University of Barcelona

This course offers an elementary study of Spanish language for students at an A1 to A2 level, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

This course offers a study of the risks arising from climatic, hydrological, and internal and external geodynamic and biological processes. It discusses the social repercussions of extreme events, the approach to preventative and mitigation measures, and the response of land use planning. This course analyzes extreme episodes of natural and associated risks including the extent to which they are influenced by direct anthropic intervention in the biophysical environmental and by the variability of natural factors.

This course offers a study of the use of computational tools to solve specific and simple problems in different fields of physics. Topics include: operating systems and programming languages; interpolation and roots of functions; numerical integration; random numbers and Monte Carlo integration; ordinary differential equations; partial differential equations.

This course offers a study of the foundations and applications of the interdisciplinary field of consumer behavior. It explores the internal, cognitive, and emotional motivations that drive individual consumers. It also discusses how external and exogenous influences affect buyers, taking into consideration socioeconomic, generational, gender, and cultural idiosyncrasies.

This course examines the main contributions of contemporary sociological theory, from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present. It discusses contemporary sociology theory and its practical applications. The course is divided into three units: objectivist theories; subjectivitist theories; dual-process theorys-- systems and subjects.

This course offers a practical introduction to critical skills for managers including critical thinking, negotiation, flexibility, people management, and more. It explores why these management capabilities are important to success in managerial roles. This course also delves into sustainable business management including global sustainable models, trade, industry, consumption, trends, strategies, key sectors, policy, and more.

This course introduces the language, culture, and society of Catalonia and builds basic linguistic and cultural competence. It provides a study of the Catalan language, as well as general information about the culture and society: traditional festivals of Catalonia, customs, and distinctive characteristics of this autonomous community, which has its own language and culture.

This course focuses on skills to design and execute communication plans using social media. It explores the social, political, and economic impact of social media on public relations and strategic communication. It also discusses how social media, as part of the internet, affects private companies, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and people's daily lives.