An overview of causes, characteristics, assessment and treatment methods pertaining to autism spectrum disorders. Topics include genetic bases, early intervention, academic training, social and life skills development.

Explores various aspects of film sound from an historical and theoretical perspective. The course is divided into four main sections: historical and theoretical questions; the voice in cinema; music in cinema; and contemporary sound design. The historical scope of the course will include the entire history of cinema sound, from the so-called "silent" era to the present; but we will focus on two particularly salient turning points: the introduction of synchronous sound film in the late 1920s and the deployment of Digital Surround Sound (DSS) systems in the 1990s.

Introduction to the literary language of Japan, through the study of classical grammar and the linguistic analysis of poetry and short prose.

Research seminar; Encourages research and writing on the history of women and/or gender in America from 1600 to the present. Focus will be on historical
methods, including varieties of modes of historical research and writing.