3.00 Credits
Introduction to psychosocial aspects, amplification components/characteristics, assistive devices, speech acoustics, speech perception, speech reading, parent-infant, pre-school and school years of children, communication impairments/handicaps/remediation of adults, effects of aging/remediation on the elderly, and case studies. (RE) Prerequisite(s): 305. (RE) Corequisite(s): 473. Registration Restriction(s): Restricted to students majoring in Child and Family Studies, Special Education, and Interdisciplinary Studies or consent of instructor.