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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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SPCH 008 - Introduction to Hearing Science

Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring

The course will describe the structure and function of the hearing mechanism and the application of principles of physics to the measurement of hearing. The nature of sound, perception of sound, current theories of audition, frequency, decibels, pure tones, noise, spectrum, psychoacoustics, binaural hearing, localization, interaural attenuation, making, recruitment, impedance, and acoustic reflex will be covered.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
SPCH 009 , 137 . Speech majors only.


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Summer Session I 2026

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