University of Chile

This course provides an overview of the foundations that the main trends of the Western ethical tradition have provided and that still constitute the theoretical basis for the interpretation and resolution to the challenges and issues that arise from the complexities of modern life.

This course offers an introduction to the most relevant concepts of economics and international relations to complement professional training for journalism students.

This course offers a study of texts produced from the arrival of Christopher Columbus until the mid-18th century which are representative of the main themes and issues characterizing the emergence of Latin American and, particularly, Chilean literature and culture.

This course focuses on various Chilean poets during the dictatorship and post-dictatorship. It connects censorship, gender identity, and different aspects of Chilean culture to rhetorical devices utilized in the poetry. 

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course focuses on three thought leaders of anti-colonialist social movements in 20th century Latin American: Aimé Césaire, Frantz Fanon, and Fausto Reinaga. It analyzes their main written works with an emphasis on themes of race, culture, and colonial condition.

This course analyzes the role of political parties in the Chilean democratic system and the socio-historical context of the emergence of new social demands. It explores the formation of social movements in Chile.

This course explores the concepts of social justice, citizenship, and democracy and their relationship to the disciplinary debate and professional practice of social work. It examines contemporary debates on social justice, citizenship, and democracy as well as their implications for current social, economic, and cultural challenges.

This course analyzes the history and dialectology of Latin American Spanish, with special focus on Chilean history and linguistic documentation of the colonial and post-colonial eras. Topics include: the concept of Latin American Spanish-- unity and diversity, Latin American Spanish and Atlantic Spanish; the influence of Andalusia and genetic matrices; diastratic-diatopic variation and zoning; historical aspects-- periodization of Latin American Spanish; koineization and standardization processes; linguistic contact-- indigenous substrata and immigrant languages.

The course focuses on German reading comprehension skills of basic level written texts (A1 on the CEFR) related to international studies and related areas.