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SPA 753

Motor Speech and Swallowing Disorders

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Causes, assessment, and treatment of motor speech and swallowing disorders associated with neurogenic impairment.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Restrictions

Must be an admitted degree seeking student in the Speech Pathology and Audiology masters program.

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • conduct a motor speech evaluation that assesses the four subsystems of speech.
  • identify the neurologic bases of motor speech substrates and pathologies.
  • define, assess, and categorize motor speech disorders including the dysarthrias and apraxias.
  • introduce intervention strategies and educational resources for patient care.