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MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF EUROPE
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF EUROPE
UCEAP Transcript Title
MEDIEVAL HIST OF EU
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course explores the history of medieval Europe from the 5th to 15th centuries. Topics include: the Middle Ages in European history; from disintegration of the ancient world to Germanic invasions; barbarian Europe; the Byzantine Empire and origins of Islamic civilization; the Carolingian Empire; second invasions and the Holy Roman Empire; feudal society and expansions from the 11th to 13th centuries; universalist aspirations-- papacy and empire; from feudal monarchies to sovereign states; from the crisis of medieval society to the origins of the modern world.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801786
Host Institution Course Title
MEDIEVAL HISTORY OF EUROPE
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Geografía e Historia
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN HISTORIA
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Historia de América y Medieval y Ciencias Historiográficas

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LIFE WRITING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
123
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LIFE WRITING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
LIFE WRITING
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course studies and analyzes the tradition of autobiographical writing in English. Through a diachronic study, it explores the evolution of the genre from its origins to the present. Through a synchronic study, it discusses the different manifestations and subgenres of life writing such as memoirs, diaries, lyric essays, autofiction, etc. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
806529
Host Institution Course Title
LIFE WRITING IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filología
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN ESTUDIOS INGLESES
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Estudios Ingleses: Lingüística y Literatura

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LOGIC I
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
113
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
LOGIC I
UCEAP Transcript Title
LOGIC I
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course offers an introduction to the problems, concepts, and methods of logic. Topics include: the object of logic; truth and demonstration; basic concepts of set theory; syntax; semantics; interpretation; truth; formalization; logical truth; equivalence; consequence.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801304
Host Institution Course Title
LOGIC I
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filosofía
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN FILOSOFÍA
Host Institution Department

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
104
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
SCI TECH & SOCIETY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course explores the opportunities and threats presented through cyberculture in our information society. It discusses the possibilities and limitations of improving living conditions inherent to scientific-technological development. This course analyzes the links between technology, law, philosophy, and social interests of the groups that promote and develop it. Topics include: the new information economy; human rights on the internet; expansion of beliefs, fundamentalism, and political phenomena such as populism via social networks; the new digital economy.

Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
801327,806603
Host Institution Course Title
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filosofía
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN FILOSOFÍA
Host Institution Department

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DIDACTIC FOUNDATIONS FOR ART EDUCATION
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Education
UCEAP Course Number
128
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DIDACTIC FOUNDATIONS FOR ART EDUCATION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ART EDUCATION
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course focuses on basic teaching skills to design, implement, and evaluate educational projects in art education. Topics include: safety, hygiene, and good practices; mechanisms for learning, understanding, and transmission of artistic and cultural values and criteria; teaching of visual arts in different education settings; curricular design; application of different teaching methods; curriculum of artistic education.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801038
Host Institution Course Title
DIDACTIC FOUNDATIONS FOR ART EDUCATION
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Bellas Artes
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Bellas Artes
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Escultura y Formación Artística

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UNITED STATES LITERATURE UNTIL 1850
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
English
UCEAP Course Number
114
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
UNITED STATES LITERATURE UNTIL 1850
UCEAP Transcript Title
US LIT TO 1850
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course offers a study the literature of the United States to 1850, taking into consideration the history of the country and the evolution of literary forms, notably prose and poetry. It examines the context of socio-political and cultural relations that have shaped the literary history and traditions of the US. This course discusses literary works from the following historical periods: Pre-colonial and Puritan traditions (1492-1776), literature of the New Republic (1776-1836), and Romanticism and the so-called American Renaissance (1836-1850). 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
806497
Host Institution Course Title
UNITED STATES LITERATURE UNTIL 1850
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filología
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN ESTUDIOS INGLESES
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Estudios Ingleses

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GREEK COMEDY AND TRAGEDY
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Classics
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GREEK COMEDY AND TRAGEDY
UCEAP Transcript Title
GREEK COMEDY&TRAGDY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course offers a study of the origins of theater in Greece as well as its literary aspects-- tragedy, comedy, and satirical drama-- from the archaic and classical periods. It explores the cultural, social, and religious functions of theater in Greece as well as the role of classical literature in the birth and configuration of European vernacular literature.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
804884
Host Institution Course Title
GREEK COMEDY AND TRAGEDY
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filología
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN LITERATURA GENERAL Y COMPARADA
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Filología Clásica

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ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Music Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
139
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines popular musical culture with an emphasis on musicological, sociological, and anthropological aspects. Other topics include: comparative folklore; how and why popular music should be studied; the songbooks and folklore missions in Spain; methods and procedures in ethnomusicological research; anthropology of music-- music in culture; reformulation of folklore; processes of transit and cultural contact. Pre-requisites: Musicology students with prior musical knowledge

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
804654
Host Institution Course Title
ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
MONCLOA
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Geografía e Historia
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN MUSICOLOGÍA
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Musicología

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SYMBOLIC ANTHROPOLOGY
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
135
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SYMBOLIC ANTHROPOLOGY
UCEAP Transcript Title
SYMBOLIC ANTH
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course analyzes the cultural construction of reality through different symbolic manifestations. It discusses contributions of symbolic anthropology to the understanding of cultural manifestations and processes, as well as the relationship between their material and symbolic dimensions. This course reflects on symbols, rituals, representation, expressiveness, worldview, mythology, magic, and the imaginary to understand the cultural and social processes of human groups.

Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801184
Host Institution Course Title
SYMBOLIC ANTHROPOLOGY
Host Institution Campus
SOMOSAGUAS
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN ANTROPOLOGÍA SOCIAL Y CULTURAL
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Antropología Social y Psicología Social

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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Country
SPAIN
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Linguistics English
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
HIST/ENGLISH LANG
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course provides a study of the history and evolution of the English language. It examines the major phases and commonly recognized periods of English, the main changes and characteristics of each phase, and the historical and cultural context in which they developed. Topics covered include: fundamentals of historical-comparative linguistics; English among the Germanic languages; migration of Germanic groups to England; Old English; Middle English; Modern English; late Modern English; Contemporary English and new perspectives on change.

Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
802207,806489
Host Institution Course Title
HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Host Institution Campus
Campus de Ciudad Universitaria
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filología
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Estudios Ingleses
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Filología Inglesa I
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