Chile

This course tackles the fundamentals of ethics as a practical philosophy, both in its principal historical-systematic expressions and in its applications to agriculture, the environment, the treatment of animals, and the use of technology. This course also focuses on the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that permit students within the degree of agriculture and forest engineering a working knowledge of ethics for their professional career.

The course provides a study of mysticism through the biographical accounts and writings of women who played a role in the history of Christian mysticism: Hidelgard de Bingen (1098-1180), Teresa de Ávila (1515-1582), and Edith Stein (1891-1942).

This course analyzes, from a sociocultural and political perspective, the concept of territory in the context of La Araucanía region and the Mapuche people. It examines the role of the educational system on local cultures, environmental and energy issues, intercultural relations, and the preservation of indigenous languages and ecosystems. This course explores the political and social processes of the Mapuche and their relationship with national society and public policies.

This course examines the challenges of promoting and protecting human rights in Latin America, focusing on the most important analytical and empirical debates since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. It also analyzes transitional justice policies in processes of democratization and discusses the following questions: What is the nature of human rights abuses in Latin America? How have countries in the region responded to past abuses? What is the role of NGOs and regional and international institutions in promoting human rights? What are the best policies to promote and protect human rights in Latin America today?

This course is an introduction to the discipline of conservation biology in Latin America including distribution of biodiversity in the region and challenges to biodiversity conservation. It examines the primary features of Chilean ecosystems and the distribution and features of protected areas and wildlife with a particular emphasis on La Araucanía region. This course also compares the current situation of wildlife and protected areas of North and South America.

This course explores the various aspects of human sexuality, primarily in adolescents and adults while emphasizing that these characteristics make sexuality clearly human. The course analyzes personal experience of sexual condition and behavior and highlights the responsibility for self and others. Topics include: the development of sexuality, marriage, responsible parenthood, and problems or alterations in sexuality.

This course provides a study on public projects, analyzing their relevance as a means to strengthen democracy, citizenship, and improving the living conditions of individuals and communities. It explores the methodologies involved in the design, analysis and evaluation of public projects, and the factors considered prior to implementation, including: political context; actors; economic and social effects; cost vs. benefit; effectiveness; planning and budgeting.

This course examines the relationship between information systems and organizational strategy, and in particular, the role information technologies play in the competitiveness, productivity and value creation of organizations. It discusses the life cycles and specific types of information systems, methodologies for developing information systems and their alternatives, and techniques for evaluating the performance of information systems.