Spain

Topics in this Psychometrics course include: foundations of measurement and scaling models; construction of psychometric tests; item analysis; reliability; validity; standardization and test manual.

This course analyzes Latin American literature from the avant-garde era to the present. It focuses on the Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 1970s, the Post- Boom novel, poetry after the first avant-garde movement, and the essay in the twentieth century. 

This course offers a study of the principles of finance. Topics include: financial economics; financial mathematics; investment appraisal; fixed income securities; risk and return; portfolio theory; capital asset pricing model; derivatives products.

This course is divided into two parts: entrepreneurship and small business management. In part one, it focuses on evaluating business opportunities, developing business ideas, and creating a business plan. In part two, it focuses on factors related to small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) such as human resources management, financing, and growth.

This course offers a study of artistic development in Spain throughout the 20th century in its dual aspect: the contribution of Spanish artists in the context of the international avant-garde movement and developments that occurred within Spain itself.

This course examines the artistic production of Latin America from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, with special emphasis on postcolonial and decolonial revisions 

This course discusses investment planning and financing functions in the short and long term in a company landscape. It also focuses on management and control of a company's financial plan. 

This course examines current issues in the theory and practice of English Language Teaching (ELT). It provides a comprehensive introduction to the specific approaches, methods, procedures, and techniques used in the teaching and learning of English as a Foreign Language/English as a Second Language (EFL/ESL) and addresses newer trends such as Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), or gamification.

This course offers a study of Catalan language, culture, and society. Topics include: symbols of Catalunya-- flag, anthem, emblem; Catalan food; basic phrases; writers; artists; music; Pompeu Fabra; celebrations and legends.

This course examines the main theoretical approaches and discussions of the sociology of the educational system. It analyzes the main indicators and educational data for Spain and other countries. This course looks at educational policies and the assessment of the education system. It explores the relationship between social structure, economy, culture, and the educational system. Topics include: education as a socialization process; the social functions of the school; origins and evolution of the Spanish educational system; the provision of education and educational policies; reform and innovation in teaching; factors affecting education-- processes and education results, international assessments of educational performance and international studies on education, education and inequality, and education and employment in Spain; evaluation of the Spanish educational system-- main problems and major challenges; case studies of educational systems in advanced societies and in Latin America.