Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

This course provides a study of the characteristics of multilateral institutions within the framework in which states and non-state actors negotiate global governance initiatives. It examines the running themes of the conflict between North and South, the capacity of international organizations to promote cooperation between states, the impact of non-state actors (such as companies, transnational networks of experts, civil society) on global governance, and the role of emerging powers (including China, India, Brazil, among others) in multilateral institutions.

This course discusses social change, conflict theory, theory of revolutions, and the way different social, cultural, economic, and political processes influence Latin American revolutions. The Mexican Revolution, Cuban Revolution, and Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela are compared and contrasted in order examine the sociopolitical processes that occur within the context of an interconnected, rapidly modernizing world. The specific conditions of pre-revolutionary periods, the revolution itself, and the political evolution of the post-revolutionary phases are analyzed for each case.

This course provides an introductory study of psychological processes that provide a foundation for various subfields in psychology. It examines topics such as: the debate between innate versus acquired, the phylogeny and ontogeny of psychological processes; processes of perception, attention, imagination, memory, thought, motivation, autoregulation, empathy; abnormal functions in psychological processes including attention deficit, amnesia, and intellectual disabilities.

This course reflects on human-plant relationships and interactions across various societies through space and time. Special emphasis is placed on the understanding and use of plants and their landscape by different cultural groups. The class covers techniques and methods for reconstructing this kind of knowledge ethnographically, archaeologically and paleoecologically. Current efforts to preserve and reinterpret this biocultural legacy are also debated.

The course explores the links between anthropology and law, the main theoretical and methodological currents of the anthropology of law, and contemporary study topics. It examines human rights and their standards, legal pluralism, collective rights and minority rights, indigenous law, the impact of the economic and social systems with this concept of human rights, and alternatives that have been raised from the field of anthropology.

This course provides a study of the financial decisions of both individuals and companies, and the behavior of capital markets. It covers investment theory, portfolio selection, aversion to risk and decisions under uncertainty, and market efficiency. Financial models, including the CAPM and Black-Scholes model, are discussed both theoretically and applied empirically. Further topics include corporate finance through financial policies, the cost of capital, and the role of debt and taxes.

This course focuses on the early development of language from functional, semiotic and socio-discursive approaches. Through the use of observational skills, key milestones of language development and initial literacy from 0 to 6 years are understood and identified, as are the interactions and environments that promote them.

This course examines the way law interacts with society and markets in the era of globalization and the lessons that can be learned from the way that different countries choose to deal with the challenges they face in the areas of corporate, financial, commercial and business law. It looks at the historical context and the evolution of international business law and evaluates the current interaction of politics and economics with law, as well as the impact of governments and multinational corporations in the development of regulation at both national and international level. The course also covers the relationship between civil law and common law systems and their importance in 21st century business society.

This course focuses on the principles of ecological restoration and environmental rehabilitation. It examines ecosystems and develops sustainable management and restoration plans for different types of environmental changes incorporating biotic and abiotic elements. Topics include ecological restoration and conservation, changes and forms of restoration, regulations and implementation of restoration projects.

This course explores how the State, private sector, and civil society are three key entities for understanding urban development. It examines the relationship between a big city and the people that reside in it through a reflection of the 20th century, focusing on micro, and macro interactions. This course identifies the keys to urban development in relation to the society where it is produced and scrutinizes the activity of factors, agents, and collectives that participate in urban development.