Department Head
In the name and the
blessing of ALLAH, we begin with the greeting of Islam. Peace, mercy, and
blessings of ALLAH be upon you and welcome to the Department of Applied Speech
Language, and Hearing.
Hearing and speech are
considered important and rapidly evolving health sciences. This specialization
seeks to rehabilitate and prepare the students enrolled in this program and
provide them with the skills and cognitive competencies that qualify them to
diagnose cases related to speech, language, and hearing disorders. This
specialization also provides them with the latest treatment methods and the
best education and training strategies. The specialization includes many
scientific and practical courses in both aspects of speech, language, and
hearing. In speech and language, the specialization includes subjects such as language disorders, articulation and phonological disorders, human voice
disorders, cleft palate and resonance disorders, neuromotor communication
disorders, speech disorders of nervous origin, language acquisition, anatomy
and physiology of speech organs, auditory verbal therapy, cerebral palsy and
swallowing disorders and fluency disorders. The hearing includes materials such as Anatomy and physiology of the hearing system, pediatric Audiology, adult audiology,
ear nose and throat diseases, vestibular disorders, and fundamentals of cochlear
implantation.
This
specialization at Zarqa University is distinguished by its application, as the
practical application aspect appears clearly in the various scientific
materials offered to our dear students. To achieve this, Zarqa University has
paid great attention to this specialization, as it has worked to equip the
department with Zarqa University Center for Hearing and Speech, equipped with
the latest devices and tools.