Spain

From an ecocritical approach, this course explores the ways in which literature and culture represent, and interact with, the natural world, ecological consciousness, and social transformation. It examines how these issues and concerns are reflected in literary texts. This course also discusses a variety of critical approaches and literary responses to the period commonly referred to as the Anthropocence/Capitalocene, considering how literature can become a tool to promote environmental sustainability, multispecies dialogues, and social justice.

Topics in this Statistics for Journalism course include: the concept and uses of statistics; terminology; types of variables; analysis of univariate data; analysis of bivariate data; probability and probability models; statistical inference.

This course focuses on the application of knowledge about basic psychological processes (attention, perception, memory, and related processes) to the collection and evaluation of testimonial evidence. Topics include: the accuracy of witness statements; obtaining statements; false statements; statement evaluation; processes in the identification of persons; lineups; identification evaluation procedures; applied aspects of psychology of testimony.

This course offers a study of basic demographic concepts, collection and use of demographic data, and tools for demographic analysis. It discusses population dynamics from a historical and global comparative perspective including current trends and future forecasts. This course examines determinants of demographic change, socioeconomic and environmental consequences of demographic change, and population policies.

This course discusses the concept of psychological disorder and contributions of psychology, preventative psychology, and health psychology. It examines models of prevention and well-being. Other topics include: research methods and models; gnoseology and classification of mental disorders; assessment and treatment.

This course offers a study of the function of point-of-sale (POS) management in retail distribution channels, focusing on key areas like product assortment, merchandising, and store image. It discusses how consumer behavior and business objectives affect these areas. The course is divided into three main parts: 1. retailer positioning – how stores create value for customers and stand out from competitors; 2. assortment management – how stores choose and manage the products they offer; 3. store concept & merchandising – the design and layout of the store, and how different types of merchandising are used to attract customers

The first half of this course focuses on digital systematic knowledge organization systems including main systems such a Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), digital structures, and their characteristics. The second half of the course examines representations of knowledge. Topics include: folksonomies-- digital collaborative classification and tagging; thesauri; formal structures for knowledge representation-- graphs; automatic classification.

This course examines the philosophical worldview of nature and analyzes the philosophical foundations of scientific worldviews. It discusses the works of various philosophical thinkers including Aristotle, Kant, and Schrodinger.

This course focuses on management, execution, and innovation skills in the field of communication. It explores emotional intelligence and leadership skills and qualities for successfully leading communication projects and initiatives, as well as managing teams.