Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

This course is an introduction to the development of the economic ideas from the Ancient until modern times. It portrays the relevance of these ideas and how, and why these ideas were brought about and changed over time. It examines how the characteristics of the economy changed, from the verbal explanations of the political economy and moral philosophy of the 18th century to the formal social science of the late 20th century.

This course examines the main phyla of marine invertebrates, including their diversity, phylogenetic relationships, morphofunctional characteristics, habitat, and main lines of research in Chile. Practices methodologies used for studying,  including lab sessions and field work, of marine invertebrate in the plancton, in sand and rocky beaches.

In this course students take a scientific approach to literature by applying ideas from linguistics and cognitive science to the analysis of literary texts. The course explores the textual and cognitive foundations for literary interpretations and aesthetic effects, and the underlying ideological and psychological implications of particular linguistic choices.

In this course, student participants will analyze how ideas about gender and sexuality influenced left-wing revolutionary movements and right-wing military dictatorships in Latin America since 1959, considering both political history and the experiences lived by contemporary people in the cases of Cuba, Chile, Brazil, Mexico and Nicaragua, among others.

Students are expected to be able to distinguish different focuses and approaches to environmental education for sustainability, and then plan their own learning strategies according to the educational context they must address.

This course examines the cultural role of Andean textiles, their technical spectrum, their aesthetic and heritage values. The aim is to understand the contributions of Andean textile artifacts to contemporary design, to culturally contextualize the material under study and practical knowledge by exercising textile techniques in which structure-texture-color relationships are considered.

In this course, students analyze the dynamics between civil-military relations and the process of formulating security and defense policies in democratic states of law, with a focus on Latin America. In this way, at the end of the course, students are expected to understand, analyze and evaluate how the different levels of civil control over the military and structuring of the Armed Forces in a democracy impact the rationality and efficiency of national defense policies and strategies.

In the course, students will be able to answer the broad dilemma of how to understand Latin America today?, from an interdisciplinary analysis that emphasizes the connection between history, geography and political science in order to unravel and read the various dynamics and challenges of the region. Through methodologies such as lectures, case studies and debates, they will be able to understand the changes, continuities and cultural, social, economic and political projections of the region.

In this course, students will learn design tools for social justice and put them at the service of local organizations that promote environmental justice. The course puts the A+S (Service Learning) methodology into practice and aims for students to develop their social and public vocation, facilitating opportunities for environmental organizations to increase their autonomy and potential.