Autonomous University of Barcelona

This course analyzes the rights linked to European citizenship as well as for those residing in the EU territory. It explores case law developed by the Court of Justice of the European Union, as well as the tools available for civil society to participate in the policies and decision-making processes in the EU. It focuses on the means of communication that EU citizens and residents have before the institutions of the European Union for expressing their opinion, practical needs and concerns.

This practical course offers an advanced study of programming skills and knowledge. It focuses on structured programming (with C) and object-oriented programming (with Java and Python). Assessment is based on developing two games: one in Java and the other in Python.

This course offers an introduction to individual decision-making. It explores game theory techniques that can be useful to understand strategic situations that appear in all areas of everyday life. Topics include: preferences; simultaneous games; nash equilibrium; backward induction; subgame perfect nash equilibrium; behavioral economics; neuroeconomics.

This course explores new perspectives in economics related to the environment and sustainable development goals. It discusses the limits of the green circular economy, the main dilemmas and implications of growth for society and the environment, and the trade-off between economic growth and environmental protection and social justice.

This course offers a study of marine and terrestrial biodiversity in the Mediterranean. In this practical course, students develop and complete a research project based on field sampling techniques. It covers the process of creating a scientific project and explores techniques of sampling in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

This course explores the field of neuroscience and the study of the biological substrates of behavior and the underlying mental processes. It examines how the brain works in health and disease as well as different drugs and their effects upon brain function. Topics include: cells of the nervous system; synaptic transmission; macroscopic anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous system; neurotransmitters.