |
Clinical Audiology or 306 in Fall (3) |
| Recommended Electives (None Required) |
| SPPA 487 |
Clinical Practicum (3) |
| DFST 309 |
Introduction to Deaf Blind (3) |
| ENGL 251 |
Applied Grammar (3) |
Department of Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Deaf Studies
Van Bokkelen Hall, Room 105
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 410-704-4153
Fax: 410-704-4131
E-mail: eyoung@towson.edu
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