Spain

This course examines a selection of literature produced in Britain in the 19th century. It provides a critical analysis of novels and authors taking into account both social and historical context, narrative elements, and different critical approaches.

This course examines the concept of the social structure of an advanced society, its institutions and key organizations, and social dynamics. It looks at main theories (authors, works and sources of basic information) that explain the functioning of societies of advanced capitalism and representative democracies. Topics covered include: structure and elements of the advanced capitalist society; forms of social inequality in welfare conditions; structures and activity of advanced capitalism.

The course offers an introduction to anthropology and sociology within the framework of the human sciences. Topics include: nature, culture, society, and conduct; forms of sociocultural construction of subjectivity; the ecological-economic domain; the socio-structural domain; the cognitive domain; conflicts and sociocultural problems.

This course offers a general introduction to perception. Topics include: sensation; sensory psychophysics; human perception; experimental psychology.

This course provides a study of the principal aspects of language acquisition, particularly as it relates to the case of second languages, examining the main theories of language acquisition while focusing particularly on English as a first and second language. Topics covered include characteristics of English as a first language, linguistic development, input and interaction, child-directed speech; acquisition of English as a second language, contrastive analysis, sequences of development, pragmatics in second language; influence between languages, the concept of "language transfer," code switching, multilingual speakers.

This course offers an in-depth study of the international politics of East Asia. Topics include: the role of China, Japan, and the US in shaping the East Asian region we know today; the impact of China's rise on the region; regionalism; intra-regional security-- North Korea's nuclear diplomacy and the South China Sea.

This course offers an in-depth study of the role of research and innovation and its business-based logic in modern economies. It examines two main concepts: understanding investment for innovation and turning innovative ideas into business opportunities.