Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers a study of international sports and human rights, including human rights violations that can occur in sport and laws protecting athletes. Topics include: international law and sport; the role of international organizations; sport and human rights; the role of European courts; sporting organizations and human rights; sports diplomacy.

This course provides an overview of the modern and contemporary history of Latin America and Spain through the lens of postcolonial criticism. Topics covered include: Washington, Napoleon, and Hidalgo; Spain in the 19th century; the Monroe Doctrine; industrialization; political philosophy in Latin America at the start of the 20th century; the Spanish Civil War; the Cold War; democracy vs. dictatorship; environmentalism and human rights; populism and socialist guerrillas; Bolivarian communism.

This course provides a study of communication companies in relation to the concepts and practices in organization, management, production and marketing of information products. Topics covered include: the history and development and structure of media companies, management principles and their applications, information markets, marketing and marketing management structure (income and expenditure), multimedia group organization, and strategic management of media companies. 

This course examines international trade theory and its application to real problems of the world economy. It looks at the classical models of international trade (Ricardo and Heckscher-Ohlin) as well as the models of monopolistic competition; gains from trade; effects of international trade on income distribution; economic geography and regional specialization; trade policies; WTO and trade agreements.

This course explores the creative and industrial process in developing a script for a television fiction. It discusses the different tools available for a television writer. Topics include: concept development; characters and the characterization process; development of plot lines; dialogues; the pitch.