Spain

This course provides a study of the basic principles of language and models for the analysis of languages. It covers the conceptual and methodological instruments used to analyze the morphosyntactic, semantic, and discursive structures and functions of language.

This course discusses advanced concepts in machine learning. Topics include: nonlinear classification and regression; Kernel methods; Ensemble methods; Gaussian Processes for classification and regression; unsupervised learning; graphical models; latent variable models; Bayesian non-parametrics; multi-task learning; transfer learning. 

This course offers an introduction to neuropsychology and the primary methods used within the field. Topics include: attention; memory; perception and movement; executive function; neuropsychological rehabilitation.

This course offers a study of the status of foreign nationals and immigration in Spain. Topics include: migration, sustainability, and social cohesion; migrant women and cultural diversity; the role of public powers in matters of nationality, foreign nationals, and immigration policies; Spanish nationality and its impact on foreign nationals and immigration; the rights and freedoms of foreign nationals; laws regulating the status of foreign national in Spain; penalties for violations of immigration law.

This course covers the fundamentals of industrial systems, automation, and control methods. Topics include: discrete events system modeling; automation technologies; programmable logic controller (PLC) programming languages; actuators; sensors; field buses. 

This course examines the early linguistic development of the Spanish language, with special emphasis on the sociological and historic elements that have influenced this development. It covers the basics of diachronic linguistics, the evolution from Latin to hispanicized Latin to Romance to Spanish, the Germanic and Arabic substrata of Spanish, medieval Spanish and its linguistic affinity with other Romance languages, modern Spanish including major changes of the 15th to 17th centuries, and contemporary trends and variations in the Spanish language.

The course provides a study of the process of political transition and consolidation of Spanish democracy. It discusses the institutional design of the Spanish political system as well as the political actors and the political culture in Spain, as compared to other advanced democracies. Students are expected to have previous coursework in political science.