Courses

Introduces students to the basic concepts of electroacoustic transduction, and demonstrates the application of these concepts to the measurement and calibration of audiometric instrumentation. Students will become familiar with standard measurement equipment including multimeters, oscilloscopes, and sound level meters; and will become familiar with calibration standards for instruments including the audiometer, tympanometer, and electrophysiological amplifiers. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Prereq., graduate standing.

Explores various issues in U.S. labor history through readings and research projects. Most of the readings are taken from writings on U.S. labor history. Special attention is given to women, immigration, and regional patterns. Research skills emphasized. Prereq., HIST 6536 or instructor consent.

Presents theories of language change. Discusses mechanisms of language change, its trajectories over linguistic categories and items, and its relation to theories of grammar and of language variation. Prereqs., LING 5410, 5420, and 5570, or equivalent. .

Discusses the development of formal scripts from the late Roman Empire to the 15th century. Provides practice in identification, transliteration, and translation of medieval manuscripts. Prereqs., graduate standing and reading knowledge of Latin.

Topics in various aspects of current research; emphasizes student readings and presentations. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Discussion of experimental and theoretical approaches for probing structures and dynamics of proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids; and computations in molecular dynamics simulation, modeling, and geometry. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Examines technological aspects and clinical applications of implantable prostheses such as cochlear implants, brainstem implants, hybrid cochlear implants, Baha devices and middle ear implants. Topics will include: history of implantable devices, anatomy and histopathology of the inner ear, speech processing in implants, mapping devices, candidacy criteria, behavioral and electrophysiologic techniques for assessment and outcomes in implanted children and adults. Prereq., good standing in SLHS graduate program or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Explores how ethnographic writing has evolved over the past century to incorporate different forms of cross-cultural representation and to accommodate new theoretical paradigms. Includes ethnographic authority and reflexivity, as well as embedded theories and blurred genres of cultural research.

Discusses and reviews the current literature and experimental results in signal transduction, cell cycle and tumor suppressor gene regulation. Emphasizes the understandings of molecular and biochemical mechanisms of the origin of human tumor cells. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides in-depth study of current research literature and its implications for clinical practice regardingdevelopment of communication processes in the firstsix years of life and impact of hearing loss. Investigates development of language, auditory perception, speech production, social-emotional abilities, and cognition. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Topics in various aspects of current biochemical and environmental research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

The second semester in this year-long course builds upon concepts in PSYC 5453 to explore the theoretical and empirical bases for understanding child psychopathology and intervention. Prereq., PSYC 5453 and instructor consent.

Prereq., one 6000-level readings course in women's history.

Study of the mechanisms of eukaryotic gene expression with an emphasis on the structure and function of human mediator transcription complexes. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Practice administration of common intellectual tests. Prereq., instructor consent. Coreq., PSYC 7683. Restricted to clinical psychology graduate students. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology Graduate Students only.

Discussion of advances and developments in biomolecular dynamics, with emphasis on experimental studies via ultrafast laser spectroscopy. The connection of protein dynamics with function will also be considered. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Discusses selected topics in the field of psychotherapy, including content consideration and pertinent research. Topics vary from semester to semester. Prereq., instructor consent.

Focuses on administering and interpreting objective test results commonly used in clinical psychology practice. Probable inventories used are MMPI, SCII , WISC, WAIS, plus other objective measures where relevant. Includes case study approach and direct clinical experience. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Discusses recent results and current literature in the areas of the mechanism of sensory proteins, internal motions of proteins, and protein folding. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Covers theory and practice primarily in areas of individual personality testing. Involves intensive field work and report writing. Prereq., instructor consent.

Studies experimental approaches to understand the mechanisms of enzymic catalysis. Techniques include steady-state and pre-steady-state kinetics, isotope trapping and partitioning, inhibition by substrate analogues, and covalent modification of proteins.May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq.,instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Offers selected topics in the area of clinical psychology. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Psychology Graduate Students only.

Discussion of advances and developments in biomolecular dynamics, with emphasis on experimentalstudies via ultrafast laser spectroscopy. The connection of protein dynamics with function will also be considered. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.