Spain

This course explores the contents and use of country reports produced by private and public institutions including the structure and framework of the reports. It discusses the measurement and analysis of development and evaluation as well as the categories and metrics used in writing a country report.  

This course offers a study of urban planning and land use planning. It discusses instruments of intervention in land use policy and land management, as well as the main lines of land use planning and urban development in Catalonia and Spain.
 

The course analyzes global organizational structures and international strategies, highlighting corporate challenges in the face of the complexity of the global economy. It focuses on the means to achieve a competitive advantage, sustain it over time, and the ability to replicate it to target markets during the internationalization process. In addition to corporate strategies, the course discusses cross-cultural negotiation and soft skill strategies.

This course is also referred to as International Dynamics and Cross-Cultural Negotiation: Corporate Environment.

This course offers a study of Spanish spoken in everyday situations. Topics include: shopping; Spanish and Latin American gastronomy; popular festivals and holidays; Barcelona neighborhoods; public transport; activities on a night out; activities for a weekend in Barcelona; colloquial expressions.

Topics in this Methodology of Political Science course include: the logic of research in political science; problem of causality in political science; case and variable studies; the comparative method in political science; theories and hypotheses; research design; data collection techniques; data analysis; visualization, preparation, and report of research papers.

This political geography course covers the following five themes: space and power; the hegemonic political space of modernity-- state and nation; the space of interstate disorder-- geopolitics; the space of legitimacy-- electoral geography; place and social movements.

This course offers a study of world history in the twentieth century. It explores secular problems of Europe, how to address them, and assesses democracy as a form of government. Topics include: Cold War; golden years and welfare state; political changes in Europe and the US; social changes; youth revolt and women's liberation.

This course focuses on the process of globalization, including global markets, international corporations, digital communications, and media convergence, which has created a new ecosystem for marketing, advertising, and branding. It also discusses popular culture and its influence on these areas as well as a cohesive idea of collective or generation imaginaries. This course offers a study of this influence by examining the representation and construction of different brands and cultural ideas in the new Spanish context through case studies of both local and global brands.

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 discusses industries, competitors, regions, and markets from the perspective of practicing managers and the reasons behind global differences. Finally, it offers an overview of the different areas of international business and their contributions to the foundation of global business and management.

This course examines the main theoretical approaches to human memory and information representation in the human cognitive system. It provides an analysis of memory using an understanding of psychological processes while taking into account the biological, evolutionary and cultural context. Other topics covered include memory systems and structures, and memory processes.