Spain

This course offers an introduction to applied linguistics including its origin, history, and scope. Topics include: language processing; language disorders; multilingualism, language planning, and education.

This course analyzes the role that religious forces play in international society today. It provides an overview of major world religions then discusses the role of religions in conflicts and peace.

This course examines the foundations of geopolitics as a discipline and the main theoretical-methodological approaches of geopolitical studies. Topics include: global geopolitical theories and systems--from imperialist to Cold War geopolitics; geopolitical issues in the contemporary world-- the post-Cold War era and the multi-polar world; geopolitical approaches to conflict-- cultures, natural resources, and the state system. 

This course focuses on Spanish theater and dramatic literature. It examines the world of the theater: actors, producers, and the public; theatrical movements at the turn of the century; continuity and modernization; innovative playwrights and conceptual theater; tradition and avant-garde; the theater of "urgency" during the Civil War and the playwrights of exile; post-war theater, escapist conformity, and humor; the new realism; theater as spectacle and experiment; and new trends and "theatre groups."

This course presents an advanced study of oral and written English expression. It examines idea organization as well as proper usage of language: introductions; conclusions; sentence structure; and vocabulary. The course presents specific techniques of written and oral expression: paragraphs; coherence and cohesion; creative writing; text revision; pronunciation and intonation; dialogue; oral presentations; discourse organization; gesticulation; improvisation; and interviews. 

This course analyzes natural resources, natural spaces, categories and types of protection. It examines instruments and planning models in the managements of the natural environment.