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BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
102
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
BUSINESS ADMIN
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the fundamentals of business administration. It evaluates the functions and abilities of business organization; business planning; the organic structure of businesses; human resources; business control; a normative and descriptive study of decision-making; decisions concerning supplies, logistics, and economic factors; and marketing.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
363654
Host Institution Course Title
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Economia y Empresa, Campus Nord
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economia y Empresa
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PUBLIC FINANCE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
129
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC FINANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC FINANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of the sphere of public sector activity, the measuring indicators of public sector size, and the structure and functions of public sector budgets. It examines the arguments that justify public sector intervention in the economy and the principal mechanisms of public decision-making. The course also discusses the importance of equity in government spending programs and the instruments for measuring the redistributive effect of public spending policies, as well as the concepts of efficiency and effectiveness of a spending program and techniques for measuring these.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
361838
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC FINANCE
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Campus Nord
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Economía y Empresa
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Business Administration
UCEAP Course Number
134
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HUMAN RESOURCES
UCEAP Transcript Title
HUMAN RESOURCES
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course examines the strategy, structure and culture of human resources and issues of management, hiring, training and development, and compensation.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
363661
Host Institution Course Title
HUMAN RESOURCES
Host Institution Campus
Campus Nord
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Economia y Empresa
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Empresa
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RENAISSANCE SPANISH LITERATURE: POETRY & PROSE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
UCEAP Course Number
158
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
RENAISSANCE SPANISH LITERATURE: POETRY & PROSE
UCEAP Transcript Title
RENAISSANCE LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a critical analysis of Spanish Renaissance texts, in particular, poetry and prose of the period. Topics covered include: humanism; gender dialogic (Alfonso de Valdes); novel narration in the sixteenth century; poetic trends; Italianate poetry; literary creation and divine love; Cervantes.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
361064
Host Institution Course Title
RENAISSANCE SPANISH LITERATURE: POETRY & PROSE
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Filología, Campus Plaça Universitat, Edificio histórico
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Filología Hispánica, Teoría de la Literatura y Comunicación
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HISTORY OF LAW
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Legal Studies
UCEAP Course Number
30
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF LAW
UCEAP Transcript Title
HISTORY OF LAW
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course discusses the history of Spanish law from the arrival of Roman law to the Iberian Peninsula through the Constitution of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
362450
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF LAW
Host Institution Campus
Campus Nord
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Derecho
Host Institution Degree
Derecho
Host Institution Department
Historia del Derecho, Derecho romano y Derecho eclesiástico del estado.
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ANALYSIS OF THE SPANISH DISCOURSE
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Spanish
Linguistics
UCEAP Course Number
139
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANALYSIS OF THE SPANISH DISCOURSE
UCEAP Transcript Title
SPANISH DISCOURSE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course explores how to analyze and describe linguistic structures (oral and written) through theoretical frameworks on linguistic use. It examines different linguistic productions in the context of production and interpretation. Topics include: discourse and context; the people in discourse; textual typology and discursive genres; linguistic properties of text; discourse and society.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
361108
Host Institution Course Title
ANALYSIS OF THE SPANISH DISCOURSE
Host Institution Campus
Campus Plaça Universitat
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filología y Comunicación
Host Institution Degree
Filologia Hispánica
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Filología Hispánica, Teoría de la Literatura y Comunicación
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BARCELONA, CREATIVE AND CULTURAL CITY I
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Urban Studies
Art History
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
BARCELONA, CREATIVE AND CULTURAL CITY I
UCEAP Transcript Title
BCN CREATIVE CITY I
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
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.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
290389
Host Institution Course Title
BARCELONA, CREATIVE AND CULTURAL CITY I
Host Institution Campus
Campus Plaça Universitat
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Estudios Hispánicos
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SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND EXCLUSION
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
137
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND EXCLUSION
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC INEQUALITY&EXCL
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a critical study of the main aspects of power and social imbalances and inequalities, as well as the mechanisms of discrimination and oppression, particularly those derived from economic and labor, gender, ethnic and cultural relations. It looks at aspects of social conflict, the mechanisms of power and authority, of domination, exploitation and alienation from the perspective of the social sciences.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
360666
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL INEQUALITY AND EXCLUSION
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Educación, Campus Mundet
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Unidad de Formación e Investigación de Trabajo Social
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ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY I
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics
English
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
A
UCEAP Official Title
ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY I
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHONETICS&PHONOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of the processes and mechanisms for speech production (articulatory phonetics) and the articulatory and acoustic characteristics of English sounds, as well as the English phonological system. It examines the relation between the phonetic and phonological components of speech and their interaction with the rest of components of English language grammar and distinguishes the main phonetic and phonological traits that separate English from Catalan and from Spanish. The course is divided into the following teaching blocks: introduction to phonetics and phonology; physiology of speech production; classification of speech sounds, articulation and acoustic properties; the English phonological system; phonetic transcription; sounds in the speech chain, assimilation and weak form.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
362720
Host Institution Course Title
ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY I
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Filología y Comunicación, Campus Plaza Universidad
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Lenguas y Literaturas Modernas y de Estudios Ingleses
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POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Country
Spain
Host Institution
University of Barcelona
Program(s)
University of Barcelona
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
Geography
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course provides a study of territorial power conflicts and in particular, taking into account the weight of historical tradition and geographic constraints in approaches to territorial policies at all levels. It discusses the various theories regarding political organization of the territory and international relations, as well as concepts related to power and territory. Topics covered include: the world system and globalization; maps of the current world; the State as a basic unit of political geography; location.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
364867
Host Institution Course Title
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Host Institution Campus
Facultad de Geografia e Historia, Campus Raval
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geografía