Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

This course offers a study of contemporary Chilean and world history through examination of artistic expression (film, music, visual arts) of the Golden Age from 1945-1973.

This course analyzes artistic heritage as a material manifestation of societal memory. It explores the interdependence between artistic heritage and the context of its creation and appreciation. 

The course offers a study of the conceptual framework of cultural heritage, from the theoretical point of view and the application of national and international legislation, to the reality of the expressions present in Chile today. It uses case studies, bibliographic reviews, and practical work in the field, to discuss the problems related to initiatives to safeguard and protect the intangible, material, and natural areas of cultural heritage.

This course offers a study of the poetry of Spanish-speaking Latin America from pre-Hispanic times to the beginning of the 20th century.

This course corresponds to the advanced level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. At this level, students can understand large texts with a certain difficulty level and recognize implicit meanings in them, speak with fluidity and spontaneity without showing evident signs of effort, flexibly and effectively use the target language for social, academic, and professional purposes, write long texts that are clear, well structured, and detailed about topics of certain complexity, showing organization, articulation and textual cohesion. The course addresses relevant aspects about the culture of Chilean interaction that benefit communicative skills and language acquisition in immersive conditions.

This course explores the concept of sustainability. Topics include: crossroads of unsustainability; systemic thinking; poverty and inequality; socio-environmental conflicts; governance (tragedy) of the commons; institutions for sustainable development; education for sustainability; food systems; sustainable cities; new economies-- circular economy; ethics of care.

This is a variable topics course covering central aspects, related authors, periods, and intellectual movements of political theory. Topics and themes discussed vary by term and instructor.

This Spanish language course corresponds to intermediate advanced level (B2 on the CEFR). By the end of the course students can understand the main ideas in complex texts that are concrete and abstract; interact with native speakers with sufficient fluency and naturalness; produce clear and detailed texts on various topics and defend points of view on general topics indicating pros and cons. The course integrates topics on Chilean culture.