Courses

An overview of different issues related to sexuality in the family. Examination of how sexuality impacts family life and the factors that impact sexuality. Counseling strategies to provide support with sexual issues will be discussed.

Courses In Jewish Studies

Ancient creation stories (e.g. Enuma Elish, Genesis, Greek myth, Popul Vu) read on their own and in comparison to each other, with a focus on understanding what these stories tell about us about the cultures in which they were (and are) told and on their view of who we humans are.

Ancient creation stories (e.g., Enuma Elish, Genesis, Greek myth, Popul Vu) read on their own and in comparison to each other, with a focus on understanding what these stories tell us about the cultures in which they were (and are) told and on their view of who we humans are.

Use of computational algorithms as a tool to create beautifully designed visual graphics. Over the semester students will explore form, color, grids, typefaces and 3 dimensional objects and combining these with computational topics like randomization, repetition, transformation, generative and data manipulated design. Each class will consist of a lecture and live coding examples as well as student project presentations and critiques.

Sound recording and editing. From a technical perspective, microphones, digital recorders and the software application ProTools are covered. The class is divided between technical instruction, in class discussion of students' creative work, and lectures where audio works both contemporary and historical are played and discussed. Note that this class focuses on the creative use of sound rather than music. Each student completes two audio CD projects.

Development of students' ability to produce their own creative texts in Spanish while enriching their writing techniques. Designed for Spanish speaking students with an advanced level of proficiency in reading and writing. Students will first be drawing lessons from some of the techniques used in a variety of texts by Latin American authors. Subsequently they will develop their individual styles. 780 / 1272 Queens College

The major theories on crime and delinquency, methods of studying the offender, and crime statistics. Emphasis is on the criminal justice system, including the police, courts, and corrections.

This course will introduce students to criminal substantive and procedural law and the dilemmas of crime control in a democratic society. Students will learn about the institutional components of the criminal justice system (police, courts, and corrections). Topics will include plea bargaining, capital punishment, the insanity defense, the exclusionary rule, and racial disparities.

The political, economic, social, and technological pressures on news organizations and the journalists who work in them; ways in which the treatment of these critical issues impacts on readers and viewers of news media; and the standards and guidelines by which individual journalists can maintain professional behavior. The course will focus on issues of current concern within the field of journalism. May be repeated once for credit if the topic is different.