Mexico

This course analyzes the theory of constitutional law, the fundamental concepts contained in a constitution-- in particular the Mexican constitution. It discusses federalism, its development in Mexico, and its distinction from other forms of government. Topics include: society, state, and law; concept and location of constitutional law; concept of a constitution; classification of constitutions; ideological aspects of constitutional law; constitutional power; constitutional supremacy; constitutional reform; human rights; forms of state; federation as a form of state; past forms of government in Mexico; evolution of Mexican constitutional law.

This course explores the applications of thermodynamics to analyze industrial processes. It focuses on thermodynamic models in the simulation and optimization of processes and selection of operating conditions to improve the performance of those processes. Course topics and discussion rely heavily on case studies.

This course provides a study of cinema from a sociological perspective. It examines different film genres and challenges related to film representation. Themes, films, and topics may vary by semester and instructor.

This course explores the essential elements of electoral law that regulates the election of government officials. It analyzes the Mexican electoral system including electoral zones, registration procedures, state financing, voter registration, candidacies, political parties, propaganda, vote counting, and electoral observation.

This five-week intensive Spanish course is geared for students with previous language study experience and aims to build on this foundation to develop further communicative skills. The lectures are divided into five units which cover one or more forms of grammar each week and are complemented with readings, exercises, games, and songs. Basic forms of grammar covered include: accentuation; gender/number agreement; review of ser and estar; reflexive verbs; perfect present; conditionals, past perfect; subjunctive; imperative; relative pronouns; por and para; future tense. Assessment is based on class participation and a final exam.

This course offers a study of the structure, purposes, concept, and processes of operating systems. Students use Linux as the operating system and C-language as their programming language to implement different programs.