Courses

An interdisciplinary study of the first diasporic Africans to write in English, from the onset of European trade on the West African coast to the Age of Revolutions. This course will consider issues such as the emergence of racial identity, creolization, religion, print culture, racial capitalism, resistance, and the reshaping of gender and sexuality in the crucible of the Atlantic world economy. Genres will include sermons, fiction, editorials, folklore, poetry, autobiography, and polemics.

The course is designed to provide an understanding of language and literacy development in young children. Students examine the interaction between language development and cognition, the reciprocal relationship between spoken and written forms of language for the young child, and the design of 579 / 1272 Queens College developmentally appropriate materials and experiences for from birth through grade 2 students, including students from diverse social groups and those with disabilities.

Focusing on a comparison of early modern texts representing the encounter between Europeans and native Americans from a variety of perspectives (Spanish, Nahuatl, French, English) and a variety of genres (letters, history, ethnography, poetry, drama), we will examine the convergence of hitherto separated cultures in a key region of the emerging global world: the Atlantic.

An examination of the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation in the literature, theology, and philosophic thought of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as well as the effects of the encounter with the New World in the age of exploration; materials to be studied may include authors, texts, and art from both the Old and the New Worlds.

An examination of the ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation in the literature, theology, and philosophic thought of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as well as the effects of the encounter with the New World in the age of exploration; materials to be studied may include authors, texts, and art from both the Old and the New Worlds.

The early Republic from 1789-1849.

The early Republic from 1789 to 1840.

Three lectures and one laboratory. Survey of earth's history including origin of the earth, plate tectonics and evolution of the continents and ocean basins, and the development of life. Offered in the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Natural Science

This course will examine the natural history and ecology of one of the world's rarest and most endangered wilderness areas. The Everglades is the only area of our planet to be designated as a National Park, an International Biosphere Reserve, and a World Heritage Park.

A study of the interrelationship between markets and morals. Investigates the role ethics and ethical ideas play in understanding economic life.