Spain

This course offers a practical introduction to critical skills for managers including critical thinking, negotiation, flexibility, people management, and more. It explores why these management capabilities are important to success in managerial roles. This course also delves into sustainable business management including global sustainable models, trade, industry, consumption, trends, strategies, key sectors, policy, and more.

This course examines historical changes and the role of health and disease in the contemporary world. Topics include: health and disease in the Middle Ages and Renaissance-- modern medicine in context; scientific knowledge of disease; from public hygiene to social medicine; official medicine and folk medicine; prevention of disease; institutions; other medicines; current challenges.

This course offers an introduction to materials technology. Topics include: ferrous alloys; non-ferrous alloys; fundamentals of forming by casting; casting techniques; fundamentals of forming by plastic deformation; deformation techniques; powder technology; processing of ceramics; processing of polymers; processing of polymer matrix composites; fracture; fatigue; creep; friction and wear; corrosion of metals; welding; adhesives; surface treatments and coatings; non-destructive testing.

This course focuses on mathematical principles, observation methodologies, and calculation techniques essential for implementing various spatial technologies in both Earth and space observation endeavors. Specifically, it focuses on the utilization of GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO Satellite Navigation Systems.

The course explores how the regional Catalan cinema (Catalan language productions), which encounters a disadvantage in the broader market dominated by Spanish-speaking audiovisuals, achieves distinctiveness, with a focus on the representation of women, social inequality, diverse minorities, and sustainability. Emphasizing the intersection of these issues, the course delves into the complexities of current Catalan social struggles on and off the screen. The course is divided into lectures, screenings, readings, discussions, group presentations, creative work in groups and field trips to filming locations and Catalan production firms.

This course dives into the complexity of globalization. It explores in-depth fundamental concepts such as multiculturalism, diversity, inter-culturalism, and superdiversity, highlighting their dynamic evolution and their profound impact on the business fabric. It offers a comprehensive analysis of disparities between countries, addressing crucial aspects such as political economy, country risks and diverse cultural and social heterogeneities. Class sessions introduce essential debates related to cultural construction, formal and informal institutions, economic development, and regional integrations.

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

This course introduces the language, culture, and society of Catalonia and builds basic linguistic and cultural competence. It provides a study of the Catalan language, as well as general information about the culture and society: traditional festivals of Catalonia, customs, and distinctive characteristics of this autonomous community, which has its own language and culture.