CGSC 496 Psycholinguistics (Prereq: LING101) LING 253 Laboratory Phonetics (Prereq: LING101) LING 376 Introduction to Communication Disorders (Prereq: LING101) LING 378 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech (Prereq: LING376) LING 379 Audiology (Prereq: LING376) LING 433 Introduction to Acoustic Phonetics (Prereq: LING253) LING 462 Language Acquisition OR PSYC 344 Psychology of Language (Prereq: PSYC207 & 209) LING 480 Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Prereq: Ling101) LING 485 Clinical Principles & Procedures in Speech Pathology (Prereq: LING376)
The concentration in Speech/ Language Pathology focuses on the scientific study of human cognition and communication. It is designed to provide a strong foundation for students wishing to pursue careers as speech/language pathologists or audiologists. Such careers require a graduate degree, and graduate programs involve an intensive course of study--as well as clinical practicum experiences--to enable their students to satisfy the requirements for professional certification.
To ensure that students are adequately prepared for graduate-level training, most graduate programs require students to have completed certain foundational prerequisites prior to accessing the graduate curriculum. The Speech/Language Pathology concentration has more core courses than do the other concentrations in order to address these prerequisites at the undergraduate level.
We also recommend the choice of certain electives. The recommended electives are courses that will also strengthen students’ preparation for graduate training, but are less likely to be among the required prerequisites for graduate study. However, as the prerequisite requirements vary among graduate programs, it is recommended that students in the Speech/Language Pathology concentration investigate the prerequisite requirements associated with the graduate programs in which they have and interest so that they can better coordinate their choice of elective courses with their faculty advisor.
To maximize their chances of admission to a graduate program of their choice, it is recommended that students in the concentration consider including the following courses among their electives:
Recommended Electives/ Courses: PSYC 209 Measurement and Statistics (or another statistics course) (Prereq: PSYC100 and 1 course in basic college math) LING 403 Introduction to Phonology (Prereq: LING101) LING 477 The Structure of English (Prereq: LING101) OR LING 404 Structure of Language (Prereq: LING101)
Students may wish to combine this program with a Minor in Psychology.
Contact Information: Dr. Nancy Schweda Nicholson Undergraduate Director Dept. of Linguistics and Cognitive Science 46 E. Delaware Ave. Newark DE. 19716 (302) 831-2837 email:
More information: http://www.ling.udel.edu/ling
Note: The following list is our best approximation of when the courses needed for Cognitive Science and Linguistics will be offered. Please use this list for planning. It is possible that offerings will change in the future, so you should recheck the planned offerings periodically, especially with regard to courses that are important for your program.
Please note that we have no control over the timing of courses which reside primarily in another department. Please verify the schedule with that department if the timing is important to you.
CGSC496 offered every spring semester LING101 offered every semester LING253 offered every fall semester LING376 offered every fall semester LING378 offered every other year LING379 offered every other year LING403 offered every fall semester LING433 offered every other year LING462 offered one semester a year LING470 offered every fall semester LING480 offered every spring semester LING485 offered every spring semester
Cog Sci Breadth Courses Suggested for Speech Pathologydownload
Preliminary Application Form for B.S. in Cognitive Science download
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