Spain

This course provides an introduction to the basic macroeconomic model first and the most relevant macroeconomic indicators that measure economic performance. It also examines fiscal policy and monetary policy, and provides an analysis of open economies, paying special attention to the debate on the desirability of belonging to a monetary union. The course also provides an evaluation of the current debates on macroeconomic policies and economic growth.

This introductory course discusses how to identify types of arguments, how to evaluate them, and how to avoid fallacies and mistaken beliefs. It approaches critical argumentation as a practical skill that is learned through examples of real arguments. The methods presented are based on techniques developed in argumentation theory and informal logic, as well as the most updated discoveries on cognition and argumentation. Coursework includes public debate on a selected topic.

This course examines the interactions between aesthetics, art theory, and art law. It discusses legal notions of originality, authorship, plagiarism, copying, and transformation. Contemporary art case studies include: Marina Abramović, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Prince, and Joseph Beuys. 

The course explores the history of beekeeping, apiculture legislation, basic bee biology, plant science and pollination, genetics, metabolism and nutrition, pathology, bee welfare, colony collapse disorder, and several aspects of honey production, including its harvest and quality assessment. It includes theory classes as well as practical sessions at the UABee apiary and UAB laboratories.  

This course discusses the concept of quality journalism and its contribution to democratic society. It analyzes the course of journalism through its various genres, interviews, chronicles, and reports. It offers a study of the works of Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Oriana Fallaci, John Hersey, etc. as examples of different types of journalism. Finally, this course explores the new digital narratives evolution.

This course explores the influence of advertising discourse and the effects these messages have on society. Topics include: advertising language, audience and impact of advertising strategies, memory, persuasion, attitudes towards advertising, and advertising campaigns in audiovisual format.

This course discusses the main diseases and threats that affect cetaceans (dolphins and whales) and pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) across the globe. It offers a review of the main conditions that affect these species (bacterial, viral, parasitic, anthropogenic, and other non-infectious problems). Topics include: aetiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs and lesions, diagnostic procedures, and impact on populations.

This course explores the concept of circular economy and sustainable development through the prism of private business including three primary subcategories: sustainable public purchases, sustainable corporate conduct under renewed corporate law rules, and sustainable consumption and support of environmental legislation at the international level. It discusses the newest developments in EU law for each subcategory. 

This course offers a study of the main contributions of sociology on the processes of structuring contemporary social inequality. It examines various axes of inequality such as class, gender, ethnicity, and age in western patriarchal capitalist societies.

This course examines the main regulatory implications of technology, as well as the EU ethical and legal framework applicable to information technologies, with a focus on the data-driven technologies. It discusses issues such as ethical and legal governance, ethical and legal principles and requirements, risk assessment approaches to the design, development, deployment, and use of data-driven technologies.