University of Barcelona

This course is a study of the principles and boundaries of organizational communication. It examines the techniques of managing corporate communication, the ethical principles in internal communication, and the strategies of external communication.

This intensive language course prepares students for daily life in Spain by emphasizing their level of Spanish in communication and interactions in everyday settings. This course focuses on Spanish language at the beginner level with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, conversation and composition as well as basic Catalan. It includes organized visits to cultural areas in Barcelona (La Pedrera, Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Cathedral of Barcelona, and the Jewish Quarter). Assessment: Class participation, weekly assignments, final exam.

This course examines, from an interdisciplinary and procedural perspective, the fundamental concepts related to the social and cultural dimensions of language including linguistic communities, language contact, multilingualism, determinants of linguistic behavior, and sociolinguistic change and evolution.

This course examines foundations of Latin-American literature, from pre-Columbian texts to modernist authors and their works. It covers: pre-Columbian literature; chronicles of the Indies; the baroque era in Latin America; the Enlightenment and Romanticism; Modernism, poetry and prose.

This course explores literature and thought in the Spanish enlightenment. Topics include: conditions and limits of the enlightenment as a form of critical regerationism in 18th century Spain; aesthetics of the enlightenment and the role of neoclassicism; enlightenment reformism in the Spain of Charles III and Charles IV; reformism theater; evolution of narrative forms throughout the 18th century.

The course examines the collective nature of social, cultural, psychological, and historical processes. Topics include: social psychology, research, and psychosocial intervention; identity; social interaction: aggression, altruism, and interpersonal attraction; attitude; influence, conformity, and obedience; groups, social movements, and social institutions.