Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers an introduction to the multidisciplinary field of biomaterials including biological responses to materials, biomedical applications of materials, and design and development of commercial products. Other topics include: biopolymers; bioceramics; biomaterial degradation; designing biomaterials for 3D printing; surface modification of biomaterials; bioentrepreneurship.

This course on international finance focuses on decision making in an international context and the way in which financing and investment decisions change when a firm operates in more than one country. It explores international financial markets and currency parity conditions, including the relationship between spot and forward exchange rates, interest rates, and inflation rates. The course also covers the role of derivatives in hedging risk in the international capital markets, as well as the assessment and valuation of foreign investments.

This course provides a study of the historical origins of film production and its evolution in contemporary society. It discusses theoretical concepts, legal framework and legislation, financing and budget, stages of audiovisual production and the production team.

This course offers a sociological analysis of culture and society. Topics include: nature, culture, and society; theories about culture and cultural diversity; social and cultural dynamics; the arts; religion and belief.

This course examines the major contemporary theories and the central concepts relevant to the study of social stratification in advanced industrial societies, with particular attention to class inequalities. It presents some of the key findings from the comparative literature on social stratification and shows how theoretical debates can be tested against empirical data. This course offers a comprehensive introduction to key debates in the field of social stratification, including debates on meritocracy, the declining significance of social class, the causes of income polarization, and the determinants of gender and ethnic stratification in contemporary societies.