Complutense University of Madrid

This course examines social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of Spain during the 20th century, contextualizing the historical evolution that took place and shaped Spanish society during that period. It starts with the crisis of 1898 and the consequences of defeat during the early 1900s on Spanish social transformation, the oligarchic monarchy of Alfonso XIII, from 1902 through 1914, and the parliamentary collapse from 1914 through 1923. The course also covers the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera (1923-30), the Second Spanish Republic (1931-36), and the cultural Silver Age of that ran from 1898 though 1936. It finally looks at the impact of the civil war (1936-39), the resulting Franco dictatorship (1939-75), and the restoration of democracy in Spain following Franco's death in 1975.

This course offers a study of European and Mediterranean art of the 4th through 15th centuries.  

This course delves into the intricate domains of urban planning and environmental management, offering a multifaceted exploration of critical topics essential for sustainable development and effective governance. It examines public goods, infrastructure development, urban planning, and environmental conservation from a legal framework.

This course offers students a perspective into the contemporary history of science while presenting topics that the history of science has generally marginalized and that are becoming more and more relevant: anatomy studies, the medicine of emotions, the relationship between medical knowledge and experimental science, the conceptions of what is normal and what is pathological through an analysis of monstrosity and the development of theories of contagion. 

This course focuses on mathematical principles, observation methodologies, and calculation techniques essential for implementing various spatial technologies in both Earth and space observation endeavors. Specifically, it focuses on the utilization of GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO Satellite Navigation Systems.

This course focuses on different ways of writing about politics through critical analysis. Topics include: the quarrel between the ancients and the moderns; power in suspense and the vertigo of democracy; the literary genres of political thought; philosophy of history and political philosophy; philosophy, politics, and religion in contemporary Spain; totalitarianism and democracy.