Spain

This course provides an overview of the modern and contemporary history of Latin America and Spain through the lens of postcolonial criticism. Topics covered include: Washington, Napoleon, and Hidalgo; Spain in the 19th century; the Monroe Doctrine; industrialization; political philosophy in Latin America at the start of the 20th century; the Spanish Civil War; the Cold War; democracy vs. dictatorship; environmentalism and human rights; populism and socialist guerrillas; Bolivarian communism.

This course provides a study of communication companies in relation to the concepts and practices in organization, management, production and marketing of information products. Topics covered include: the history and development and structure of media companies, management principles and their applications, information markets, marketing and marketing management structure (income and expenditure), multimedia group organization, and strategic management of media companies. 

This course examines how financial markets function and the financial instruments traded in financial markets. Topics include: money market; stock market; foreign exchange market; derivatives market.

This course explores the city of Barcelona from a historic, artistic, literary, and cinematographic perspective. Topics include: the roman city; the Gothic Quarter; a bohemian and modernist city; a global city-- Universal Exposition, Olympic Games, and Universal Forum of Cultures.