Course Schedule

Below are the courses most frequently taught by Jean Krause.

Fall Courses

SPA 3112: Applied Phonetics in Communication Disorders

This course covers the fundamentals of phonetic analysis of normal and disordered speech, including extensive training in transcription and the International Phonetic Alphabet.

SPA 5506: Math and Physics for Speech and Hearing

This course covers fundamental mathematical and statistical concepts underlying the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders as well as application of these concepts to practical and clinical problems.

SPA 5506: Doctoral seminar

This course provides doctoral students with exposure to research issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The course is designed to give students the opportunity to interact as peers with members of the department as well as distinguished researchers from other academic, medical, and corporate institutions. Class discussion prior to each presentation focuses on the substance of the research topic to be presented as well as more general topics in research such as structuring and evaluating research presentations and larger bodies of work.

Spring Courses

SPA 4930 / SPA 6930: Introduction to Cued Speech and Its Applications

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This course covers the fundamentals of the Cued Speech system, including an overview of how it is typically used with children who are deaf. Common applications of cueing and other communication options and relevant research are discussed.

SPA 6930: Speech Perception & Sensorineural Hearing Loss

This course covers three primary topics: 1) the acoustics of speech and theories of speech perception, 2) speech perception in listeners with normal and impaired hearing, and 3) speech audiometry used in clinical assessment of speech perception abilities and central auditory processing.

SPA 5506: Doctoral seminar

This course provides doctoral students with exposure to research issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders. The course is designed to give students the opportunity to interact as peers with members of the department as well as distinguished researchers from other academic, medical, and corporate institutions. Class discussion prior to each presentation focuses on the substance of the research topic to be presented as well as more general topics in research such as structuring and evaluating research presentations and larger bodies of work.