Courses

Introduction to yoga including traditional yoga postures emphasizing flexibility, breathing and relaxation techniques as well as careful attention to alignment in classical yoga poses. Props will be utilized depending upon the instructor.

Continuation and progression from beginning Yoga to include advanced traditional Yoga postures emphasizing flexibility, breathing and relaxation techniques.

This course is an in-depth study of the principles and the practice of yoga. Students explore the yogic conception of the mind and the body and how it relates to psychoanalytic and neuroscientific frameworks. Students also examine the parallels between the discipline of yoga and practices in other religious traditions. Students gain skills useful for working with diverse populations and learn to analyze problems from different perspectives.

A course designed to give students an understanding and proficiency in yoga and Pilates.

This class combines the intensity of dance cardio movement, alignment foundation, and a dynamic power yoga flow all while on the mat. No previous yoga experience required.

This introduction to personal finance is ideal for freshmen and sophomores who are building financial capability. Personal budgeting and money management strategies, the responsible use of credit, automobile and home decisions faced by emerging adults, saving for near and distant goals, and fundamentals of investing are covered. Discussions incorporate current and historical social, economic, and political developments that influence today's consumers. Social and Behavioral Sciences

Survey of historical and contemporary literature for adolescents, including such forms as fantasy, domestic fiction, and the problem novel.

A study of literature written for adolescents, including influential early, classic, and contemporary texts by such writers as S.E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers, Jacqueline Woodson, and J.D. Salinger. Topics for investigation may include the rise of YA literature as a separate genre, changing visions of adolescence, coming of age, depictions of sexuality, and various controversies that have arisen around YA literature. 616 / 1272 Queens College

This course focuses on holistic assessment, formulating differential diagnoses, and integrative clinical management of young and middle adult primary care patients (ages 18-65). Course content includes health promotion and maintenance, including sexual, perinatal, and reproductive considerations of the child-bearing family. Management of common acute and chronic illness in this age group in the context of family centered perspectives and rural considerations are also emphasized.

This course serves as a companion course to NURS 5345. Students will apply theory to practice skills using an evidence-based approach for health promotion, sexual, perinatal, and reproductive care for the child- bearing family. This course provides experience to refine diagnostic reasoning skills for management of common acute and chronic illness in young and middle adult aged patients using a family centered approach.