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Code Module Credits Duration Prerequisite(s)

YEAR 2 (Cont.)
STAP2102 Acoustic Phonetics 2 30 hrs ---
To introduce students to the physical properties of speech sounds. Contents: Topics
include acoustic theory of speech production, development of analytical tools, acoustic
features of speech signals, factors that affect acoustics, and acoustic properties of speech
disorders.

STBM2102 Behaviour Modification and 2 30 hrs ---
Application
To introduce students to the theories and methods of behavior modification, which
students can apply to daily life. Contents: Topics include the principles and various
strategies of behavior modification.

STCA2101 Essentials of Clinical Audiology and 3 45 hrs ---
Hearing Disorders
To introduce students to hearing assessment and common hearing disorders. Contents:
Topics include the principles, procedures, and interpretation of various assessment
methods in audiology, which include behavioral tests, physiological tests and special
tests. This course also covers different types of hearing disorders and their clinical
features, as well as management and counseling of hearing loss.
STCD2102 Child Language Disorders 3 45 hrs ---
To equip students with the professional knowledge and skills relevant to child language
disorders. Contents: This course covers the basic concepts of language disorders in
children, including behavioral characteristics, developmental patterns, and theories of
etiology. The basic principles of assessment and intervention in the areas of phonology,
semantics, morphology, syntax, and pragmatics are also addressed.
STCO2101 Counseling in Communication 2 30 hrs ---
Disorders
To equip students with the skills for counseling patients with communication disorders
and their families. Contents: Topics include attending and listening, facilitative holistic
attributes of counseling interview, specific facilitative interviewing behaviors, more
advanced interviewing and counseling skills, non-facilitative holistic attributes of
counseling interview, common issues encountered in counseling, narrative therapy,
counseling with parents of children and adolescents with later-developing
communication disorders, counseling adults and their families for whom progression is
toward improvement, and counseling adults and their families for whom progression is
toward deterioration.
STCS2102 Case Study of Speech Disorders in 2 30 hrs ---
Children
To equip students with a better understanding of speech disorders and language
development in children. Contents: Through case discussion, students will apply
professional knowledge to analyze the clinical features of patients with speech disorders
and develop appropriate management plans.

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