Complutense University of Madrid

This course offers an introduction to the historical evolution of Spanish, varieties of Spanish, and the grammatical, lexical, and linguistic characteristics of the language.

This course studies social movements and interest groups, including theories, methodologies, and examples from throughout the world. Topics covered include models for social movements (psycho-social, rational action, cognitive, cultural, political), definitions and concepts (events, mobilizations and revolution, tolerance and repression, political action and violence), origins and causes of social movements, new social movements (ecology, peace movement, feminism, civil rights), pluralist and corporative models for the representation of interests, theories and classification of interest groups, interest groups and political decision making, and the globalization of social movements.

This course discusses the wide variety of materials and manufacturing processes in product design. Topics include: configuration; dimensions; normalization; costs; semantic value. 

This course offers a study of the main themes and mythical characters of the Greek world, both of the divine and heroic sagas. It discusses the sources of mythology and their ideological adaptation. This course examines the literary adaptations of Greek myths in different genres and periods.

This course explores the features and methodology of the differential approach of the study of human behavior. It begins with a brief history of the concepts and objectives of the field before examining its theoretical models. The course identifies differences in personality, temperament, and emotions and their variations by sex, gender, and age, or along other inter-group differences like intelligence, disability, and multilingualism.

This course provides a study on the Spanish justice system: how the court system works, how judges and court personnel are trained and selected, what contributes to decision making and persecution, and the goals of the court system. It also discusses the penal system, as well as prison sentences and the role of rehabilitation. It examines the role of eyewitness testimonials, past court cases of unjustly prosecuted individuals, and common risk factors for criminal actions.

This course examines the development in oral and written comprehension and expression in modern Persian as spoken in Iran. General content includes: examination of the phonetics and phonology of the Persian alphabet as it is written in the Arabic script; examination of Persian grammar and syntax; study of Persian vocabulary and the similarities/cognates that are found between Persian and other Indo-European languages such as Spanish and English.

This course examines the silencing of women and their exclusion from the canon of universal literature. It introduces the wide spectrum of gender studies and feminist theory in English-speaking countries since the 1960s, in order to analyze, assess, and re-assess novels, short-stories, poems, and other artistic expressions created by women from the end of the 19th century to today. This course discusses female authors who have fallen into oblivion and those who enjoy scholarly prestige and popular recognition. It explores the interaction between gender and feminism, as well as sexuality, sexual orientation, gender roles, the female body and mind, trauma, mental health, motherhood, ethnicity, social class, and women's civil rights during the 20th century.

This course provides an overview of the rationale, role, and impact of public sector intervention in the economy. It begins with a discussion of the fundamentals of public economics, including instruments of public intervention in the case of market failure, equity, redistribution, and social welfare. The course also examines public expenditure, government revenue, and fiscal federalism in conjunction with taxation theories for indirect taxes on consumption, as well as direct personal and corporate income taxes. Particular focus is paid to the study of the current public economics of Spain.