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ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Economics
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECONOMICS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC SECTOR ECON
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the role of the state in capitalist economics. It offers an historical analysis of the participation of the public sector in the Brazilian economy. Topics include: market failures; processes of collective choice; sectoral public policies; tax policy; tax incidence; economic regulation; investments in infrastructure.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ECO 1218
Host Institution Course Title
ECONOMIA DO SETOR PÚBLICO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Economia
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CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Education
UCEAP Course Number
117
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHILDHOOD&CHILD LIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course analyzes the child as an historical, social, and cultural subject. It discusses children's literature, narrative, creative imagination, and the production of culture. This course explores children's literature and pedagogical practice, teachers and children's literature, cultural industry and children's literature, and the publishing marketing and the school.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
EDU 1797
Host Institution Course Title
INFÂNCIA E LITERATURA INFANTIL
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Educação
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POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
UCEAP Course Number
159
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POPULATION GEOGRAPHY
UCEAP Transcript Title
POPULATION GEOG
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of population development and growth. Topics include: demographic theories and policies; new technologies, new forms of work, and new forms of unemployment; territorial redistribution of the population; international migration of labor and the process of globalization and fragmentation.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
GEO 1214
Host Institution Course Title
GEOGRAFIA DA POPULAÇÃO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Geografia e Meio Ambiente
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ELETRIC MATERIALS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Electrical Engineering
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ELETRIC MATERIALS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ELETRIC MATERIALS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of elemental concepts in materials science including: electrical and thermal conduction in dielectric solids and insulation; elements of quantum physics; semiconductor devices; semiconductor optical properties.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ENG 1405
Host Institution Course Title
MATERIAIS ELÉTRICOS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica
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BRAZILIAN SEMINARS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Brazilian Seminars
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Latin American Studies
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
BRAZILIAN SEMINARS
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRAZILIAN SEMINARS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This seminar course invites guest lecturers to present on a variety of interdisciplinary topics pertinent to contemporary Brazil including: Brazilian culture, history, and music; BRICS and International Relations; democracy; migration; race relations; environmental issues; urban planning; education. Excursions to relevant locations throughout Rio de Janeiro are included to build on topics discussed in class.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
BRAZILIAN SEMINARS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
CCCI
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024
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THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
131
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
This courses focuses on theoretical notions of photography. It explores photographic composition as a means of expression and representation of ideas. Topics include: traditional and digital processes; cameras, lenses, films, and chemicals; high resolution graphic computers and cinematography.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
ART 1052
Host Institution Course Title
A IMAGEM FOTOGRÁFICA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Artes e Design
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TEXTILE DESIGN
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Art Studio
UCEAP Course Number
116
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
TEXTILE DESIGN
UCEAP Transcript Title
TEXTILE DESIGN
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course focuses on the organization of motifs and repetition systems for creating patterns on various surfaces. Topics include: graphics and portfolio composition; texture and shape; textile design on electronic digital media.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
DSG 1151
Host Institution Course Title
DESIGN DE PADRONAGEM
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Artes & Design
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ISSUES IN CHINESE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
International Studies
UCEAP Course Number
143
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ISSUES IN CHINESE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHINESE INTL POLIT
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of Chinese civilization and culture. It looks at the era of imperial China and the relationship with its neighbors. This course also discusses the relationship between China and the West and those relationship dynamics as China has emerged as a world power.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
IRI 1831
Host Institution Course Title
QUESTÕES DE POLÍTICA INTERNACIONAL DA CHINA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Instituto de Relações Internacionais
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BEGINNING PORTUGUESE
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Brazilian Seminars
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Portuguese
UCEAP Course Number
6
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
BEGINNING PORTUGUESE
UCEAP Transcript Title
BEG PORTUGUESE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
Two (week-long) sessions of introductory Portuguese language instruction bookend the summer seminars. Instruction emphasizes the development of basic Portuguese language structures, as well as oral and written practice.
Language(s) of Instruction
Portuguese
Host Institution Course Number
Host Institution Course Title
PORTUGUÊS PARA ESTRANGEIROS BÁSICO
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Letras
Course Last Reviewed
2023-2024
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DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
Country
Brazil
Host Institution
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Program(s)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Mathematics
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
E
UCEAP Official Title
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
DISCRETE MATH
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course offers a study of discrete mathematics. Topics include: set theory, logic, functions, and relations; integers and the principle of induction; combinatory, basic counting rules; principle of inclusion and exclusion; discrete probability; graphs-- trees, flows in networks, pairings, Eulerian Hamiltonian, planar, and colored graphs.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
MAT 1310
Host Institution Course Title
MATEMATICA DISCRETA
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
PUC-Rio
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Matemática
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