National Autonomous University of Mexico

This class covers Mexican literature of the colonial period from the beginning of the 17th Century to the end of the 18th Century, providing a historical and critical overview of the literature that developed in New Spain during this period. Through the reading of representative texts (poetry, narratives, drama and essays), the course examines the principal characteristics of the literature of New Spain from Mannerism and the Baroque to neoclassicism. The course further identifies the most important characteristics of the diverse literary currents and genres of this period and the importance of the studied texts and authors in the history of Mexican literature. Topics and readings may vary by semester and course instructor.

This course explores the nature of law, the origin and history of lawmaking, and the relationship between law and the common good. It analyzes texts from important philosophers including Socrates, Aristotle, Plato, and more. 

This course examines the conceptual foundations of criminal law science, in particular the emergence of criminal law and the features that distinguish it from the general field of law. It considers what makes up criminal law and technical issues related to the field, the definition of crime from a legal aspect, the elements that comprise what it is and the principle systems that relate to it. Other topics covered include elements of a crime that support personal criminal liability; punishability; doctrinal systems related to crime.

This course analyzes the theory of constitutional law, the fundamental concepts contained in a constitution-- in particular the Mexican constitution. It discusses federalism, its development in Mexico, and its distinction from other forms of government. Topics include: society, state, and law; concept and location of constitutional law; concept of a constitution; classification of constitutions; ideological aspects of constitutional law; constitutional power; constitutional supremacy; constitutional reform; human rights; forms of state; federation as a form of state; past forms of government in Mexico; evolution of Mexican constitutional law.

This course explores the applications of thermodynamics to analyze industrial processes. It focuses on thermodynamic models in the simulation and optimization of processes and selection of operating conditions to improve the performance of those processes. Course topics and discussion rely heavily on case studies.

This course provides a study of cinema from a sociological perspective. It examines different film genres and challenges related to film representation. Themes, films, and topics may vary by semester and instructor.

This course explores the essential elements of electoral law that regulates the election of government officials. It analyzes the Mexican electoral system including electoral zones, registration procedures, state financing, voter registration, candidacies, political parties, propaganda, vote counting, and electoral observation.

This course offers a study of the structure, purposes, concept, and processes of operating systems. Students use Linux as the operating system and C-language as their programming language to implement different programs.