Please check the Class Schedule or contact the department for specific course availability for each semester:
BBS 4032 Neuroscience of human speech and language
Professor Froud. An introduction to the neurological bases of normal speech and language perception, production and use.
Instructor: Karen Froud
BBS 5069 Brain and behavior II: Perception, emotion memory and cognition
Faculty. An introduction to brain processes associated with perception, emotion, memory and cognition. Consequences of damage to these neurobehavioral processes are examined through reading and discussion of clinical case studies.
Instructor: Antoinette Gentile
BBSN 5033 Human clinical neuro-psychology
Permission required. Prerequisite: HBSK 4075 or equivalent. Cognitive and emotional disorders associated with particular brain functions or locations.
BBSN 5575 Integrative seminar in neurosciences and education
Primarily for students in the Neuroscience and Education program during preparation of the final Ed.M. project; others by permission. In-depth examination of the implications for education and clinical practice of defined areas within the neurosciences.
BBSN 6575 Seminar in neuroscience and education
No description is available at this time.
Instructor: Peter Gordon
BBSN 5070 Neural bases for language and cognitive development
Examination of neural mechanisms involved in language, reading, and the acquisition of academic skills. Particular attention to language disorders, variations in cerebral organization, and hemisphere specialization.
BBSQ 4040 Speech and language disorders
Professor Saxman. Discussion of speech and language disorders and of remedial procedures. For speech pathology-audiology majors without academic background in speech and hearing and students in language arts, psychology, guidance, special education, childhood education, health education, nursing education, physical and occupational therapy, and dental hygiene.
Instructor: John Saxman
BBSQ 6510 Seminar: Neuropathologies of speech
No description is available at this time.
HBSK 5033 Human clinical neuropsychology
Permission required. Prerequisite: HBSK 4075 or equivalent. Cognitive and emotional disorders associated with particular brain functions or locations.
HBSK 5070 Neural bases for language and cognitive development
Permission required. Examination of neural mechanisms involved in language, reading, and the acquisition of academic skills. Particular attention to language disorders, variations in cerebral organization, and hemisphere specialization.
HBSK 5072 Developmental neuropsychology
Permission required. Prerequisite: HBSK 4075 or HBSK 5070 or HBSK 5068 or equivalent background in basic neuroscience; also recommended: an introductory course in developmental psychology. Focus on neurobiological processes underlying pre- and post-natal development of the central nervous system. Particular attention is devoted to processes related to early perceptual-motor and cognitive development and to educational and clinical problems in development.
HBSK 5097 Psychology of instruction
No description is available at this time.
HBSK 5139 Fundamentals of psychopharmacology
Permission required. Mechanisms of action and behavioral effects of drugs on the central nervous system. Focus on drugs influencing learning and memory and those used for psychiatric and neurobiological conditions.
HBSK 5274 Fieldwork: Neuropsychological approaches to reading and cognitive development
Corequisite: HBSK 5375. Supervised experience in neuropsychological assessment and intervention. Special fee: $100.
HBSK 5320 Individual psychological testing I
Permission required. This is a yearlong course open to Ed.M. and doctoral students in School Psychology. Background, administration, and interpretation of major psychological tests from both nomothetic and ideographic perspectives. Both courses cover the administration of major cognitive and personality measures and the interpretation and integration of data into case reports. Lecture plus lab/supervisory section. Supervisory fee: $100; materials fee: $50 per term.
Instructor: Michelle Greenwald
HBSK 5338 Neuropsychology assessment in education and clinical practice
No description is available at this time.
HBSK 5371 Educational neuropsychology
Educational applications of neuropsychological assessment findings. Special fee: $150.
HBSK 5375 Fieldwork in reading and cognitive development from a neuropsychological perspective
Permission required. Prerequisite: previous courses in neuropsychological and educational assessment. Interpretation and implications of neuropsychological assessment for effective educational interventions. Materials fee: $100.
HBSK 5575 Integrative seminar in neurosciences and education
Primarily for students in the Neuroscience and Education program during preparation of the final Ed.M. project; others by permission. In-depth examination of the implications for education and clinical practice of defined areas within the neurosciences.
HBSK 6383 Neuropsychological assessment of children and adults
Permission required. Prerequisites: BBSN 5033 or BBSN 5070; and HBSK 5320. Analysis, administration, and interpretation of special procedures used to assess brain damage/dysfunction in adults and children. Special fee: $150.
Instructor: Patrick McAuliffe
HBSK 9410 Supervised internship, advanced study level
Internship for Advanced Study program students in Neuroscience and Education. Supervised experience with assessment and intervention techniques in the neurosciences as they apply to education and clinical practice.
HBSK 9910 Independent study, advanced study level
Independent study vehicle for students in Advanced Study program to engage in supervised research or independent readings in neurosciences and education or clinical neuropsychology.
HBSR 6561 Seminar in neuromotor processes
No description is available at this time.
HUDK 4020 Theories of Human Development
No description is available at this time.
HUDK 4024 Developmental psychology: Adulthood and the lifespan
Theories of adult development, with an emphasis on the historical transformation of adult roles, and the significance of marriage, family, child rearing, work and social class in adulthood socialization.
Instructor: Judith Miller
HUDK 5023 Cognitive development
Theory and research on the development of cognitive processes across the life span.
Instructor: Deanna Kuhn
HUDK 5024 Language development
Survey of research and theory in the development of language, beginning with communication and the origins of language in infancy and emphasizing acquisition of the forms of language in relation to their content and use.
Instructor: Peter Gordon
HUDM 4050 Introduction to measurement
An introduction to basic concepts and issues in measurement. Descriptive statistics, scales of measurement, norms, reliability, validity. Advantages and limitations of measurement techniques are discussed and illustrated.
Instructor: Lawrence DeCarlo
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Dr. Karen Froud presented about "Schizophrenia as a disorder of thought, or language? Evidence from brain and behavioral investigations" at the Talks on Linguistics In honor of Neil Smith's retirement conference. It was hosted by the Department of Phonetics and Linguistics of the University College London. You can also view the conference program for more info about all presentations.
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