University of Chile

The course covers the fundamental concepts of the social geography with the purpose of analyzing the relation between society and the space. Students examine the theoretical and epistemological foundations that support social geography as a sub-discipline of human geography and apply these concepts in empirical studies.

In this course, students analyze the main physical and human characteristics of the continent and of contemporary Chile. Students gain a critical understanding of the changes and permanences in the geographical and physical and humane spaces of the continent and the conceptual grounds of the geographical spaces (landscape, territory, place, region, localization and scale) for its application into interdisciplinary research. Topics includes the physical geographical space of the Americas, regional synthesis of Chile, and the regional development of the country. 

The Elective Musical Practice Workshop is a practical course focused on the experience of the student in the fields of musical creation and interpretation, recognizing and developing stylistic elements that allow an analytical position and criticism.

In this course, students examine and integrate general biological and ecological concepts of marine mammals (with special emphasis on pinnipeds and cetaceans). Students characterize the different orders of marine mammals worldwide and identify the species present in Chile, identify and characterize adaptations of marine mammals to the aquatic environment, behavioral strategies, as well as the main research methodologies used in Chile. In the area of ​​conservation, the students examine the main current threats to marine mammals in Chile, measures of mitigation, institutions, and regulations related to management and administration, and become familiar with the application of methodological tools in the field of conservation of these species.

The course focuses on introducing students to the knowledge and application of key marketing concepts and tools used by organizations. The course emphasizes the consumer and value creation fundamentals of developing marketing strategies and tactics.

The course aims to philosophically analyze series and films in order to develop critical thinking in light of their content and the issues they address within the scope of philosophical reflection. Students analyze fragments of representative films or series of pop culture and explain the philosophical aspects of the topics covered in them. Students acquire tools that allow them to analyze, question, and understand the meaning and relevance of the issues addressed in these cultural products.

This course examines the main issues of the economic development in Chile, highlighting its strengths and challenges. Topics include historical social development, the Chilean Pension system, labor markets and informality, privatization, regulation and competition policy, trade policy, and relation of fiscal policy and economic development.

This course is designed for Spanish students who communicate with a certain level of autonomy in simple, especially in social contexts. The course aims for students to consolidate their oral and written communication skills at a social level and that, at the same time, they begin to develop comprehension skills and written production that allows them to function in academic and professional contexts.

This third year course focuses on using economic principles and management science to tackle real world business decisions. Students apply the concepts and tools learned in previous courses covering statistics, microeconomics, spreadsheet modeling and quantitative methods, to put them into practice through real-world examples with a global perspective.