Courses

    Provides beginning Ph.D. students with an introduction to the study of executive functions. A required proseminar for students in the Cognitive Psychology Ph.D. program. Will include consideration of working memory, inhibition, multi-tasking, monitoring, selection, lifespan changes, and social/clinical applications at the cognitive, neural, and computational levels. Graduate students in all programs are welcome, and advanced undergraduates are welcome with instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Examines current topics in planetary science, based on recent discoveries, spacecraft observations, and other developments. Focuses on a specific topic each time the course is offered, such as Mars, Venus, Galilean satellites, exobiology, comets, or extrasolar planets. May be taken twice for credit. Same as ATOC 5830 and GEOL 5830. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Covers current topics in planetary science based on recent discoveries, spacecraft observations, or other developments. Focuses on a specific topic such as Mars, Venus, Galilean satellites, exobiology, comets, or extrasolar planets. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours, provided the topics vary. Prereq., graduate standing in physical sciences, or instructor consent. Same as ASTR 5830 and GEOL 5830.

    Examines the development of narrative film in China from the early twentieth century to today, covering the major periods, styles, and themes developed in Chinese cinema. Texts and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., CHIN 4120 or instructor consent.

    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Same as GSLL 5830. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Discusses current issues such as ozone depletion, global warming, and air quality for graduate students in nonscientific fields. Provides the scientific background necessary to understand, follow scientific developments, and critically evaluate these issues. Same as ATOC 5000. Credit not granted for this course and ATOC 4800.

    Current topics in planetary science, based on recent discoveries, spacecraft observations, or other developments. Focuses on a specific topic each time it is offered, such as Mars, Venus, Galilean satellites, exobiology, comets, or extrasolar planets. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours, provided the topics vary. Prereq., graduate standing in physical sciences or instructor consent. Same as ATOC/ASTR 5830.

    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Taught in English. Same as COML 5830.

    Examines central issues in Japanese culture and society since the Meiji Restoration (1868) through selected readings of the works of major writers in the fields of literature, anthropology, feminism, political science, and religion, among others. Provides a broad context for cultural studies in modern and contemporary Japan by positioning the most important commentators within their historical and social situations. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Restricted to graduate students.

    Same as GEOG 4832.

    Explores the field of natural language processing as it is concerned with the theoretical and practical issues that arise in getting computers to perform useful and interesting tasks with natural language. Covers the problems of understanding complex language phenomena and building practical programs. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Same as CSCI 5832. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours to meet candidacy requirements. Prereq., senior level undergraduate physics. Same as ATOC 5835 and GEOL 5835. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Studies current research on a topic in planetary science. Subjects may vary each semester. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours to meet candidacy requirements. Same as ASTR 5835 and GEOL 5835. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Studies current research on a topic in planetary science. Students and faculty give presentations. Subjects may vary each semester. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours to meet candidacy requirements. Same as ATOC 5835 and ASTR 5835. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Provides beginning Ph.D. students with a basic introduction to research on complex human cognition, including reasoning, problem solving, decision making, analogy, concept learning, and knowledge representation. Will include consideration of theoretical, behavioral, and cognitive neuroscience perspectives. One of six proseminar modules required of students in the Cognitive Psychology Ph.D. program. Graduate students in all programs and advanced undergraduates welcome with instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.

    Directed individual research based on a specific area of specialization. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

    No Greek or Latin required. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Instructor consent required. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Focuses on the cycling of elements at the global scale with a particular emphasis on human modification of biogeochemical cycles. Major biogeochemical cycles, their past dynamics, present changes, and potential future scenarios will be addressed. Ecosystem to global-scale model of the earth system will be discussed, along with global-scale measurements of element fluxes from satellites, aircraft, and measurement networks. Prereq., general chemistry, some organic chemistry. Same as GEOL 5305. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Offers independent research for master's students only. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Numbered GEOL 5840 through GEOL 5851. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
    May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours for MS students and unlimited for doctoral students. Prerequisites: Restricted to Integrative Physiology (IPHY) graduate students only.

    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

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