Spain

This first year course explores the evolution of literature and the concepts of canon, tradition, and classic(s) through a broad textual analysis of representative and influential texts. It examines major texts and authors considered to have shaped intellectual history and literary criticism from their origins to the nineteenth century. Topics covered include: foundations of Western literary tradition (Homer and the Bible); tragedy; the epic and the evolution of the narrative genre (the novel and the short story); lyric poetry.

This course focuses on current history from the last third of the 20th century to the present. Topics include: politics and international relations; the economy; culture; international conflicts in a global world; technological and scientific globalization; global society and risk; global civil society. 

This course studies the main differences between the psychology of work, of organizations, and of human resources, and the two fundamental theoretical frameworks (rational and social constructionist) of the psychology of organizations. Topics include: organizations-- a psychosocial approach; individuals within the organization; groups and teams within the organization; the organizational system.