This course introduces foundational skills and principal theories for identification, classification, and management of communication disorders in individuals. Students will study what distinctive features constitute normal and disordered speech, language, and hearing in a multicultural society. Methods of assessment, observation, and intervention will be introduced. Confidentiality, legal issues, and ethical considerations and requirements within the pertinent roles in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology will be presented. Transfer credit: CSU.

Through an interdisciplinary approach, this course introduces students to the field of Ethnic Studies, focusing on the historical and contemporary experiences of Native Americans, Chicana/o and Latina/o/x Americans, African Americans, and Asian Americans. Special attention is given to systems of oppression foregrounding race and ethnicity, including histories and legacies of settler colonialism and indigenous dispossession, militarized capitalism, chattel slavery and coerced labor, immigration and citizenship laws, and artistic and intellectual expressions. In addition, students will be introduced to the activism and cultural production of those groups in the struggle for social justice, self-determination, and political representation. The course will provide a foundation for understanding the major contributions of historically aggrieved racialized groups and communities that have challenged the status quo in a racist society. Transfer credit: CSU; UC.

This course will focus on speech sound production and disorders, including a study of the International Phonetic Alphabet for classification, analysis, and transcription. Consideration for cultural and linguistic variations will be discussed. Approaches and procedures for screening and intervention of speech sound disorders will be addressed. Transfer credit: CSU.