Aug 31, 2025  
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Health Sciences Catalog

HHS 512 - Neuroscience in Communication Sciences and Disorders


Covers the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of the speech, language, hearing, and swallowing mechanism. This intensive neuroscience course includes neuroanatomical dissections, lectures, and clinical problem solving. Requires students to conduct a cranial nerve exam examining the cranial nerves responsible for speech and swallowing with a client diagnosed with a communication or swallowing disorder. Uses team-based and problem-based learning in the classroom to help students apply their theoretical knowledge into clinical practice.

3 credits