Clinical Doctorate In Audiology
Required Coursework
CMD 454 Rehabilitative Audiology (3)
Theoretical and methodological approaches to aural rehabilitation of the adult with impaired hearing. Topics include use of amplification, speechreading, assistive listening devices, auditory training, and case management. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 260, 261 and three of the following--372, 373, 374, 375, 376, and senior or graduate standing with 551 as prerequisite for graduate standing.
CMD 493 Cultural and Linguistics Diversity in Communicative
Disorders (3)
Application of concepts and information from the study of cultural and linguistic diversity to issues involving communicative incompetence and disorder. (Lecture 3)
CMD 504 Research in Communicative Disorders (3)
Types of research in speech pathology, audiology, and communication science; critiques of representative models with special emphasis on experimental research; individual pilot projects or master's thesis. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 372, 373, 374, 375, graduate standing, or permission of instructor.
CMD 505 Issues in Audiology Private Practice (3)
Issues fundamental to the development of private practice in audiology, including ethical, demographic, and financial issues. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered spring.
CMD 550 Audiology for Speech-Language Pathologists A,B,C (1-3)
Introduction to audiology for the speech-language pathology graduate student. Hearing disorders, hearing assessment, child and adult aural rehabilitation. Modular format with variable credits. (Lecture 1-3) Offered once per year.
CMD 552 Measurement of Hearing II (4)
Behavioral assessment of peripheral and central auditory function, including speech recognition, immittance, site-of-lesion, otoscopy, speechreading, and pseudohypacusis testing. (Lecture 3, Lab 2) Prerequisite: 551 or permission of instructor. In alternate years.
CMD 553 Pediatric Audiology (3)
Theoretical and methodological approaches to the identification and management of children with auditory disorders. Topics discussed include auditory development, audiometric evaluation, and hearing aids. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 551 or permission of instructor. In alternate years.
CMD 554 Advanced Rehabilitative Processes for Hearing Impaired (3)
Advanced techniques and technology in aural rehabilitation including family-based management, multidiscipline approaches and complex assistive devices. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 454 and 551. Offered spring.
CMD 555 Hearing Aids I (3)
Introduction to wearable hearing aids. Topics include: basic electronics, speech acoustics, types of hearing aids and their appropriateness, electroacoustics and psychoacoustics, and an overview of electroacoustic selection. (Lecture 2, Lab 2) Prerequisite: 372, 373, 374, 375, and 376; graduate standing or permission of instructor. In alternate years.
CMD 556 Hearing Aids II (3)
Application of technological and behavioral strategies in fitting hearing aids, including aid selection and delivery, counseling, assessment of wearer performance, marketing, and legal issues. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 555. In alternate years.
CMD 557 Electrophysiological Measures in Audiology (4)
Basic electrophysiological assessment procedures and instrumentation. Otoacoustic emissions, electrocochleography, auditory brainstem response, and middle, late, and steady-state auditory evoked potentials. (Lecture 3, Lab 2) Prerequisite: 551 or permission of instructor. In alternate years.
CMD 561 Phonological Disorders (3)
Assessment, design, and implementation of therapeutic management programs for various speech production disorders at the articulatory and phonological levels. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 372, 373, 374, 375, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.
CMD 570 Clinical Practicum in Communicative Disorders (1-3)
Supervised assessment and rehabilitation procedures with persons experiencing communicative disorders in speech-language pathology and/or audiology. Practicum sites scheduled on campus and within hospital, school, institutional, and private settings. (Practicum) Prerequisite: graduate standing, 25 observation hours, and appropriate course work.
CMD 572 Pathologies of the Auditory System (3)
Diagnostic implications of audiometry for various organic disorders; supportive audiological information relevant to medical and surgical interventions; differential data associated with otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, VIIIth cranial nerve tumors, and malingering. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 372, 373, 374, 375, graduate standing, or permission of instructor. In alternate years.
CMD 574 Hearing Conservation (2)
The auditory and non-auditory effects of noise on human beings. Hearing conservation plan development and monitoring as well as legal issues will be reviewed. (Lecture 2) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered spring.
CMD 575 Management of Deaf and Special Populations (3)
Identification of needs related to health, communication, and quality of life in deaf and special populations. Management strategies and the audiologistŐs role will be described. (Lecture 3) Prerequisite: 454 and 551. Offered spring.
CMD 576 Cochlear Implants (2)
Concepts and issues related to cochlear implantation as a remediation for deafness in adults and children. Hardware, programming, rehabilitative, and surgical issues will be addressed. (Lecture 2) Prerequisite: graduate standing in Audiology or permission of instructor. Offered fall every third year.
CMD 577 Vestibular Rehabilitation and Tinnitus Management (2)
Management of the vertiginous patient to reduce symptoms and restore function. Tinnitus assessment and therapeutic strategies are reviewed. (Lecture 2) Prerequisite: 454, 551 and 572. Offered spring.
CMD 584 Language Disorders in Developmentally Young Children (4)*
Study of communication deficits in developmentally young and multi-handicapped children; types of language problems; differential diagnoses; assessment of conceptual requisites and concrete language skills; and interactive therapeutic strategies. (Lecture 4) Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor.
CMD 585 Language Disorders in Adults (3)*
Provides basic information on the characteristics, assessment, and treatment of adults with acquired language disorders secondary to stroke, head injury, and progressive neurological diseases. (Lecture 4) Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor.
CMD 658 Advanced Electrophysiological Assessment of Hearing (4)
Study of the most current research regarding electrophysiological assessment of hearing. Detailed consideration of such issues as stimulus variables, age, sex, sleep state, etc. Consideration of the neurophysiology underlying the measured electrical potentials. Must be taken concurrently with 659. (Lecture 4) Prerequisite: graduate standing in Audiology or permission of instructor. Offered fall every third year.
CMD 670 Audiology Residency (6)
Full-time equivalent off-campus clinical residency in Audiology. Direct clinical experience with on-site supervision plus oversight by URI faculty. Placements may vary and combine more than one site. (Externship) May be repeated for a total of 12 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing in Audiology and completion of 570.
CMD 698 Capstone Project in Audiology (3)
This registration purposes to tie together classroom and clinical experiences. Discussions will be based on externship experiences. A major paper on one clinical problem chosen by the student will be presented to students and faculty in Audiology. (Seminar) Prerequisite: graduate standing in Audiology.
* Au.D. students are required to take either CMD 584 or CMD 585. Although both courses can be taken, completion of only one of these two courses is necessary to fulfill program requirements.
CMD 598 Special Problems (1-6)
Selected areas of study pertinent to communicative disorders. Instruction may be offered in class seminar or tutorial environments according to specific needs and purposes. (Independent Study) Prerequisite: graduate standing.
CMD 691 Independent Study in Audiology (1-3)
Selected areas of study pertinent to Audiology. Instruction may be offered in class seminar or tutorial environments according to specific needs and purposes. (Independent Study) Prerequisite: graduate standing in Audiology.
