Carlos III University of Madrid

The course provides a study of the process of political transition and consolidation of Spanish democracy. It discusses the institutional design of the Spanish political system as well as the political actors and the political culture in Spain, as compared to other advanced democracies. Students are expected to have previous coursework in political science.

This course discusses fundamental concepts in instrumentation and measurements. Topics include: multimeter, signal generator, and oscilloscope; vector network analyzer; lock-in amplifier; interfacing sensors and digital systems; data acquisition equipment and virtual instrumentation; sensors; analog signal conditioning circuits; noise and signal-to-noise ratio; modulation techniques and circuit components; signal sampling and processing; analog to digital and digital to analog converters; digital signal processing.  

Prerequisites: Signals, Systems and Circuits; Electronic Engineering Fundamentals.

This course explores the relationship between theater and religion in Antiquity, from the Pharaonic era to the early Middle Ages. It examines the spaces and forms of possible interactions between dramatic performances and cultural practices, the identity of the actors involved, and the effectiveness of drama in the process of emotional and cognitive arousal, both individual and collective, within the religious experience.

This course explores the development of Pop Art in the U.S. throughout the 1960s, with particular focus on its most prominent practitioner, Andy Warhol. It discusses how artists of the era created a new paradigm of modern art that often depicted consumerism and banality. This course also examines the ways some pop artists engaged with social issues such at the Vietnam war and the Civil Rights movement.

This course focuses on interpretative and investigative-style journalism. Topics include: in-depth reporting; freedom of style and structure of the report without prejudice to the truth; useful data in reporting; diversity of sources for truth testing necessary to journalistic reporting; authentication of data and fact-checking; transmedia reporting; structure and narrative techniques of reporting; ethics versus manipulation and ideological prejudices.