University of Barcelona

This course explores the mechanisms of developmental biology. Topics include: early development and developmental stages; developmental genetics and developmental molecular and cell biology; morphogenesis and organogenesis; regeneration, stem cells, aging, and biomedical implications of developmental biology.

This course offers a study of environmental impact assessment including its origin, legislative frameworks, and practical applications.

This course is divided into two parts. Part one examines Spanish narrative prose of the 19th and 20th centuries, taking as thematic reference the city of Barcelona and its writers. Part two explores Latin American culture through representative artistic works (music, writing, painting, and film) and their socio-cultural and artistic framework.

This course explores the topic of individual differences and why individuals are so different. Topics include: mental aptitudes; personality traits; biological and genetic foundations of individuality; the role of society, culture, and environment in shaping who we are.

This course explores software project development. Topics include: functional design of the project; prototyping; user analysis; Android Studio; teamwork tools like Github and Trello; app development for Android.

The course presents a study of twentieth century art by examining the works of prominent artists of various avant-garde movements from 1905 through 1960. It discusses art prior to World War I (fauvism, German expressionism, cubism, futurism, Russian avant-garde); art during World War I (dada, neo-plasticism, Russian constructivism and realism); art between World War I and World War II (Bauhaus, the return to order, trends of the 1930s); architecture prior to World War II; and art after World War II (American informalism, abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction).

This course discusses the various creative fields in which Barcelona has been a pioneer. Topics include: urban design, art, culture, design and fashion, theater, dance, music.

This course offers a study of the development of medieval Christian, Islamic, and Judaic thought from early antiquity to the fourteenth century. Topics include: Carolingian renaissance; Arab and Jewish philosophy; 12th century Platonism; recovery of Aristotle and Greek and Arabic science; condemnation of 1277 and transformation of scholastic philosophy; political philosophy.

This course examines neurochemical and physiological bases of the body, as well as the anatomical-functional organization of the endocrine system and its relation to the nervous system. It identifies the anatomical structure and studies the principles of analysis, coding, and representation of sensory information in the sensory systems: taste, smell, balance, hearing, vision, somesthesia, and pain. Other topics include: general principles of anatomical-functional organization of motor control; brain mechanisms of attention; characteristics of the states of dream and vigilance; main characteristics of motor disorders, perception, sleep and attention.