Spain

This course introduces the principles and design of distributed systems, emphasizing communication, middleware, and web technologies. Students learn to develop secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed applications and services using modern frameworks and protocols.

The course builds on foundational biology and ecology knowledge to explore the structure, dynamics, and interactions of populations and communities. It provides essential skills in ecological data analysis, experimental design, and fieldwork. Students apply ecological theory to conservation, ecosystem management, and biodiversity assessment.

The course is designed to strengthen communication skills in Spanish through grammar, vocabulary, and cultural topics. Students learn to describe people and places, narrate past events, make comparisons, express opinions, and talk about future plans and possibilities.

This course introduces the fundamentals of urban design and planning through the analysis of contemporary urban structures and morphologies. Emphasis is placed on understanding the elements of urban form, historical growth processes, and the tools and terminology used in the field. 

This course offers a study of the key concepts and methods of Statistical Learning by focusing on regression and classification in high-dimensional settings. Students model and analyze complex data, apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques, and use computational tools for data analysis. This course puts special emphasis on problem formulation, variable selection, and practical implementation using modern software. 

Pre-requisites: Basics of Statistics 

This course focuses on essential training in international project management methodologies, techniques, and tools. Emphasizing both traditional and agile approaches, it explores how organizations manage change through projects in complex global environments. 

This course is an introduction to artificial intelligence (AI) including the history and key concepts of AI, the social and media transformations it brings, and practical uses of AI tools for text, image, and audio production. It examines ethical considerations, AI regulation, and the role of AI in news verification and disinformation. 

The course uses a sociological lens to view the current consumer society, and how concepts such as social classes, politics, and social organizations impact the consumption-advertising system.  Through sociological theories, it analyzes the motivations for consumption in society and the influence of the environment on the consumer.

This course is designed to develop basic language skills for effective communication in everyday situations. Students learn to introduce themselves, talk about daily routines, and describe their immediate surroundings. Emphasis is placed on real-life communication, including expressing opinions and preferences, discussing current actions, and talking about future plans and projects. Through speaking and writing exercises, students gain confidence in using the language in practical, everyday contexts.

This course offers a study of the principles and techniques of statistical graphics and data visualization. It discusses how to select and create effective visual representations for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate data. Topics include: graphical perception; the grammar of statistical graphs; exploratory data analysis; advanced data exploration such as maps and network charts; practical applications in statistics.