University of Barcelona

This course presents a historical and contemporary study of European integration and the role of the European Union in global politics. Some of the key concepts explored include Europeanization, Atlantism, supranationalism, intergovernmentalism, sovereignty, integration, interdependence, globalization, security, conflict and cooperation. Topics also include: the European Union as a global actor; the academic study of European integration; Europe after the end of the Second World War; birth and evolution of Atlanticism; the Soviet sphere of influence; dissension in bipolar Europe; Europe in the 1980s; the first European Community; the failure of the political and military community; Gaullist approach to European integration and the enlargement of the EC; reformulation of the European map and the creation of the European Union; the Common Foreign and Security Policy; the EU in a globalized world; the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on EU foreign policy; challenges of the future. Assessment is based on participation, a midterm exam, three short essays, and a final exam.

The course examines the relationship between literature and cinema, focusing on narration, intertextuality, dialogism, and adaptation. Students analyze a selection of authors and their works alongside film adaptations, exploring the creative and critical interplay between text and screen. To be best prepared for the material, it is recommended to have completed a course in Nineteenth-Century British Fiction. 

This course examines the fundamental concepts, units, instruments, and methods in the study of segmental and suprasegmental phonetics. Topics include: phonetics in the communication process; articulatory phonetics; phonetic alphabets and transcription; acoustic phonetics; perceptual phonetics; integration of the three branches of phonetics in the study of segmental phonetics; prosody.

This course offers a study of the history and cultures of the United states from its origins to the end of the 18th century. Topics include: indigenous cultures; the meeting of different cultures-- European arrival and African slaves in the American colonies; the cultural and political context of the 18th century.

This course explores British literature of the 17th through 19th centuries, including the relevant historical and cultural contexts. Topics include: the 17th century after restoration of the English monarchy; the 18th century; the romantic period; the Victorian era.

This course explores the concepts of, and connection between, society, health, and wellbeing from a sociological, psychological, psychosocial and psycho-cultural perspective. Topics include: implications for wellbeing in a globalized world; sustainability; demography and migration; work, equality, and gender; strategies to support health and prevent disease; lifestyle, quality of life, and community.

This course offers a study of topology. Topics include: metric spaces; topological spaces; continuous application; separation properties; compactness; locally compact spaces and compactifications; connection and paths.