Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20

CSD 1080 - Introduction to Communication Disorders


Introduction to human communication disorders, including disorders of hearing, speech, and language.

Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2AS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Classify disorders according to speech, language, and/or hearing.
  • Demonstrate a basic understanding of typical communication processes specifically by describing the difference between organic and functional, and developmental vs. acquired disorders as they relate to speech, language and hearing impairments.
  • Discuss what it is like to have a communication disorder.
  • Outline the scope of practice of speech-language pathologists and audiologists.


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