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SPA 366

Speech and Hearing Science

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Fundamentals of the science of sound applied to speech and hearing.

Requirements

Corequisites

SPA 201SPA 320
Original catalog text

Corequisites

Corequisite(s): SPA 201; SPA 320.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • demonstrate knowledge of pure tones, complex tones and sound transmission through reading, discussion and demonstration.
  • understand and apply measures of sound pressure level, sound power, and decibels.
  • explain differences between periodic, random, quasirandom and quasiperiodic energy.
  • measure vocal fundamental frequency and intensity.
  • understand and explain the origin of and the interpretation of formant frequencies in speech.
  • explain relationship between harmonic energy and formant frequencies in speech.
  • understand and explain the application of broadband and narrowband speech spectra.
  • understand and explain the acoustic correlates of vocal fold vibration.