Course Offerings
wdt_ID | Course | Semester Offered | Prerequisites |
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1 | 201: Speech Science (3 cr.) | fall, spring | |
2 | 202: Normal Aspects of Hearing (3 cr.) | fall, spring | |
3 | 210: Neural Basis of Communication (3 cr.) | spring, summer | Sophomore standing or consent of instructor |
4 | 110: Introduction to Communicative Disorders (3 cr.) Elective | fall, spring, summer | |
5 | 240: Language Development in Children and Adolescents (3 cr.) | fall, summer | |
6 | 303: Speech Acoustics and Perception (3 cr.) | fall | CS&D 201, 202 |
7 | 315: Phonetics and Phonological Development (3 cr.) | fall | CS&D 201, 240 |
8 | 318: Voice, Craniofacial and Fluency Disorders (3 cr.) | spring | CS&D 201, 202, 240, junior standing |
9 | 320: Introduction to Audiology (3cr.) | fall | CS&D 202 |
12 | 424: Sign Language I (2 cr.) Elective | fall | Sophomore standing |
13 | 425: Auditory Rehabilitation (3 cr.) | spring | CS&D 201, 202, 320 |
21 | 371: Pre-Clinical Observation of Children and Adults (3 cr.) Elective | spring | Junior standing and declared CSD major |
22 | 481: Junior Honors (Research design; 3 cr.) | fall | Admission into CSD Honors in the CSD Major, permission from instructor |
23 | 681/682: Honors Thesis Project | fall, spring | Permission from research mentor |
24 | 440: Child Language Disorders, Assessment and Intervention (3 cr.) | spring | CS&D 240 |
25 | 120: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Communication Sciences and Disorders (3 cr.) | spring | |
26 | 434: Sign Language II (2 cr.) Elective | spring | CS&D 424; sophomore standing |
Independent Study (CSD 699)
Students majoring in CSD and signing up for independent study credit should review the following:
- Students can enhance their “Wisconsin Experience” under the mentorship of a faculty member. For more information, see: https://kb.wisc.edu/ls/page.php?id=20133.
- Independent study in CSD is intended to provide students with deeper knowledge in specific sub-fields within the CSD. The knowledge gained is not typically provided in individual classes. The purpose of independent study credits is for students to engage with research topics.
- Permission of a faculty member is required.
- For 2 or 3 credits, a student will contact a professor in CSD and ask to either be involved in conducting research in a lab, or conduct an independent reading project during the semester. Each credit requires 3 hours/week commitment.
Advising Presentations
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Feb12
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Feb19
Undergraduate Advising Presentation - Honors in the Major @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Learn more on our Canvas page

Summer Course Options
Undergraduate courses are offered every summer, including online options!
- CS&D 110: Introduction to Communicative Disorders
- CS&D 201: Speech Science
- CS&D 210: Neural Basis of Communication
- CS&D 240: Language Development in Children and Adolescents
Please check with the advising team or the Course, Search, and Enroll application for more information.
Courses Satisfying the CSD Major in L&S
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Statistics
- Stat 301: Introduction to Statistical Methods
- Stat 311: Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics 1
- Stat 371: Introductory Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
- Psych 210: Basic Statistics for Psychology
- Soc 360: Statistics for Sociologists 1
Psychology
- Psych 201: Exploring Psychology
- Psych 202: Introduction to Psychology
- HDFS 263: Development from Adolescence to Old Age
Linguistics
- Linguis 101: Human Language
- Linguis 103: Language, History, and Society elementary
- Linguis 303: Language, History, and Society intermediate
- Engl 214: The English Language
- Engl 314: The Structure of English
- Engl 318: Second Language Acquisition
- Spanish 321: The Structure of Modern Spanish
- Spanish 327: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
- Spanish 331: Spanish Applied Linguistics
Biological Sciences
- Bio/Botany/Zoology 151: Introductory Biology
- Anthro 105: Principles of Biological Anthropology
- Anthro 410: Evolutionary Biology
- Biochem 104: Molecular Mechanisms, Human Health and You
- Biocore 381: Evolution, Ecology & Genetics
- Zoology 101: Animal Biology
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