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BRAZILIAN HISTORY II: THE EMPIRE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
141
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BRAZILIAN HISTORY II: THE EMPIRE
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRAZIL: THE EMPIRE
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course explores political emancipation and construction of the State in the Brazilian Empire. Its analyzes the principal social groups who influenced the construction of the imperial state. This course discusses 18th-century revolts against colonial rule, independence, the political process during the Empire, republicanism, and the abolition movement.

Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
HIS 1432
Host Institution Course Title
BRAZILIAN HISTORY II: THE EMPIRE
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de História
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MODERN BRAZIL
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MODERN BRAZIL
UCEAP Transcript Title
MODERN BRAZIL
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course focuses on the Brazilian Republic from the 1920s to present day. It begins with political projects and social movements in the last years of the First Republic, followed by corporatism, labor, and social legislation. It explores culture politics, and ethnic and racial relations in the New State as well as industrialization and urbanization. Topics include: art, culture, and diversity in the second half of the 20th century; authoritarianism, democracy, and human rights; dilemmas of re-democratization; memory, identity, and citizenship.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
HIS 1434
Host Institution Course Title
MODERN BRAZIL
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de História
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FOUNDATIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Civil Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
FOUNDATIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
UCEAP Transcript Title
GEOTECHNICAL ENG
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers an introduction to geotechnical engineering. Topics include: origin and formation of soils; geological-geotechnical profiles-- direct and indirect surveys; undisturbed and dented sampling; soil characterization-- granulometric distribution, physical indexes, limits of consistency, geotechnical classification systems; soil structures, mineralogy of clays, and compacted soils; tensions in soil masses-- geostatic stresses and induced stresses; effective stress and pressure; capillarity; percolation in soils-- concept of loads, permanent flow, permeability coefficient.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ENG 1209
Host Institution Course Title
FOUNDATIONS IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Engenharia Civil
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INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Communication
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO ADVERTISING
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the characteristics and operations of the advertising market. Topics include: concepts and definitions of publicity and advertising; political, social, and economic context of advertising; elements of the advertising system-- agencies, advertisers, brokers, carriers and suppliers; agency structure and advertising departments; history of advertising in Brazil.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
COM 1261
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO ADVERTISING
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Comunicação Social
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SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PLANNING
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PLANNING
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC ENTERPRISE PLAN
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the various social problems that can lead to the development of sustainable business organizations that seek to positively impact society and the environment. Topics covered include: concepts and historical progress of the social sector in Brazil; legal framework for Brazilian organizations; fundraising mechanisms; social business planning.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
EMP 1011
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PLANNING
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Empreendedorismo (UEP)
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BEGINNING PORTUGUESE I
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Portuguese
UCEAP Course Number
10
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BEGINNING PORTUGUESE I
UCEAP Transcript Title
BEGIN PORTUGUESE I
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course teaches listening comprehension, oral expression, spoken production, and written expression in Portuguese. Students learn familiar words and common expressions, ask and answer simple questions, understand familiar words and simple sentences such as those in notices and posters, and write simple correspondence.

Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
BEGINNING PORTUGUESE I
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LITERATURE AND MODERNITY
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Comparative Literature
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LITERATURE AND MODERNITY
UCEAP Transcript Title
LIT & MODERNITY
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course analyzes the concept of literary modernity. It discusses tradition and rupture in Brazilian literary production. This class explores the formation of the historical vanguards and the concepts of movement, regionalisms, and universalisms.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
LET 1856
Host Institution Course Title
LITERATURE AND MODERNITY
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Letras
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LIVE MODEL DRAWING
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
153
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LIVE MODEL DRAWING
UCEAP Transcript Title
LIVE MODEL DRAWING
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
The course teaches students about live model drawing with emphasis on observation and interpretation of the human figure and its relation in space. Topics covered include visual perception, personal expression, and the contours and movements of the human form, with techniques in the construction of color, light, and shadow. Students work with pencil, and choose a second technique such as watercolor, pen, pastel, or charcoal.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ART 1053
Host Institution Course Title
LIVE MODEL DRAWING
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Artes e Design
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MASS COMMUNICATION AESTHETICS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Communication
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MASS COMMUNICATION AESTHETICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
MASS COMM AESTHETCS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course focuses on aesthetic dimensions of social communication. Topics include: communication, perception, and aesthetics; art as a system of meaning; media and the reproduction of works of art; media and aesthetic creation and standardization; artistic production and mass media in Brazil.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
COM 1130
Host Institution Course Title
MASS COMMUNICATION AESTHETICS
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Comunicação Social
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BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY I
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
UCEAP Course Number
138
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY I
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRAZ FOREIGN POL I
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the development of Brazilian foreign policy since the beginning of the 20th century. Topics include: globalism; military regimes; geopolitics and the national security doctrine; democratization; neoliberal adjustments; Brazil's place in the international arena in the post-Cold War era.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
IRI 1602 / IRI 1608
Host Institution Course Title
BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY I
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Instituto de Relações Internacionais
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