Courses

Learning experiences to practice selected teaching competencies required for successful student teaching. Students apply current knowledge and skills acquired in previous courses to the design, implementation, and evaluation of lessons focused on sport and physical education activities.

135 hours of workshop and crew work in the scene shop.

A practical hands-on introduction to technical theatre systems and equipment. Participants must serve as running crew for theatre and/or dance production.

Introduction to applied behavior analysis techniques for children with developmental disabilities such as autism or Down syndrome. One portion of the class is devoted to classroom instruction regarding technical language of applied behavior analysis; basic principles; strategies to increase appropriate behavior; strategies to decrease challenging behavior; operational definition; direct observation of behavior; graphing and evaluation of data; and family needs.

This course offers a thorough introduction to the topics required for calculus. Topics include real and complex numbers, algebra of functions, the fundamental theorem of algebra, trigonometry, logarithms, and exponential functions, conic sections, and the use of graphing calculators. Students unsure of their preparation for calculusare advised to take the Queens College mathematics placement test.

Familiarizes the student with the technical tools of economic analysis. Covers price, input and output decisions of the business firm; the forces behind supply of and demand for the product of the firm and industry; and the factors determining the distribution of income.

Identical to ECON 202, except taught with a greater use of mathematical tools. Recommended for students planning to do graduate work in economics and business. This course cannot be taken for credit if ECON 202 has been taken.

Examination of the behavior and ecology of non-human primates-lemurs, lorises, galagos, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes-from a biological and evolutionary perspective. Topics include include feeding ecology, predation, socioecology, sexual selection, kin selection, altruism, dominance, life history, reproduction, mating behavior, reproductive strategies, cognition, social intelligence, and communication.

Exposes prospective major students to the principles and philosophies on which contemporary physical education is based. Includes current conceptions of physical education, and national and state standards.

Analysis of the varieties of architectural space formation, the techniques used to achieve them and the resulting meanings encoded in a selected series of worldwide examples. The course may require several field trips to appropriate examples of space types available in metro New York.