Spain

This course discusses global environmental problems, with special attention to the Arctic, and international tensions that exist in the Arctic. Topics include: polar exploration; the Artic-- location and characteristics; climate change and its effects in the Arctic-- resource extraction and navigation of Arctic waters; Arctic states and the extension of their sovereignty over marine areas; Greenland and its historical and legal situation; the Arctic Council; indigenous peoples of the Arctic; the 2030 Agenda in the Arctic; security and defense; the EU; China; Arctic science as a tool for cooperation.

This course offers an introduction to various international business disciplines including international management, international finance, international marketing, international accounting, international business operations, and international business law. It examines the vision and tools required to effectively manage the challenges that globalization, changing world markets, and cultural differences demand.

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.

This course offers a study of happiness in relation to science and education as well as discussion of the pursuit of personal happiness.

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 explores the main concepts and effective methods of international operations management in order to solve problems related to production management and make decisions to manage the production system.

This course is a study of international journalism, beginning with a review of the background of global journalism and its theoretical framework. Particular emphasis is paid to the rapidly changing landscape of journalism in the digital era. Topics of study include: war and conflict journalism; correspondents, envoys, and legal coverage; censorship, propaganda, and the ethical response; Al Qaeda and cyberterrorism; coverage of climate change, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, volcanoes, and accidents; news from international organizations; leading think tanks and their analysis; elections, regime change, and international politics; social networks and the WikiLeaks case; and regional geopolitical coverage.

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 examines how social and cultural background impact health access and outcomes. It discusses providing tailor-made care in a multicultural environment. Topics include: beliefs about health and disease in different cultural groups; social determinants of health; transcultural nursing; cultural competence; biomedical model vs social model; impact of sexist, racist, and lgbtq-phobic violence on individuals and communities; intersectionality.