Spain

This course offers a study of marine and terrestrial biodiversity in the Mediterranean. In this practical course, students develop and complete a research project based on field sampling techniques. It covers the process of creating a scientific project and explores techniques of sampling in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

This course examines the parts of speech and meanings presented in literature and mass media. Weekly topics include: the factors and functions of semiotics, poetry and rhetoric; verbal versification; meaning, reference, context, situation, and theme; verbal and visual morphology; types of speech and strategy; narration and the effects of narration; manipulations in media, meaning, and speech; figures of speech.

This course provides a critical analysis of the criteria used to distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior and apply psychopathological diagnosis. Topics covered include: history of clinical psychology and psychopathology; general models of abnormal behavior; evaluation, classification and diagnosis of abnormal behavior; disorders of perception, awareness and attention; memory disorders; disorders of thought and language; psychomotor disorders; food and sleep disorders. 

The course offers an introduction to all aspects of sustainable business management including global sustainable models, trade, industry, consumption, trends, strategies, key sectors, policy, and more. It examines the vision and tools required to effectively manage all of the challenges that new sustainable business models currently demand.

This course offers an advanced study of business analytics techniques. Topics include: fundamentals of statistical software; multidimensional data; review of elements of statistics; simulation techniques; case studies. Students are expected to have completed coursework in statistics and math for economics.

This course offers a study of the main sociocultural processes that make up human life such as socialization and social control. It analyzes social inequalities-- class, gender, ethnicity-- and social change. Topics include: primary dimensions of social stratification, inequality, and social exclusion-- gender, ethnicity, social class; primary structures, institutions, and social practices-- family and kinship, education, religion, etc.; social change and globalization.

This course provides a study of artificial systems capable of generating, coding, storing and transmitting knowledge. Topics covered include perception and artificial vision; data and text mining; codification of knowledge and expert systems; usability; virtual and augmented reality; artificial learning.

This course examines the Spanish short story from the Middle Ages to through the 20th century, discussing the historical context of authors and works.