S-Speech Perception

The course will examine human speech recognition. A special focus will be on how humans recognize the sounds and words a speaker produces from both hearing and seeing the speaker. We will examine the basic mechanisms and mental representations involved in how humans recognize speech from these two modalities. We will discuss original research articles describing empirical research and prominent theories and models of speech perception. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussions, give presentations, work on group projects, and write a research project proposal.

Media, Public Opinion, & LGBT

LGBT rights continue to be one of the most contentiosu issues in American politics. Why is this so? In this course, we will critically examine social science research that has tried to answer these questions. A key emphasis in this class is on the tole of mass media, and the role that it plays in public opinion change.

Theories of Social Interaction

Scholarly literature on interpersonal communication, including historical development and conceptualization, survey of current research and theoretical development and critique of methodologies. Emphasis on reciprocal causal relationships between communication patterns and the social order, and implications of this relationship for individual action and cultural change. Required of students specializing in this area.

S-Computational Sustainability

Ecosystems across the globe under threat. Defining good conservation policies is difficult because many aspects of ecosystems and our impacts on them are poorly understood. However, new data resources are emerging that can help us understand and manage ecosystems more effecitively, if we can develop the algorithms to understand and use this data well.
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