Complutense University of Madrid

This course is for the student with an A2.1 elementary level of French. It introduces the phonetics and phonology, the morphology and syntax of simple sentences of French. It teaches oral and written communication skills related to activities of daily life. Topics include: the French alphabet; simple phrases; the nominal group; determinants; pronouns; verbs; vocabulary for basic communication.

This course offers an introduction to aesthetics as a philosophical discipline. Topics include: the question of art and beauty in antiquity; the foundation of a philosophical discipline; from Kant and the Enlightenment to Romanticism; the romantic revolution and its consequences; Nietzsche and the centrality of the aesthetic dimension; the 20th century and the opening of perspectives for contemporary aesthetics.

This course analyzes the history of archaeological discoveries, from antiquity to the present day, relating these discoveries to the different historical stages in which they occurred, taking into account the social, political, philosophical, and ideological contexts of each of the stages, and how this has been reflected in the collecting of antiquities, in the history of museums, and in the formation of current museum heritage.

This course explores the evolution of humanized spaces and their depiction in cartography across history and delves into the intricate relationships between populations and social landscapes. It examines the dynamics of urban spaces, from processes to structures, and the diversity of rural environments. Additionally, this course analyzes how economic activities shape territories and their implications on spatial organization. 

Topics in this Economic Sociology course include: genesis of the capitalist economic system; sociological ambiguities of the economy; the new neo-liberal system-- the German model and the North American model; contemporary economic organization; social effects of economic flexibility; society, economy, and globalization.

This course provides a comprehensive survey of English literature from its origins through the late eighteenth century. It provides a critical analysis of some of the classical works of English poetry and prose from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, paying close attention to historical context and literary theory. 

This course examines the forms, channels, and strategies behind the distribution of propaganda. It reviews the history of propaganda from antiquity, through the Middle Ages, the invention of mechanized printing, and to the modern state. Particular emphasis is placed on propaganda in modern wartime. 

This course offers a study of the fundamentals of pathophysiology necessary to understand and interpret the mechanisms underlying alterations in different functional systems that lead to the development of disease. It examines the basic principles of pharmacology and the therapeutic tools currently available for treating these pathophysiological alterations.