Spain

This course explores macroeconomic principles and their implications for the European Union and individual member states. Topics include: GDP; inflation; unemployment; fiscal policy; monetary policy; international trade; economic evolution of the EU; role of the Eurozone; the European Central Bank; challenges and opportunities posed by a common currency.

This course explores the impact that the complex relationship between humans and nature has on climate and biodiversity. It discusses the historical evolution of humanity's approach to nature and those representations in Latin American literature. It focuses on the cultural/environmental implications of extractivism, histories of land use, the social impact of economy on bodies and the biosphere, the political use of nature, non-human/human relations, the emergence of Latin American environmental thinking, ecocriticism, modern Latin American literature, and some of the most important political and cultural debates of the continent in recent history. 

This course focuses on the protocols for the evaluation and diagnosis of individuals in work and social settings. It discusses social evaluation, job performance, and professional competencies. Topics include: areas of evaluation in the social and work context-- individual, group, and organizational; evaluation process in the context of work; personnel evaluation models; psychometric requirements of evaluation methods and techniques; evaluation in personnel selection and training; ergonomics, performance, and occupational health assessment; social interaction assessment; consumer psychology assessment.

This course provide an overview of the key aspects and trends of contemporary Spanish and Latin American literature, placing particular attention on areas of influence and contact between the two traditions. Topics covered include: the literary and cultural dialogue between Spain and Latin America; Spanish and Latin American Modernism vs. the Generation of '98; the poetic vanguards on both sides of the Atlantic; realism, magic and fantasy; Spanish postwar literature; women in the Hispanic world; transcendence, fragmentation, and transatlantic dialogue in the 20th century; literary trends in postmodern Spain and Latin America.

This course offers a study of supply chain management-- how products get from raw materials into the hands of customers. It discusses concepts of procurement, logistics, inventory control, and distribution strategies from a practical standpoint.

Topics in this Linear Algebra course include: linear systems and matrices; linear programming; vector spaces; linear transformations; ranks and determinants; linear systems; numerical solution of linear systems; diagonalization; Euclidean space; descriptive statistics.

This course offers a study of the multifaceted aspects of conducting business across borders and within diverse cultural, economic, and geopolitical environments. Topics include: global business environments; international market entry strategies; cross-cultural management; global trade; multinational business strategies; international trade and regulatory compliance.

This course offers a study of corporate law including the legal principles governing corporations and other business entities. Case studies are used to explore fundamental and specialized concepts of this area of law.

This course explores the history and evolution of the Spanish language. It discusses dialect and speech, where Spanish is spoken, semantics and pragmatics, and changes in the language.