MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NASHIK

Examinations Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Hearing, Language & Speech)

[ B. Sc. (HLS)]

[Applicable to the batches admitted to the First Year of the B. Sc. (HLS) Course from the

academic year 2001-02 onwards until further orders.]

(Syllabi and Scheme of examinations)

(Note: Nomenclature and the curricula are currently under revision by the RCI .)

Appendix A (Scheme of Curriculum)

SCHEME OF CURRICULUM FOR FIRST YEAR B. Sc. (HLS) Applicable to the Batches admitted from the year 2001-2002.
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			Credits		Scheme of the Examination
			(Clock		Duration		Marks
Sr.	Subject	Subjects	Hours)		of the		Univ.		Internal
No.	Code		(Minimum		Paper		Exam.		Assess-		Total
			required)						ment
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1	B 1.1.1	Introduction to Speech and	50		3		80		20		100
		Language Pathology
2	B 1.2.1	Introduction to Audiology	50		3		80		20		100
3	B 1.3.1	Basic Anatomy and Physiology	50		3		80		20		100
4	B 1.3.2	Pathology	25		2		40		10		50
5	B 1.4.1	Introduction to Psychology &	50		3		80		20		100
		Psychology of Learning
6	B 1.4.2	Linguistics & Phonetics	50		3		80		20		100
7	B 1.5.1	Basic Acoustics & Electronics		50		3		80		20		100
8	B 1.C1.1	Clinical Work (Speech Pathology) (Practical & Oral)	50		3		100				100
		Internal Assessment (Practical & Oral)							50		50
9	B 1.C2.1	Clinical Work (Audiology) (Practical & Oral)	50		3		100				100
		Internal Assessment (Practical & Oral)							50		50
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			425				720		230		950
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MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NASHIK Appendix B Syllabus for 1^st year B.Sc. (HLS). (Applicable to the Batches admitted from the year 2001-2002.) The following are the syllabi in the various subjects of the course: 1. Paper I - B 1.1.1: Introduction to Speech and Language Pathology I 1. Definitions of and components of communication, speech and language - Distinctions and similarities. Characteristics of language. Human and animal communication: A contrast. 2. Basic models, levels, modes and functions of human language communication. 3. Speech as an overlaid function. Speech chain. 4. Process of speech production. II 1. Anatomy and physiology of respiratory system. Volumes in respiration. Respiration for life and speech. 2. Anatomy and physiology of laryngeal system. Bases of pitch and loudness change mechanisms. 3. Anatomy and physiology of articulatory mechanism. 4. Anatomy of the nervous system related to speech and language. III Social, psychological and linguistic aspects of speech and language skills. IV Normal development of articulation, voice, prosody and language. Speech and language skills of infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, school-going children and above group. V Speech perception in infants and adults (with special reference to categorical perception). VI Principles of Appraisal, Examination and Measurement Informal assessment of: Communication; Prerequisites for language; Child-directed speech; Oral peripheral mechanism; Articulation; Voice; Prosody; Fluency; Other language modalities such as reading or writing. Informal assessment of speech-language and communication skills in different age groups, such as infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers, 5 to 12 year age group and above 12 years age group. Basic concepts of clinical measurement (scales, reliability, validity, accuracy and precision) and interpretation (norm, criterion and client referenced). VII General principles and planning for intervention: Long-term goals, short-term goals, reinforcement, contingencies of reinforcement. Suggested Readings 1. Boone, D.R. and Plante, E. (1993) Human Communication & Its Disorders. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. 2. Lane, V.W. and Molyneaux, D. (1992) The Dynamics of Communicative Development, ed. 3. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. 3. Mclaughlin, S.(1998) Introduction to Language Development. Singular Publishing Group,Inc. 4. Shames, G.H., Wiig, E.H. and Secord, W.A.(1994) Human Communication Disorders - An Introduction. Maxwell Macmillan International. 5. Owens, R.E., Jr.(1988) Language Development: An Introduction, ed. 2. Columbus, Ohio: Merril Publishing Co. 2. Paper II - B 1.2.1: Introduction to Audiology A Audiology: Definition. A brief history. Branches and scope. B 1. Physical basis of hearing. Review of acoustics relevant to audiology. Decibel concept. Fundamentals of psychoacoustics. Psychoacoustic levels of hearing: Sensitivity, Discrimination, Recognition and Understanding. Scales of measurement. Concepts of reliability and validity. 2. Basic measure of sensitivity: Absolute threshold of hearing. Psychophysical methods of determining absolute thresholds - Classical and modern. MAF and MAP. Physical, biological, methodological and psychological variables affecting absolute thresholds. 3. A brief introduction to other dimensions of hearing: Weber's law and DL. Pitch. Loudness. Masking. Quality. Binaural hearing and localisation. C Biological basis of hearing: Anatomy and physiology of the auditory system. Role of External ear (EE). Role of Middle ear (ME): Impedance-matching transformer action; ET function; Role of ME muscles. Role of Inner ear (IE): Transduction - CM and SP;