Courses

Examination of food sustainability and the development of the current food system through readings, lectures, discussions and work in both a foods lab and in a garden. Alternatives for a more sustainable food system such as urban and local gardening/farming will be discussed as well as the ethical, environmental and health-related concerns of industrialized agriculture. Laboratories include hands- on work in a vegetable/herb garden and food preparation in a food science lab.

A survey of macroeconomic and microeconomic forecasting techniques. Emphasis will be placed on multiple regression analysis and the application of regression techniques to problems in finance and economics.

An introduction to formal logic: analysis of the logical form of sentences; use of a formal language to symbolize sentences and arguments from natural languages; testing for the validity of arguments, consistency of sets of sentences, etc., by formal techniques; deductive methods of proof.

The novel, novella, short story, and other forms of prose fiction, with special emphasis on questions and problems of genre. The texts studied vary each semester. Students may take this course twice for credit if the works studied are different.

This course introduces students to the field of bilingual education through the examination of its socio-cultural, historical, political, and philosophical aspects. Students use the research in the field to examine programs, models, and trends in bilingual education and critically analyze their socio-cultural and political underpinnings.

This course aims to explore the ways in which new technologies are disrupting the financial services industry through introducing new business models, delivery methods and products. Particularly, the course will focus on payment technologies, Robo-Advising, Credit Tech and Lending, Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies, InsurTech, Real Estate Technologies, RegTech, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Not open to students who received credit for FIN 305.

The course is an exploration of Euclid’s fifth postulate, often referred to as the parallel postulate. Development of the basics of Euclidean geometry with a focus on understanding the role of the fifth postulate. Development and explorationof hyperbolic geometry, a non-Euclidean geometry. Not open to students who are taking or have received credit for MATH 618.

introduction to the critical thinking tools required to conduct research in Biology. Topics include the scientific method, experimental design and hypothesis testing; introductory statistical methods for data analysis; communication of research findings via research papers, posters, and oral talks; and ethics in scientific research. Prerequisites: BIOL 105 and a B- or greater average in biology courses.

Problems in sociological theory with special emphasis on contemporary approaches and general processes of theory construction. 1215 / 1272 Queens College

An introduction to Spanish linguistics.