Complutense University of Madrid

The course reviews the main historical-cultural scenarios that have marked the development of the English language. 

This course offers a study of the reciprocal relationship between politics and society and discusses social conditions and political structure. It examines the dynamics of power, civil society and the state, and the relationship between political conflict and violence. 

This course offers an introduction to marketing and the management of marketing processes. Topics include: micro-macro environment; consumer and B2B behavior; market research; management information systems in marketing; segmentation and positioning strategies; product and services; brand management and strategies; pricing strategies; distribution; media and communication strategies; marketing and new technologies.

This course examines the neurobiological aspects of normal aging as well as those caused by various forms of dementia. It analyzes the cognitive changes and decline associated with aging on a normal brain, as well as those impacted by Alzheimer's disease, Pick's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, vascular dementia, and dementias due to HIV. It also explores techniques and procedures for early detection of cognitive impairment and possible intervention in the areas of memory, control and integration processes and language.

The course presents the main theoretical trends and empirical work on motivation and emotion from the behavioral, cognitive, and neuroscience approaches, with a special emphasis on current research trends and topics. 

This course is designed for UCEAP students at the higher intermediate (B2) level to improve, consolidate, and expand their grammatical knowledge of the Spanish language. Class meetings are supplemented with practical experiences where students visit emblematic locations in Madrid to practice Spanish communication in real-time.

This course analyzes classic and contemporary theoretical debates in tourism studies from an anthropological perspective. These debates are critically examined using ethnographic case studies from European, specifically Spanish, settings. Asian, African, and Latin American cases are used for comparison. 

This course reinforces and broadens grammatical knowledge and prepares students for the use of Spanish in a university setting. It focuses on the four traditional language skills: oral and written comprehension and oral and written expression. Other areas of learning include comprehensions issues and additional vocabulary.