Spain

The course discusses political institutions and systems of power in indigenous societies of the Americas. Topics include: power in pre-Hispanic societies-- economic and social aspects, ideology and power, centralized states, and expansionist states; transformations of indigenous power and leadership in modern America; power in hunting and gathering societies; traditional power systems in agricultural and pastoral societies; indigenous power and leadership in contemporary America.

This course offers a study of comparative politics. Topics include: political regimes; political institutions; comparative political dynamics; the welfare state.  

This course discusses the role of men and women in the Spanish Civil War. Topics include: background and possible causes of the Spanish Civil War; development of the conflict; gender relations during the war; women's presence and public participation; post-war society.

This course offers a study of applied research in economics. It focuses on linear econometric techniques as well as related programming skills. It also discusses examples of influential studies including practical computer sessions to replicate those studies.

Prerequisites: introductory course on econometrics.

This course provides an introduction to the field of sociology, particularly analytical and critical reflection of society and culture from a scientific perspective. It covers main concepts and sociological processes, the function of different social institutions according to the most relevant sociological theories, and ideologies on which the practices of social institutions are based. 

This course provides a study of the elements, systems and construction processes of mise-en-scéne in film and television. Topics covered include: models, styles and movements; art design (lighting, framing, camera movements, artistic direction); dramaturgy and direction of actors; film editing resources; staging and sound space.

This course provides an introduction to script writing including an understanding of the process and challenges involved in finding creative ideas and developing them, as well as developing story structure, acts, plot points, and character arcs. It discusses traditions in the schools of scriptwriting and the scriptwriter's toolbox. Students learn how to analyze professional scripts and how to pitch ideas. Students are expected to have completed previous coursework in film/media studies.