Official Country Name
Chile
Country Code
CL
Country ID
7
Geographic Region
The Americas
Region
Region IV
Is Active
On
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INDIGENOUS POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA
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
162
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INDIGENOUS POLITICS IN LATIN AMERICA
UCEAP Transcript Title
INDIG POL/LATAM
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of ethnic and racial politics in Latin America, focusing on the major theoretical and empirical debates regarding the political participation of indigenous communities. Themes examined include: political participation of indigenous communities; domestic and international ethnic social movements; the relationship between indigenous communities and extractive industries.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
ICP0417-1
Host Institution Course Title
POLÍTICA INDÍGENA EN AMÉRICA LATINA
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Instituto de Ciencias Políticas
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ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
113
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
UCEAP Transcript Title
ENV&ECON/NATRL RES
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines economic models of natural resource management. It discusses various regulatory instruments in use for natural resource management, and analyzes regulatory needs that aim to achieve socially optimal management of natural resources such as soil, water, fisheries and forests.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
EAE295C
Host Institution Course Title
MEDIO AMBIENTE Y ECONOMIA DE RECURSOS NATURALES
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Economía y Administración
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REPRESENTATION OF HISTORY IN THE CHILEAN NOVEL: 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES
Country
Chile
Host Institution
University of Chile
Program(s)
University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
163
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
REPRESENTATION OF HISTORY IN THE CHILEAN NOVEL: 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST/CH NOVL:20&21C
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course focuses on five prominent Chilean authors who write fiction based on historical Chilean women. It explores the relationship between literature and historical reality, with writers assuming very different ways of understanding that relationship. Topics include: the new historical novel in Chilean literature; representation of the female historical subject in the current Chilean novel; the concepts of popular consciousness, memory, and transtextuality; the relationship between history and memory.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
HISPLL065
Host Institution Course Title
REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA HISTORIA EN LA NOVELA CHILENA: SIGLOS XX Y XXI
Host Institution Campus
Juan Gómez Millas
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Literatura
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THE CORPORALITY OF PAINTING
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)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE CORPORALITY OF PAINTING
UCEAP Transcript Title
CORPORALTY/PAINTING
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the expressive and reflective possibilities of pictorial representations of the body and their aesthetic dimension in contemporary culture. Using human figures and live models, the covers explores the anatomy and movement of the human figure through the use of acrylic and oil paints.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
ARO106P
Host Institution Course Title
LA CORPORALIDAD EN PINTURA
Host Institution Campus
Campus Oriente
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Arte
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STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION
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)
Civil Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
132
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
STRUCTRL OPTIMIZATN
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course offers an introduction to optimal structural design. It discusses conceptual tools and computing resources and also stresses the design of elastic structures. Topics include: classical structural optimization; mathematical preliminaries; geometric optimization; homogenization method; evolutionary optimization.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
ICE3243
Host Institution Course Title
OPTIMIZACIÓN ESTRUCTURAL
Host Institution Campus
SAN JOAQUÍN
Host Institution Faculty
FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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TESTIMONIES AND ORAL HISTORY: SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE
Country
Chile
Host Institution
University of Chile
Program(s)
Chilean Universities,University of Chile
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
137
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TESTIMONIES AND ORAL HISTORY: SOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL VIOLENCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
ORAL HISTORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a critical analysis of primary sources regarding political violence, often in the forms of written testimonies and oral history, such as interviews and documentaries. It examines the importance and key role of memory in the social construction of history, and the way in which historical documents and survivors' testimonials construct this memory. The course also examines the motives for survivors to document their experience of political violence, as well as motives for society to read and listen to these testimonies.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
38630SE334
Host Institution Course Title
TESTIMONIOS E HISTORIA ORAL. FUENTES PARA EL ESTUDIO DE LA VIOLENCIA POLÍTICA
Host Institution Campus
Campus Juan Gómez Millas
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Filosofía - Historia
COURSE DETAIL
BIG DATA ANALYSIS
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)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
125
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BIG DATA ANALYSIS
UCEAP Transcript Title
BIG DATA ANALYSIS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of the tools and techniques used in business intelligence analysis as well as means to visually convey data to aid in decision making. It covers the fundamentals of SQL, R, and both the theory of and practical use of Data Mining. The course also focuses on the application to various business models, including recommender systems and credit risk scoring. Other topics include linear regression, neural networks, factor analysis, and K-means clustering.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
EAA361A
Host Institution Course Title
ANÁLISIS DE BIG DATA
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economía y Administración
COURSE DETAIL
CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE
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
132
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CHILDREN AND YOUTH LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHILDREN&YOUTH LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of literature for or about children and young adults. It examines the principle characteristics of juvenile literature and the evolution of the cultural landscape of the genre. Topics include: concepts and history of children's literature; European folk traditions, oral legends and fairy tales; classical works of children's literature and challenges of validity (Lewis Carroll; Jonathan Swift, Robert L. Stevenson, and Jules Verne; C.S. Lewis and J.R. Tolkien); canonical Chilean expressions of the genre (Hernan del Solar and Rapa-Nui editorials; Papelucho; Brunet, Hunneus, Morel); postmodern changes in children's literature, including the role of illustration (picture books) and experimentation (palimpsests and metafiction).
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
LET261E
Host Institution Course Title
LITERATURA INFANTIL Y JUVENIL
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Facultad de Letras
COURSE DETAIL
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
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)
Music
Latin American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
105
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
UCEAP Transcript Title
LATIN AMER MUSIC
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course examines the relationship between the historical, aesthetic, and social dimensions of the Latin American popular music in the 20th century and its impact on Chile today. Topics include: african roots; european heritage; authorial trends.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
IHI0519
Host Institution Course Title
MÚSICAS LATINOAMERICANAS
Host Institution Campus
SAN JOAQUÍN
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
FORMACIÓN GENERAL
COURSE DETAIL
BIOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF BEHAVIOR
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)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
135
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BIOLOGICAL FUNDAMENTALS OF BEHAVIOR
UCEAP Transcript Title
BIO FNDMNTLS/BEHAVR
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
The course presents the fundamental notions of the biological dimension of human beings, with a particular emphasis being given to biological systems primarily related to the maintenance of higher cognitive functions. It addresses the basic concepts of physiology and anatomy of the human nervous system as well as the physiology of other biological systems committed to emotional functioning. The course also discusses the scope and limitations of the disciplinary dialogue between biology and psychology. Topics covered include: general principles of human biology and physiology relevant to biopsychology; introduction to neurobiology; models of functional organization of the nervous system and behavior; other physiological systems relevant to human behavior; practical analysis of psychological processes from the perspective of integral biology.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
PSI1204
Host Institution Course Title
FUNDAMENTOS BIOLÓGICOS DEL COMPORTAMIENTO
Host Institution Campus
Campus San Joaquín
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Esculela de Psicología