Spain

This course examines major issues related to new topics in Spanish media. It is divided into two parts. Part one focuses on the representation of Spain through both traditional and new media. The second part explores how fiction, whether on television, cinema, or social media, is capable of describing in detail the reality of Spain.

This linear algebra course offers a study of the following topics: vector space, linear independence, algebraic basis, dimension, linear mapping, kernel and image, bilinear form, dot product, diagonalization, and Jordan canonical form.

The course examines how Europe (the EU, in particular) and Spain have responded to social inequalities, global pandemic pressures, gender inequality, migrations, nationalism(s), climate change, and sustainability. It provides a critical overview of these current challenges at the transnational, regional and national level. The course combines analytical tools and categories stemming from political science, international relations, economics, European Integration studies, public policies analysis and development economics.

This course offers a study of the structure and historical evolution of family and family relationships, as well as new family models and family organization. It focuses specifically on Spanish society. 

This oral skills course corresponds to levels A2-B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. It focuses on improving communicative competition and expanding lexical knowledge and discursive strategies that allow students to interact successfully in Spanish daily life.

This course is for the student with an A2.1 elementary level of French. It introduces the phonetics and phonology, the morphology and syntax of simple sentences of French. It teaches oral and written communication skills related to activities of daily life. Topics include: the French alphabet; simple phrases; the nominal group; determinants; pronouns; verbs; vocabulary for basic communication.

This course offers an introduction to aesthetics as a philosophical discipline. Topics include: the question of art and beauty in antiquity; the foundation of a philosophical discipline; from Kant and the Enlightenment to Romanticism; the romantic revolution and its consequences; Nietzsche and the centrality of the aesthetic dimension; the 20th century and the opening of perspectives for contemporary aesthetics.

This course offers a study of current political systems dynamics, the main political and electoral behavior issues, and the role of political culture, values, and ideologies in democracies. The course is divided into the following thematic blocks: political culture, values, and ideologies; political participation and elections; public policy and administration.

This oral skills course corresponds to levels A1-A2.1 of the Common European Framework of Reference. It focuses on lexical knowledge and discursive strategies that allow students to interact in certain everyday situations. 

This courses focuses on strategies for interpreting and constructing written texts of different types and genres, with an emphasis on the processes of reading comprehension, planning, writing, and revision. It is designed for international students at the intermediate level.