Courses

Covers fundamentals of genome sequence and structure of genomes. Emphasis on the human genome, mechanisms of gene action, including genome structure and regulation of gene expression and bioinformatics. Utilizes genomic and molecular techniques used to examine human genetic diseases with behavioral, neurologic, and physiologic abnormalities. Recommended prereq., IPHY 5200.

Covers microscopic anatomy and function of different brain regions. Emphasizes correlation between structure and function, particularly at cellular and synaptic level. Course includes brain dissection, description of neuroanatomical and neurohistological techniques, and an introduction to the ultrastructure of neurons. Prereqs., PSYC 4052 or NRSC 4052 or MCDB 4190, and instructor consent.

Provides students with background in the anatomical, physiological, and neurological bases of swallowing function and disorders across the lifespan. Etiological factors are presented, as well as various assessment tools and principles of treatment of swallowing disorders in children and adults. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Same as CLAS 5269.

Same as CLAS 4269/ARTH 5269.

Provides practical experience in the editorial, design, and business procedures of desktop publishing. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Same as ANTH 4270.

Same as GEOL 4270.

Chemical principles of conversion of solar energy into electricity and fuels in molecular and semiconductor-based systems. Overview of solid-state electronic structure of materials and interfaces, light-matter interactions, principles of harvesting photoexcited currents and useful chemical species. Description of processes utilized in established and emerging solar energy technologies. Prereqs., CHEM 3331 or 3371, and CHEM 4431, 4521, or 4531 (min. grade C-) or instructor consent. CHEM 4271 and 5271 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Understanding the climate of the Arctic requires a synthetic, system oriented approach. The course focuses on the intimate linkages between the atmosphere, ocean and land that give the Arctic region its unique character, link the Arctic to the larger global climate system, and promote understanding the rapid changes occurring in the Arctic. Prereq., GEOG 1001. GEOG 4271 and 5271 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Analyzes the life and thought of W.E.B. Du Bois for its contributions to interdisciplinary and intersectional studies. Emphasis will be placed on the innovative interdisciplinary and intersectional nature of Du Bois's epistemology and research methodology, as well as his participation in radical political and social movements. Prereq., ETHN 2001 or 2002. Restricted to junior/senior ETHN majors/minors. ETHN 4272 and 5272 are the same course. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an overview of the application of current technology to alternative/augmentative communication. Emphasizes assessment and intervention with nonverbal children and adults with need for alternative/augmentative communication systems. Presents various technological devices and systems. Addresses system selection, programming, development, and integration of use in environmental contexts. Prereq., SLHS 5232 and instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Addresses modern poetry, written since World War II. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to English, English Literature or English Literature-Creative Writing graduate students only.

Examines a specific problem or issue in ancient Chinese literature, e.g., early views of language's relationship to reality, or the commentary tradition and the emergence of allegorical and metaphysical approaches to interpreting texts. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Prereq., Chin 4220 or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Explores the fundamentals of low-temperature geochemistry to investigate element speciation and chemical behavior in waters, soils and sediments. Topics include water-rock interaction and weathering, mineral dissolution and precipitation reactions, aqueous complexation, mineral surface chemistry, kinetics, element cycles, and redox biogeochemistry. Includes exposure to spectroscopic tools, computer simulations, and microbial geochemistry. Prereq., GEOL 3320 or 1 year of college chemistry or instructor consent.

Studies a specific problem or issue in classical (eighth through twelfth century) Japanese literature, e.g., the development of specifically Japanese theories of literature or the concept of genre in the Japanese tradition. Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

Explores the theoretical and clinical management of acquired cognitive disorders that impact communication. Includes basic functional neuroanatomy. Prereq., graduate standing. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Designed to give time and impetus to scriptwriting in terms of both imaginative and technical aspects. Either stage plays or screenplays are studied, as announced. Admission to graduate writing students or by instructor of an application manuscript. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours.

Same as EBIO 4290. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Deals with topics in the area of philosophy and public policy and is often interdisciplinary in focus. Topics vary from one semester to another. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Restricted to graduate students. Same as GEOG 4292 and ECON 4292. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Presents the neural bases of normal and disordered speech motor control, teaches assessment and treatment of motor speech disorders of children and adults, and applies motor control research to clinical problems. Prereqs., graduate standing and undergraduate SLHS background. Prerequisites: Restricted to Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (SLHS) or Audiology (AUDD) graduate students only.

Addresses modern fiction written since World War II. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

Introduces solar and stellar winds, and planetary and stellar magnetospheres. Acquaints students with the guiding center theory for particle motion, magnetospheric topology, convection, radiation belts, magnetic storms and substorms, and auroras.

Covers the role of the ocean, terrestrial biosphere, and atmosphere in the global carbon cycle. Specific topics include marine carbonate chemistry, biological production, terrestrial fluxes, anthropogenic emissions, and the evolution of the global carbon cycle in a changing climate. Prereq., graduate standing in a physical science or instructor consent. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.