Courses

Overview of the human body; scientific fundamentals of stress, fitness, nutrition, disease and drug use; interdisciplinary focus on wellness and longevity; integrated physical activity experiences centering on principles and applications of the scientific basis of conditioning; not open to students who have taken KINE 223; also taught at Galveston campus.

This course is designed to introduce students to the integrated nature of science through the understanding and exploration of caves. The course aims to cover the broad nature of caves, from the evidence they provide on our changing climate to understanding human evolution, along with their evolving cultural context (from slavery to the spectacle of cave rescue).

Usually science and ethics are taken to be about different things: science is concerned with the facts - how things are; ethics is concerned with value - how things should be. But science has increasingly come to study ethics itself: the grounds and foundation of our ethical thinking and practices in evolution, moral psychology, social psychology and human behavioral ecology.

Chemical and physical properties of foods that affect handling, preparation, and storage.This course has an M&T Fee. For more info visit: http://qc.cuny.edu/?id=JU9F

Explores the science, methodology and technology employed to gather, preserve and present information about insects and other arthropods in such a manner that this information can be used in courts of law as evidence and testimony to help resolve issues of a criminal or civil nature.

Explores the science, methodology and technology employed to gather, preserve and present information about insects and other arthropods in such a manner that this information can be used in courts of law as evidence and testimony to help resolve issues of a criminal or civil nature.

Fractals are physical or mathematical objects with an ever-larger number of ever- smaller pieces. This course shows how scientists use fractals to analyze and solve problems. The course uses the tools of spreadsheets, graphs, algebra, numerical methods, folding pieces of paper, and performing in-class experiments to learn mathematical concepts and apply them to give insights into the nature and properties of physical, biological, and social systems.

From childhood bonds to lifelong partnerships, this course delves into the science of relationships and family dynamics through a developmental and theoretical lens.

This course focuses on basic nutritional science, with emphasis on the physiological and biochemical importance of nutrition to physical performance, health, and fitness. The use and efficacy of ergogenic aids will be investigated. The course requires reading and interpreting the scientific literature.

An advanced course focusing on the physiological and biochemical impact of nutrient intake on physical performance, health and fitness. Special emphasis will be placed on the investigation of a variety of dietary supplements, including purported ergogenic aids. The course requires significant reading and interpreting of the scientific literature.