Courses

Selected readings from the classic texts of the Western Tradition, from the Bible and the Greeks to the present. The course will emphasize reading, writing and student discussion.

Political and cultural developments across the Mediterranean in the fourth through first centuries, BCE, including the conquests of Alexander the Great and his successors in the East, the rise of the Roman Republic in the West, and the emergence of a cosmopolitan, Hellenistic culture between the two, ending with the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE.

Prospective teachers of physical education will demonstrate knowledge of the development of the basic motor skills and the development of activities to facilitate motor-skill acquisition in K-12 population.

General introduction to the organizational principles of art, with assignments given in both two- and three-dimensional form. Using historical and cultural models from the past and present, students will make art works and, through class discussions, learn to analyze and criticize them.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

A survey course in biology designed for students in Adult Collegiate Education (ACE) and the LEAP project. The areas of cell biology, heredity, development, physiology, ecology, and evolution are covered. Emphasis will be placed on human- related topics such as health, the environment, and current developments in biology. No previous knowledge of biology or chemistry is assumed. Not open to students who have taken BIOL 11.This course has an M&T Fee.

This course will introduce students in Communication Sciences and Disorders to the complexity and creativity of the human use of language. Studying the psycholinguistic processes of language and the child’s development of language will set the stage for understanding speech, language, and communication disorders.

An introductory course on the culture, theory, and design of games. In this course, students will work in teams to create several games and write game design documentation. Through the playing and analysis of games, lectures, assigned readings and process blogs, students will develop a foundation in game design that will be applicable to other interactive experiences.

Queens College students have much to discover about Queens College, our diverse borough of Queens, and their place in it. Students today have at their disposal tools to navigate the increasingly conceptual and political nature ofphotography and imaging, and more broadly art, such that the picture of their landscape can be more robust.

An interdisciplinary study of gender, race, ethnicity, and class in U. S. society and cultures. The particular focus of the course will vary widely from semester to semester, emphasizing different issues (i.e., gender, race, ethnicity, immigration, and class), different periods, different disciplines and texts, and different aspects of U. S. society (for example, its social structures, histories, cultures). The course may be repeated for credit if the subject matter is different.

The literary presentation of social norms of gender and sexuality in Spanish literature from the medieval period to the present day. Students will read fiction, drama, poetry, and essays, as well as critical and theorectical texts.