Studies some of the main topics in the philosophy of language, such as meaning and theories of meaning, translation, speech acts, rules of language, reference, relevance of psycholinguistics, language and thought, and language and ontology. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Addresses socio-cultural issues concerning indigenous languages, including human rights, intellectual property, language endangerment and maintenance, identity, linguistic relativity, sense of place. Same as LING 6500.
Addresses socio-cultural issues concerning indigenous languages, including human rights, intellectual property, language endangerment and maintenance, identity, linguistic relativity, sense of place. Same as ANTH 6500.
Overview of ethics and ethical issues in the profession of audiology. Topics to be discussed include code of ethics by professions, approaches to analyzing ethical dilemmas, ethics in relationships with manufacturers, and ethical considerations inteaching, clinical practice and research. Recommended requisite, undergraduate background in SLHS. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Surveys the structure of one or more languages, emphasizing understanding how parts of the language interact. Designed to supplement courses in which parts of languages are used to illustrate theoretical claims. Repeatable for credit up to 6 total credit hours provided the topics vary. Department enforced prereqs., LING 5410 and LING 5420. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Overview of professional issues related to the profession of audiology. Topics to be discussed include certification, licensure, professional associations, infection control, practice management, federal regulations related to audiology, professional communications and professional relationships. Recommended requisite, undergraduate background in SLHS. Requisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.
Emphasizes mathematical theory of statistics. Topics include distribution theory, estimation and testing of hypotheses, multivariate analysis, and nonparametric inference, all with emphasis on theory. Department enforced prereq., APPM 5520 or MATH 5520. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Students compare and contrast selected structures of languages treated from a typological, genetic, or a real perspective. No special prior knowledge of the subject language is required. Department enforced prereqs., LING 5410, 5420, and 5570. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Introduces major topics and themes in South Asian history. Reviews central theories relating to topics such as religion, nationalism, law, gender, colonialism, and literature. Formerly HIST 6628. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Offers selected topics in probability such as sums of independent random variables, notions of convergence, characteristic functions, Central Limit Theorem, random walk, conditioning and martingales, Markov chains, and Brownian motion. Department enforced prereq., MATH 6310. Instructor consent required for undergraduates Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Advanced study on the current science surrounding hearing assessment of adults across the age span. Includes theoretical foundations and clinical applications. Requisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.
Introduces standard works and recent developments in cultural history. Explores structuralism and post-structuralism, semiotics, social construction, relativism, hegemony, and the idea of postmodernity in the uses of culture as an historical category. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Systematic study of Markov chains and some of the simpler Markov processes including renewal theory, limit theorems for Markov chains, branching processes, queuing theory, birth and death processes, and Brownian motion. Applications to physical and biological sciences. Departement enforced prereqs., MATH 4001, MATH 4510, APPM 3570 or APPM 4560 or instructor consent. Same as MATH 6550. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Systematic study of Markov chains and some of the simpler Markov processes, including renewal theory, limit theorems for Markov chains, branching processes, queuing theory, birth and death processes, and Brownian motion. Applications to physical and biological sciences. Department enforced rereqs., MATH 4001 or 4510 or APPM 3570 or 4560. Instructor consent required for undergraduates. Same as APPM 6550. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Provides advanced study in hearing assessment and management of children across the age span. Topics include epidemiological, medical, audiological, developmental, and habilitative aspects of normal and impaired hearing in children. Recommended requisite, undergraduate background in SLHS. Requisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.
Theories and research methods in first-language acquisition of phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Recommended prereqs., LING 5410, LING 5420 and LING 5430. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Provides advanced study in the neural bases of hearing. Includes theoretical foundations and clinical assessment of neurological functioning in auditory systems with both normal and impaired function. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of SLHS 6544 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.
Required of all biochemistry graduate students. Credit is deferred until presentation of satisfactory seminar. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Enrolled graduate students in the behavioral neuroscience program will be asked to prepare, present and receive feedback on scientific presentations of their own research or from review of a current research project.
Covers a range of topics important for professional development in clinical psychology, including preparation and delivery of research presentations, preparation of grant proposals/manuscripts and practicum experience (i.e., interviewing and assessment, treatment planning, intervention and documentation). Intended to prepare students for careers as research scientists and clinicians. May be repeated up to 10 total credit hours. Instructor consent required. Requisites: Restricted to Psychology (PSYC) graduate students only.
Provides summaries of current research by graduate students and faculty members in the Cognitive Psychology program in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Professional Development issues relevant to cognitive psychologists will also be discussed. Graduate students in all programs and advanced undergraduates welcome with instructor consent. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to Psychology (PSYC) and Neuroscience (NRSC) PhD Students only.
Covers a range of topics important for professional development in social psychology, including preparation and delivery of research presentations, preparation of grant proposals and manuscripts, and peer review of manuscripts. Intended to prepare students for careers as research scientists. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Covers finite difference, finite element, finite volume, pseudo-spectral, and spectral methods for elliptic, parabolic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations. Department enforced prereq., APPM 5600. Recommended prereq., APPM 5610 or graduate numerical linear algebra. Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
