Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers a survey of Spanish art history in three main areas with an emphasis on the principal artists and most relevant movements, such as the Spanish history of architecture and urban design from prehistory to the present, focusing on Madrid and the role of building in its changing society; Spanish painting from the Age of Mannerism to 19th-century modern art; and major movements in painting and sculpture of the 20th century in Spain.

This course offers an introduction to the legal requirements for creating, protecting, and financing innovative companies. The course is divided into three blocks: commercial law; industrial property law; and business finance law.

This course provides students with a knowledge of the legal framework that supports employment relations. Topics covered include: sources of labor law; (union) representation of workers; collective bargaining; concept and characteristics of labor contracts; labor provisions; termination; labor administration and jurisdiction; the Spanish social security system; protections and benefits of social security.

This course provides the basic skills and theory necessary to carry out rudimentary research in the field of social sciences with a special emphasis on questions in the area of international studies.

This course examines the main issues in the struggle for equal rights for persons with disabilities. Topics include: disability in human rights discourse; models of treatment of disability and human rights; disability in the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; equality, non-discrimination, and disability; universal accessibility and reasonable accommodation; autonomy, independent living, and social participation; legal capacity issues; inclusive education; inclusive workplace.

This course provides an introduction to data analysis in the social sciences through the multiple linear regression model. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of the model and the application of statistical inference techniques to solve case studies. The course discusses how to make inferences under non-standard situations caused by the nature of the variables in the model or by the nature of data. Previous study of probability, statistics, algebra and calculus is recommended.

This course provides a historical analysis of the Europeanization movement within the context of the creation and consolidation of the idea of Europe, the projects that led to the integration of people and countries, and the materialization of Europe with the development of the legal and economic institutions that constitute the present model of the European Union. It discusses issues that arose during the integration process, the solutions implemented, the goals attained, and the challenges that still exist.  

This course provides a historical analysis of legal concepts within the framework of various political models. It examines the evolution of the legal system, its institutions, and legal-political doctrine. Topics covered include: the culture of European Common Law; the Enlightenment and law; the Liberal Revolution and the rule of law; legal monism (legalism) and codification in Europe; constitutionalism and constitution; American constitutionalism; the emergence of administrative law; new branches of the legal system; authoritarianism and the constitutional state; the birth of labor law; decodification and the deregulation of law.

This course offers an introduction to electronic instrumentation, metrological characteristics, and measurement errors. Other topics include: signal conditioning for electronic sensors-- circuits, amplifiers, and modulation techniques; electronic sensors for the measurement of different physical magnitudes, their characteristics and conditioning circuits; applications of a/d conversion, d/a conversion and data acquisition in instrumentation systems.

This course offers an introduction to robotics. Topics include: perception in robotics; actuation in robotics; navigation; processing elements; decision-making in robotics; human-robot interaction; novel applications.