Spanish

This course examines the main directions of contemporary literary movements. It analyzes the relationship between literature and the primary artistic manifestations of contemporary culture, with special attention to audiovisual media. Topics include: writing, gender and identity; identity and images of the other; memory of harm and its representation.

This course develops a basic understanding of Spanish grammar and vocabulary, enhancing the four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and brings students' communicative competence to the CEFR A1 Level. Students explore the culture of Spain and Spanish America and engage in interactions in real communicative situations. The focus is on communication, and topics include the ability to ask and answer questions relating to personal characteristics, needs, and items; to recognize expressions of formal and informal social interaction; to request information in various settings (e.g. shopping, restaurants, weather, etc.); to describe objects, places, and events in the past or present; and to indicate preferences and personal taste, among others. This course facilitates the language acquisition process within an intensive immersion context and is instructed in Spanish through a hybrid grammar-intensive and communicative approach. 

This course is a survey of current world geography and the relationship between society and the environment. Topics of study include: techniques for analyzing geographic information; resources, risks, and environmental problems; the demographics of overpopulation and migration; geographical plot techniques; urban spaces; networks and transportation systems; the geographic dimension to globalization; geopolitical theory; and current territorial conflicts.

This course introduces a comprehensive reflection on the Palestinian Question, taking into account the unique characteristics of each of its constituent issues, so that students gain clarity on how Palestine has been territorially and demographically constituted over the last two centuries, its place on the world political map before the establishment of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent progressive territorial and demographic transformations.

Through a selection of Latin American and Spanish films, this course offers an introduction to film analysis.

This course uses an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to explore current Community and Public Health challenges, focusing on both global and local issues in the Dominican Republic. The curriculum is structured around a critical examination of Environmental and Social Determinants of Health (ESDOH), emphasizing the ways in which culture, governance, climate change, human mobility, equity, justice, and inclusion influence health outcomes across diverse communities. Students develop non-clinical research skills to identify community health gaps and develop evidence-based, culturally sensitive, and sustainable interventions. 

This course explores the history of the United States from the early 1900s to the present, providing a more international point of view as well as analyzing current events. It traces the actions of prominent US historical figures and analyzes US policies that have impacted the rest of the world.

This is a special studies course in the field of women's and gender studies, with projects arranged between the student and faculty member. The specific topics of study vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. The number of units varies with the student’s projects, contact hours, and method of assessment, as defined on the student’s special study project form.

Students will develop skills to design solutions, based on scientific knowledge and innovation opportunities, that contribute to building sustainable future societies and environments, while safeguarding the integrity of the biosphere and ensuring equitable and dignified well-being.