Courses

Vocal tract and neuroanatomical specializations for language, language acquisition, genetic language disorders, language and other primates, and evolution of language.

Advanced treatment of the modern bipolar junction transistor; the state-of-the-art, terminal currents, solutions for arbitrary doping profiles, the polysilicon emitter contact, high-injector effects, dynamic operation, device models, heterojunction bipolar transistors.

Impact of French and Indian War; British colonial policy 1763-1775; War for Independence; Confederation crisis; Constitution-making and ratification; development of political parties; problem of foreign entanglements; War of 1812; conflict of nationalist and sectionalist tendencies; historiography and interpretation.

A survey of mainstream Christian expressions of black spirituality as well as other forms of sacred collective consciousness. Study of local churches and theology is encouraged. Experiential Learning, PW: Global Engagement

Sociological theories regarding the black family. Topics include changes in the family, relations with public and social institutions, the nature of male/female relationships, the present state of the extended family, the black family as an agent in the social development of children.

An interdisciplinary course examining institutional factors that affect the structure, evolution, and function of the Black family in the United States and throughout the Diaspora. Students will be introduced to the diverse institutional, cultural, and historical issues relating to the past and present life circumstances of African American Families. A Comparison will be made with families in Africa and the Diaspora. This course may be co-listed with Sociology 271.

Required for all Majors. Offered in the Fall semester and must be taken in student’s the senior year. Students will complete a senior research project. This senior project will require students to demonstrate their familiarity with the theories, methods, and foundational debates of Africana Studies, and call upon their knowledge of different academic disciplines to conduct research on a self-designed topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Required for all Majors. Offered in the Fall semester and must be taken in student’s the senior year. Students will complete a senior research project. This senior project will require students to demonstrate their familiarity with the theories, 156 / 1272 Queens College methods, and foundational debates of Africana Studies, and call upon their knowledge of different academic disciplines to conduct research on a self-designed topic from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Black Power Movement remains one of the most compelling—and misunderstood—elements of African American History. Since the 1960s, critics have—at best—accused Black Power of distracting attention from more productive endeavors, betraying the promise of civil rights, and dividing an interracial coalition of sympathetic liberals. At worst, opponents have attacked Black Power as a foolish, racist, and violent threat to white America, the state, and the Black Freedom Struggle itself.

The Black Power Movement remains one of the most compelling—and misunderstood—elements of African American History. Since the 1960s, critics have—at best—accused Black Power of distracting attention from more productive endeavors, betraying the promise of civil rights, and dividing an interracial coalition of sympathetic liberals. At worst, opponents have attacked Black Power as a foolish, racist, and violent threat to white America, the state, and the Black Freedom Struggle itself.