University of Barcelona

This course offers an introduction to modern history in Europe and the world from the mid-15th through 18th centuries.

The course imparts a historical, literary, and cultural study of English-speaking post-colonial countries. It examines the literary works of prominent authors in their historical context, literary genres, and the culture of Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India, New Zealand, and the Pacific. Other topics include the history of these regions from seventeenth-century British colonization to present-day, the relationship between literature and culture, and English language diversity among these regions.

This course explores the origin, importance, and expansion of the concept of leisure in capitalist western society and its connection to tourism. Topics include: origins and evolution of the tourism system; tourism in the context of anthropological research; symbolic and experiential aspects of tourist practice; attraction of the destination; contemporary tourism.

This course studies the history of Spain from the 15th through 18th centuries. Attention is given to political, cultural, and economic aspects of Spanish history. The course is divided into the following units: the reign of the Catholic Monarchs; Spanish hegemony in Europe; the economic and political crisis of the 17th century; 18th century and the Bourbon reforms.

This course offers a study of the Spanish language, including the historical and cultural contexts for language development and evolution, from Latin to medieval and classical Spanish, and finally to Contemporary Spanish.

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 intermediate 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 is a study of the ideology, politics, and social systems of Catalonia and the Catalan people within Spain and greater Europe. It discusses the interaction between various legal systems, the various political parties and interest groups, and the evolution of communication. Topics include: historical evolutions in law and civil rights in Spain, comparison between common law and civil law, the Catalonian parliament, European elections, Spanish university culture, and the mass media in Spain.