HLST 101 - Interpersonal Skills Development
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
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Students develop skills to communicate effectively with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Students identify the impact of communication styles on individuals and groups. Conflict management and team building strategies are included. Personal and professional development concepts are introduced. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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PSYC 104 - Introductory Psychology I
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
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A survey of natural science topics in Psychology. The course covers the evolution of psychological sciences, research methods, biological psychology, consciousness, principles and development of perception, motivation, learning, and their relationship to the psychological functioning of the individual. If both PSYC 104 and PSYC 105 are to be taken it is recommended that students take PSYC 104 before taking PSYC 105. Note that this course is typically delivered in a 'hybrid' style, with more online components and fewer in-class hours. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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THAS 104 - Role and Responsibilities of Paraprofessionals in an Educational Setting
| Hours:30:0:0 |
Credits:2 |
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This course focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes paraprofessionals need to support both teachers and children in early education and primary (K-3) classrooms. Students explore the role of a Speech Language Pathologist Assistant in relation to working in the educational setting. Beginning with an analysis of their own educational beliefs, students analyze role guidelines and professional ethics. Students study best practices in effective classroom communication and teamwork. Through a review of the components of an Individualized Program Plan, students explore the documentation of children's progress in cooperation with other members of the educational team. The adaptation and modification of programming is explored, and students develop learning activities and materials. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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THAS 101 - Normal Development of Speech, Language and Literacy
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
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This course provides students with an overview of normal speech and language development. The normal developmental milestones and sequence of typical language development from birth through to the school aged years are presented. Emergent literacy skills and literacy development are reviewed. General techniques for facilitating early speech, language and literacy development are identified. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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LING 100 - Introduction to Human Language
| Hours:45:0:0 |
Credits:3 |
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This course is an introduction to how human language works: how it is structured, learned, used, studied, and how it changes through time. Examples from English and other languages around the world are discussed. Note: LING 100 makes a nice complement to LING 101, but neither course is a prerequisite or a co-requisite for the other. This course does not fulfill the analytical component of the Arts degree. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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THAS 102 - Communication Disorders
| Hours:60:0:0 |
Credits:4 |
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This course introduces speech, language, fluency and voice disorders. Developmental, genetic and acquired disorders of communication in both children and adults are reviewed. Basic speech and hearing anatomy and physiology, including the respiratory system, vocal apparatus, oral cavity, ear and neurological system are also discussed. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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THAS 115 - Human Development
| Hours:45:30:0 |
Credits:4 |
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Students examine typical and non-typical human growth and development across the lifespan. Rehabilitation strategies to address deficits in mobility, cognition, and socialization with emphasis on pediatrics and geriatric populations are discussed. The effects of declining health associated with aging are addressed through rehabilitation interventions. Students are introduced to geriatric focused interventions that occur in a variety of settings. Rehabilitation strategies that address the pathological manifestations affecting the neurosensory system are introduced and practiced. Perspectives on rehabilitation measures for persons with cancer include discussion of contraindications and precautions. |
| Prerequisites: N/A |
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ECDV 155 - Curriculum II: Learning Through Play
| Hours:45:10:0 |
Credits:3 |
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In this course, students explore the nature and development of play in the lives of children. Students learn how to research, organize and prepare meaningful and aesthetic play experiences and play spaces to enhance learning and development in early learning and care settings. Through active exploration, students gain a personal appreciation of the value and functions of play, an understanding of the importance of organization and presentation of materials for play, and their role as adult facilitators. A primary focus is working with preschool children. |
| Prerequisites: ECDV 101, ECDV 102, ECDV 110, ECDV 115, ECDV 120, ECDV 125, and ENGL 111 or consent of the department. |
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