Official Country Name
Chile
Country Code
CL
Country ID
7
Geographic Region
AMERICAS
Region
Region IV
Is Active
On
COURSE DETAIL
CHILEAN LITERATURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
159
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CHILEAN LITERATURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHILE LIT&HUM RGHTS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides an interdisciplinary study of recent Chilean literature (1990s-2000s), music, and documentary films using the concept of human rights as an interpretive axis, along with the themes of voice and community. Topics covered include: human rights in Latin America and Chile; recent Chilean culture and literature; the community paradigm as an interpretive axis; community as a biopoetic paradigm.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
LET302E
Host Institution Course Title
CHILEAN LITERATURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Letras
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DANTE AND THE DIVINE COMEDY
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
103
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DANTE AND THE DIVINE COMEDY
UCEAP Transcript Title
DANTE&DIVINE COMEDY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course approaches Dante's "Divine Comedy" as a founding poem for the history of literature. Through a wide selection of cantos, the course delves into the most relevant themes of the poem, the symbolic structures, the ideology and the history of reception.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
LET298E-1
Host Institution Course Title
DANTE AND THE DIVINE COMEDY
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Letras
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Language and the Brain
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics
UCEAP Course Number
123
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
Language and the Brain
UCEAP Transcript Title
LANGUAGE & BRAIN
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the psycholinguistic processes that underlie the acquisition, understanding and production of speech as well as the organization of these processes in the brain. It discusses the traditional debates related to the genesis of language, its evolution and its acquisition. The course also reviews known speech processing models in the area of psycholinguistic studies that describe the processes of understanding and production of both oral and written discourse.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
LET020I
Host Institution Course Title
Language and the Brain
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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CONSERVATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Campus Villarrica
Program(s)
Social-Ecological Sustainability
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
Biological Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CONSERVATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE
UCEAP Transcript Title
FOREST ECOSYSTEMS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the natural history, ecology, and conservation of forest biodiversity with particular focus on vertebrate wildlife from South American temperate ecosystems. It examines the relationships between forests, wildlife, and people on a local, regional, and international scale. This course integrates case studies in order to discuss current research problems.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
VIL623
Host Institution Course Title
CONSERVATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Chile, Villarica Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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WOMEN AND SOCIETY IN CHILE
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Chilean Universities,Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
148
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WOMEN AND SOCIETY IN CHILE
UCEAP Transcript Title
WOM & SOC IN CHILE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course covers the history of women in Chile during the 19th and 20th centuries. The course presents the transformation of Chilean society and civic life as a result of women entering the male-dominated workforce. The course also emphasizes the role of women in literature as both authors and characters.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
IHI2371
Host Institution Course Title
WOMEN AND SOCIETY IN CHILE
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política; Instituto de Historia
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INTERCULTURALITY AND EDUCATION
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Chilean Universities,Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Education
UCEAP Course Number
120
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTERCULTURALITY AND EDUCATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTERCLTRLTY&ED
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the role of interculturality in education based on the belief that quality education is a human right. This class provides an interdisciplinary analysis of existing issues within intercultural education (e.g. democracy, equality, discrimination, development, assimilation, and language). It examines how rights play a role in creating policy, as well as the way various intercultural factors contribute to the construction of intercultural societies.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
EDU0026
Host Institution Course Title
INTERCULTURALITY AND EDUCATION
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Educación
COURSE DETAIL
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ORIGINS, CHARACTERISTICS AND CHALLENGES
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
154
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ORIGINS, CHARACTERISTICS AND CHALLENGES
UCEAP Transcript Title
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of the characteristics of multilateral institutions within the framework in which states and non-state actors negotiate global governance initiatives. It examines the running themes of the conflict between North and South, the capacity of international organizations to promote cooperation between states, the impact of non-state actors (such as companies, transnational networks of experts, civil society) on global governance, and the role of emerging powers (including China, India, Brazil, among others) in multilateral institutions.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
ICP0344
Host Institution Course Title
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ORIGINS, CHARACTERISTICS AND CHALLENGES
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política: Instituto de Ciencia Política
COURSE DETAIL
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN CHILE
Country
Chile
Host Institution
University Alberto Hurtado (Multi-Site)
Program(s)
Human Rights and Cultural Memory
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Legal Studies
Latin American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
164
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN CHILE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HR&TRANSTNL JUSTICE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course discusses human rights from an historical perspective as well as present day in Chile. It explores the search for truth, justice, memory, reparation, and guarantees of non-repetition after the restoration of democracy. The course reflects on the causes and social consequences of political violence, both during the dictatorship and in democracy, the difficulties in moving towards a more egalitarian and cohesive society, the challenges of the rule of law and democracy, and the main struggles for social justice in Chile today.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN CHILE
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
COURSE DETAIL
MODERNITY AND REVOLUTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Chilean Universities,Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Latin American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
156
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MODERNITY AND REVOLUTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
UCEAP Transcript Title
MOD&REVOLTNS/LATAM
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course discusses social change, conflict theory, theory of revolutions, and the way different social, cultural, economic, and political processes influence Latin American revolutions. The Mexican Revolution, Cuban Revolution, and Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela are compared and contrasted in order examine the sociopolitical processes that occur within the context of an interconnected, rapidly modernizing world. The specific conditions of pre-revolutionary periods, the revolution itself, and the political evolution of the post-revolutionary phases are analyzed for each case.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
ICP0138
Host Institution Course Title
MODERNITY AND REVOLUTIONS IN LATIN AMERICA
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política; Instituto de Ciencia Política
COURSE DETAIL
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Country
Chile
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Program(s)
Chilean Universities,Pontifical Catholic University of Chile,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
20
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES
UCEAP Transcript Title
PSY PROCESSES
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.70
Course Description
This course provides an introductory study of psychological processes that provide a foundation for various subfields in psychology. It examines topics such as: the debate between innate versus acquired, the phylogeny and ontogeny of psychological processes; processes of perception, attention, imagination, memory, thought, motivation, autoregulation, empathy; abnormal functions in psychological processes including attention deficit, amnesia, and intellectual disabilities.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
PSI1101
Host Institution Course Title
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Escuela de Psicología