Spain

This course explores software project development. Topics include: functional design of the project; prototyping; user analysis; Android Studio; teamwork tools like Github and Trello; app development for Android.

The course presents a study of twentieth century art by examining the works of prominent artists of various avant-garde movements from 1905 through 1960. It discusses art prior to World War I (fauvism, German expressionism, cubism, futurism, Russian avant-garde); art during World War I (dada, neo-plasticism, Russian constructivism and realism); art between World War I and World War II (Bauhaus, the return to order, trends of the 1930s); architecture prior to World War II; and art after World War II (American informalism, abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction).

This course discusses the various creative fields in which Barcelona has been a pioneer. Topics include: urban design, art, culture, design and fashion, theater, dance, music.

This course offers a study of the development of medieval Christian, Islamic, and Judaic thought from early antiquity to the fourteenth century. Topics include: Carolingian renaissance; Arab and Jewish philosophy; 12th century Platonism; recovery of Aristotle and Greek and Arabic science; condemnation of 1277 and transformation of scholastic philosophy; political philosophy.

This course covers the three main religions of Spain: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It examines the historical processes that impacted Spain from the Middle Ages to the present, the debate regarding cultural heritage as a tool of narrative construction of the past, and the role cultural heritage plays in the identities of the present.

This course examines the principal institutional elements of the political systems and cultures of Europe. Other topics include: the European Union, political parties, interest groups, institutional frameworks, European public figures and politicians, and European political integration. 

This course provides a study of the techniques and methodologies for the development of multimedia content, in particular journalistic concepts applied to the internet (sources, newsmaking, and journalistic writing). It looks at the transformation of the media on the internet, new platforms and media projects, as well as the latest trends including data and brand journalism.

This course covers the methods of reasoning; formalization and deduction in logic of propositions and first order; combinatorics; graphs and trees.

This course focuses on research and planning for advertising activity including characteristics of the target audience, means and support for audience outreach, and budget optimization with the end goal to receive the highest possible return on investment.