Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor
A minor in CSD requires the student to first take three (3) credit hours of CSD 207 Introduction to Communication Sciences in Disorders, and then select fifteen (15) credit hours of additional course work in CSD from the electives listed below. Some suggested course selections for the CSD minor are also included below. Students in the CSD Minor must still fulfill pre-requisite requirements for upper division courses in the minor. A minimum grade of ‘C’ is required in all CSD courses.
Note: A minor in CSD may not fulfill all of the pre-requisites for entry into a Masters of Speech-Language Pathology program.
Minor Requirements
Required Courses
| CSD 207 | Introduction to Communication Sciences | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Elective courses
Choose fifteen (15) credits from the following courses:
| CSD 204 | Phonetics | 3 |
| CSD 205 | Speech and Language Development | 3 |
| CSD 206 | Speech Anatomy & Physiology | 3 |
| CSD 208 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| CSD 300 | Neuroanatomy | 3 |
| CSD 302 | Acoustics | 3 |
| CSD 303 | Intro to Language Disorders | 3 |
| CSD 307 | Introduction to Speech Production Disor | 3 |
| CSD 309 | Introduction to Medical Speech Patholo | 3 |
| CSD 323 | Epidemiology in Health Science | 3 |
| CSD 324 | Ethics & Policy in Health Sciences | 3 |
| CSD 350 | Special Topic | 1-4, to a max of 9 credit hours |
| CSD 403 | Fundamentals of Hearing | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 18
Note: Courses marked with asterisks have pre-requisites.
Suggested course selections for the minor in CSD
In addition to CSD207, students may select any five (5) courses from the above electives to
comprise their CSD minor; however, the following are some suggested course selections for
the CSD minor, based on the student’s interests.
For students interested in speech and language disorders in children:
CSD 207 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD 204 Phonetics
CSD 205 Speech and Language Development
CSD 208 Introduction to Linguistics
CSD 303* Introduction to Language Disorders*
CSD 307* Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders*
For students interested in speech and language disorders in adults:
CSD 207 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD 205 Speech and Language Development
CSD 206 Speech Anatomy & Physiology
CSD 300 Neurological Bases of Communication
CSD 303* Introduction to Language Disorders*
CSD 309* Introduction to Medical Speech Pathology*
For students interested in hearing impairment/audiology:
CSD 207 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD 204 Phonetics
CSD 206 Speech Anatomy & Physiology
CSD 302 Acoustics
CSD 323 Epidemiology in the Health Sciences
CSD 403* Fundamentals of Hearing*
For students interested in fulfilling some of the pre-requisites for the MS SLP at JU:
CSD 207 Introduction to Communication Sciences and Disorders
CSD 204 Phonetics
CSD 205 Speech and Language Development
CSD 206 Speech Anatomy & Physiology
CSD 300 Neurological Bases of Communication
PLUS
CSD 302 Acoustics
OR
CSD 307* Introduction to Speech Sound Disorders*