Hearing Measurement

General

Prefix

CSD

Course Number

441

Course Level

Undergraduate

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Description

Causes and effects of hearing disorders, classification of hearing loss, and medical management procedures. Basic audiometric procedures. Laboratory participation and clinical competency demonstration required.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Describe the scope of practice of audiologists and its relationship to other health or allied health professions.

Outcome

Administer a case history, otoscopy, immitance, pure tone air/bone conduction, speech recognition, PI function/word recognition, MCL, UCL, SNR and electrophysiological tests in the audiology clinic.

Outcome

Interpret and apply audiological data to various communication disorders and auditory pathologies.

Outcome

Compose comprehensive audiological reports including the background information, audiological assessment procedures and recommendations.

Outcome

Describe appropriate procedures for assessing hearing and preventing hearing loss in children and adults.

Dependencies

Programs

CSD441 is a completion requirement for: