National Autonomous University of Mexico

This course examines characteristics of Mexican literature in the first half of the 19th century, between the beginning of Independence to the Restored Republic, relating literary discourse and trends with political events and the cultural panorama. Topics covered include: "encyclopedist thinking" and neoclassical rhetoric; the neoclassicists and romanticists (origins, characteristics of nationalistic poetry, the Academy of Letran); life in Mexico; prose. Authors covered may include: J. J. Fernández de Lizardi, Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza, Ignacio Rodríguez Galván and Fernando Calderón; Guillermo Prieto; Vicente Riva Palacio; Luis G. Inclán; Manuel Payno; Ignacio Manuel Altamirano; José Joaquín Pesado; José Justo Gómez.

This course offers an introduction to the design, construction, and efficient use of databases, with a focus on relational databases. Topics include: data models; database modeling using the entity/relationship model; relational model; database design; SQL query language; views; integrity; transaction processing.

This course offers an introduction to the processes that shaped the Old World, the way the first civilizations came into being and their cultures established. Topics include: the origins of agriculture; ceramics and writing, particularly in the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, and Mesopotamia; the emergence of states, cities, and complex societies; the urban revolution; geographic characteristics, architecture, religion, and social and political structures in Mesopotamia and Egypt.

This course studies medieval literary production in what is now considered Spain. This course explores the most representative works of the Middle Ages and their significance in Spanish literature.