Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular term. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SAR SH 759: IND STUDY
  IND STUDY
• SAR SH 760: MS THESIS RES
  MS THESIS RES
• SAR SH 761: Research Seminar
  The Research Seminar is a three-semester course that must be taken the first three academic semesters that a student enrolls in the MS program in speech-language pathology if they desire to complete a Thesis. The monthly seminar is designed to introduce students in a hands-on way to the research process in speech, language, and hearing sciences and to provide structured timelines for completion of thesis tasks while creating a peer community of other students engaged in the research process in their program cohort. The course will provide content related to the design and conduct of research. Through a combination of lectures, expert and peer feedback, written assignments, and oral presentations, students will develop research questions and/or hypotheses, conduct literature reviews, write a research proposal, perform data analyses, create early drafts of results in manuscript format, and contribute to the constructive critique of the work of classmates.
• SAR SH 770: Advanced Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  Undergraduate Prerequisites: SAR SH691. For MS-SLP students only or with consent of the instructor. - Case based clinical application of AAC assessment and intervention. This course offers a detailed investigation of varied populations, implementation of high-tech, low-tech and no-tech solutions, partner training and development of measurable goals. A selection of hardware and software solutions that represent appropriate options for emerging, context dependent and independent communicators will be explored with a focus on language support, integration and partner training. As available, students may be paired with consumers of AAC to support implementation and appropriate design of communication options. Format includes lecture and hands on training both at BU and during select Saturday sessions at Boston Children's Hospital's Waltham site.
• SAR SH 790: Comprehensive Examination
  0 credits, either semester
• SAR SH 809: Advanced Topics in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
  This 2-credit seminar is designed to keep graduate students up-to-date on the latest experimental findings, technologies, and statistical analysis techniques in the speech, language, and hearing sciences, while also providing them with experience in presenting scientific research to a multi- disciplinary audience. Students will be encouraged to consult with their advisers to choose recent articles relevant to their current research projects. Students may also present their own research (if approved to do so by their advisers), including practicing upcoming conference presentations.
• SAR SH 810: Doctoral Seminar
  The course covers areas of scholarly and professional development that are relevant to PhD students. Seminar themes will include research funding and grant-proposal writing strategies, ethical conduct in science, academic career issues and other strategic professional topics. Enrollment in the seminar is limited to doctoral students in speech, language and hearing sciences and associated fields of study.
• SAR SH 901: INDEP STUDY
  INDEP STUDY
• SAR SH 906: INTERN TEACH
  INTERN TEACH
• SAR SH 942: Thesis Research
  Tutorial conferences with appropriate faculty concerning development and completion of thesis project.
• SAR SH 982: DISSERT RES
  DISSERT RES