This course aims to provide students with an overview of communication problems associated with palatal clefting and interdisciplinary treatment including embryology, anatomy, classification, neonatal problems, hearing, surgery, speech, and social, mental, and emotional development. It will provide an overview of cerebral palsy, including such topics as causes and types, symptomatology, typical and atypical motor development, associated disorders, communication and feeding of individuals with various types of cerebral palsy, and assessment and treatment.

An introduction to bilingualism (and its issues) and normal speech and language development. This course aims to show students how children and adults learn two or more languages. It will also teach students how to assess speech and language disorders in children who are bilinguals.