Courses

An intensive study of Beethoven's life and work; an analysis of his style in its various phases, his creative process as revealed in his sketchbooks, and his impact on the Romantic period.

An exploration of literary and textual questions in the Hebrew Bible, including textual history, narrative and character development, intertextuality, repetition and the retelling of stories, the relationship between law and narrative, biblical poetry. Both biblical and secondary works are read in English; no prior knowledge of the Hebrew Bible is required.

Psychological, social, and educational aspects of bilingualism. There are several writing assignments in this course.

Psychological, social, and educational aspects of bilingualism. There are several writing assignments in this course.

Structure, properties, biosynthesis, and metabolism of major groups of compounds of biological importance: proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and coenzymes. The course emphasizes the relationship between the biochemical pathways and their location in the cell as well as metabolic regulation.

The course emphasizes the relationship between the biochemical pathways and their location in the cell as well as metabolic regulation.

Experimental study of selected biochemical processes; enzyme kinetics; biological oxidations; use of radioactive tracers; chromatographic separation and purification of major types of natural substances.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

Biogeochemistry processes of affecting Earth's environmental systems with emphasis on mechanisms for distribution and transport of elements and compounds in and between the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.

A survey of the evidences for biological evolution, including the origin and history of life, the forces driving change, and human evolution, past, present, and future. This course is designed for non-science majors and may not be used to fulfill biology major or minor requirements.

A survey of biological and evolutionary perspectives on the human species, including evolutionary theory, genetics, biological variation across living human populations, a survey of nonhuman primates to contextualize humans within the tree of life, and the fossil evidence of human evolution.