Etiology and nature of developmental communication and swallowing disorders. Behavioral characteristics and common treatment approaches for language delay and disorders, developmental apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, fluency, craniofacial anomalies, cognitive-communication disorders, and feeding/swallowing disorders. Required for majors; open to nonmajors. Course overlaps with: SPHSC 427. Prerequisite: SPHSC 250; SPHSC 304; and SPHSC 320. Offered: W.